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Question 85

An agricultural drone performs an automated multispectral scan over a 5x5 grid of a vineyard to detect diseased crops. The algorithm processes the grid to identify the coordinates of a grid cell containing "Blight".

Figure 1: Crop Scanning Algorithm

blight_row = -1
blight_col = -1
for y = 0 to 4
    for x = 0 to 4
        if checkCropHealth(y, x) == "Blight" then
            blight_row = y
            blight_col = x
        endif
    next x
next y

Figure 2: The Grid State

Column 0Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
Row 0HealthyHealthyHealthyHealthyHealthy
Row 1HealthyHealthyHealthyHealthyHealthy
Row 2HealthyHealthyHealthyBlightHealthy
Row 3HealthyHealthyHealthyHealthyHealthy
Row 4HealthyHealthyHealthyHealthyHealthy

Explain the purpose of the inner iteration structure (the loop using the variable x) in the algorithm in Figure 1.

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Representing algorithms Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Representing algorithms

208 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Computer Science Representing algorithms. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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