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Question 3

A developer is writing the telemetry and control software for an orbital satellite tracking system.

State the most appropriate primitive data type to store each of the following pieces of data:

a.

The current angular velocity of the reaction wheels (e.g. −15.42-15.42−15.42 or 120.85120.85120.85 rad/s)

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b.

The total number of GPS satellites currently in view (e.g. 888)

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Data types and structures Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Data types and structures

44 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Data types and structures, covering Primitive and structured data types, Using variables and constants, and Manipulating strings. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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