Computer Science (AS & A Level) · May / June 2025 · Paper 33 · Question 11

The pseudocode algorithm below allows a user to input a new stock item. The random file is searched for the next empty location in the file and the new item is inserted there. A suitable message is displayed if the file is full. Complete this pseudocode. DECLARE Location : INTEGER DECLARE NewStock : STRING DECLARE CurrentStock : STRING DECLARE Stored : BOOLEAN DECLARE Max : INTEGER Max ← 100000 Stored ← FALSE Location ← 1 OUTPUT "Enter the new item you wish to store: " INPUT NewStock WHILE NOT Stored AND Location <= Max GETRECORD "StockList.dat", IF CurrentStock = "" THEN "StockList.dat", NewStock Stored ← TRUE ELSE Location ← Location + 1 ENDIF ENDWHILE THEN OUTPUT "The new item has not been stored as the file was full." ENDIF CLOSEFILE "StockList.dat" [5]

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