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Question 23

LogiSwift tracks packages and flags them for different delivery regions using their tracking codes.

This is pseudo-code for an algorithm that routes packages based on the first character of their tracking code.

1 IF (code[0] >= "A" AND code[0] <= "H") THEN
2     SEND "Region East" TO DISPLAY
3 ELSE
4     IF (code[0] >= "I" AND code[0] <= "P") THEN
5         SEND "Region West" TO DISPLAY
6     ELSE
7         IF (code[0] >= "Q" AND code[0] <= "Z") THEN
8             SEND "Region South" TO DISPLAY
9         ELSE
10            SEND "Invalid tracking code" TO DISPLAY
11        END IF
12    END IF
13 END IF

Complete the table below to show the output of the algorithm for the given inputs.

Tracking CodeOutput displayed
MD9921X
ZJ3847Y
5B8394A
[3]
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Algorithms Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Algorithms

159 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Algorithms, covering Constructs for solving problems, Variables, constants and data structures, Arithmetic, relational and logical operators, Tracing algorithm output with trace tables, Types of error and correcting logic errors, Standard algorithms (sorts and searches), and Evaluating algorithm fitness and efficiency. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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