IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 Word Scramble: 8.2 Arrays (Modules 449–458)
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Unscramble the letters and write each key term on the line.
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YR1AA[R:03]
The number before the colon is the lower bound, the first index. ______ starts at 1, ARRAY[0:29] starts at 0. Both hold 30 elements, so always state the lower bound.
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PURPE - ELORW + 1
The number of elements in a 1D array: upper bound minus lower bound plus one. ARRAY[0:9] holds 9 - 0 + 1 = 10 elements, and ARRAY[5:9] holds 5.
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AEFLIGUNMN EINDTIEFIR
An array name that says what its elements hold, like StudentNames not A. It must never be a keyword such as INPUT or FOR, and upper or lower case makes no difference.
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TNNUEETASMDS[1] ← "ILA"
Stores a value in one array element using the assignment operator ←. The value must match the array's data type, and it replaces any old value already in that element.
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POUTTU NDTSEAUENTSM[1]
Reading an element: Name[index] in OUTPUT or an expression gives the value stored in that element. Reading only uses the value, so the element stays unchanged.
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AXIMK[RENDS]
A variable inside the brackets picks the element whose index matches its value. Change Index (an INTEGER) and the same statement reaches a different element of Marks.
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1NAYR[R+A]
An index can be an expression like n+1. The expression is worked out first, then that element is used. It must stay within the array's bounds. Example: n=3 gives Array[4].
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DNXEI UTO FO NEGRA
An error caused by using an index below the lower bound or above the upper bound, so the element does not exist. Example: Marks[31] in ARRAY[1:30] or Marks[0] when the lower bound is 1.
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ORF EDNXI ← 1 OT 03
A count-controlled loop. It repeats the indented statements once for each value of Index, from 1 up to 30, going up by 1 each time. NEXT Index closes the loop.
Answer Key
IGCSE Computer Science Paper 2 · Modules 449–458
1YR1AA[R:03] → ARRAY[1:30] — The number before the colon is the lower bound, the first index. ARRAY[1:30] starts at 1, ARRAY[0:29] starts at 0. Both hold 30 elements, so always state the lower bound.
2PURPE - ELORW + 1 → upper - lower + 1 — The number of elements in a 1D array: upper bound minus lower bound plus one. ARRAY[0:9] holds 9 - 0 + 1 = 10 elements, and ARRAY[5:9] holds 5.
3AEFLIGUNMN EINDTIEFIR → meaningful identifier — An array name that says what its elements hold, like StudentNames not A. It must never be a keyword such as INPUT or FOR, and upper or lower case makes no difference.
4TNNUEETASMDS[1] ← "ILA" → StudentNames[1] ← "Ali" — Stores a value in one array element using the assignment operator ←. The value must match the array's data type, and it replaces any old value already in that element.
5POUTTU NDTSEAUENTSM[1] → OUTPUT StudentNames[1] — Reading an element: Name[index] in OUTPUT or an expression gives the value stored in that element. Reading only uses the value, so the element stays unchanged.
6AXIMK[RENDS] → Marks[Index] — A variable inside the brackets picks the element whose index matches its value. Change Index (an INTEGER) and the same statement reaches a different element of Marks.
71NAYR[R+A] → Array[n+1] — An index can be an expression like n+1. The expression is worked out first, then that element is used. It must stay within the array's bounds. Example: n=3 gives Array[4].
8DNXEI UTO FO NEGRA → index out of range — An error caused by using an index below the lower bound or above the upper bound, so the element does not exist. Example: Marks[31] in ARRAY[1:30] or Marks[0] when the lower bound is 1.
9ORF EDNXI ← 1 OT 03 → FOR Index ← 1 TO 30 — A count-controlled loop. It repeats the indented statements once for each value of Index, from 1 up to 30, going up by 1 each time. NEXT Index closes the loop.