Computer Science · May / June 2020 · Paper 22 · Question 5
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Arrays are data structures used in programming. Explain what is meant by the terms dimension and index in an array. Use examples of arrays in your explanations. Dimension Index [3]
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One mark for explanation of dimension
One mark for explanation of index
One mark for inclusion of an example
The dimension is the number of indexes required to access an element.
The index is the position of the element in an array
For example A[25] is the 25th element of a one-dimensional array.
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