COMPUTER
SCIENCE
Paper 1
June 2024
Preliminary Material
Note
The Preliminary Material and Skeleton Program are to be seen by candidates and
their teachers only, for use during preparation for the examination on 10 June 2024.
They cannot be used by anyone else for any other purpose, other than that stated in
the instructions issued, until after the examination date has passed. They must not
be provided to third parties.
Information
A Skeleton Program is provided separately by your teacher and must be read in
conjunction with this Preliminary Material.
You are advised to familiarise yourselves with the Preliminary Material and
Skeleton Program before the examination.
A copy of this Preliminary Material, the Skeleton Program and the Data files
puzzle1.txt, puzzle2.txt, puzzle3.txt and puzzle4.txt will be made available to
you in hard copy and electronically at the start of the examination.
You must not take any copy of the Preliminary Material, Skeleton Program or any
other material into the examination room.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
Electronic Answer Document
Answers for all questions in all sections must be entered into the word-processed
document made available to you at the start of the examination and referred to in
the question paper rubrics as the Electronic Answer Document.
Preparation for the examination
You should ensure that you are familiar with the Preliminary Material and the Skeleton
Program for your programming language.