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Computer Science · May / June 2026 · Paper 22 · Question 7

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  • 7(a)[1]

    One from:

    So the data is stored permanently // provides a non-volatile copy
    So the data is not lost if the machine/program is switched off/crashes
    So the data can be used again later // to provide a backup
    So the data can be transported to a different (offline) computer // so the data can be shared

  • 7(b)[4]

    One mark each

    Declaration of an appropriately named variable
    Correct statement to open Names.txt for reading
    Correct statement to read data from the file into a variable
    Correct statement to close Names.txt

    For example:

    DECLARE Name : STRING

    OPENFILE "Names.txt" FOR READ

    READFILE "Names.txt", Name

    CLOSEFILE "Names.txt"

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