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O Level Computer Science 2210 · Algorithm design and problem-solving. (a) Understand the need for validation checks to be made on input data and the different types of validation check (b) Understand the need for verification checks to be made on input data and the different types of verification check Validation including range, length, type, presence and format checks and check digits; verification including visual check and double entry check.

In Cambridge O Level Computer Science 2210, Validation and verification came up in 12 of the 34 papers on Paperstreak, for about 6 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Finding and correcting errors, Programming concepts, Test data and trace tables, Writing and amending algorithms.

18 questions, newest first

  1. 2210/22/O/N/25 Question 4 · 7 marks
  2. 2210/23/O/N/25 Question 4 part (b) · 4 marks
  3. 2210/23/O/N/25 Question 7 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 4 marks
  4. 2210/21/M/J/25 Question 2 · 7 marks
  5. 2210/21/M/J/25 Question 4 part (b) · 3 marks
  6. 2210/22/M/J/25 Question 4 · 7 marks
  7. 2210/22/O/N/24 Question 6 · 2 marks
  8. 2210/23/O/N/24 Question 1 · 1 mark
  9. 2210/21/M/J/24 Question 1 · 1 mark
  10. 2210/21/M/J/24 Question 4 part (c) · 4 marks
  11. 2210/22/M/J/24 Question 4 · 10 marks
  12. 2210/22/O/N/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
  13. 2210/22/O/N/23 Question 2 parts (a) (c) · 3 marks
  14. 2210/23/O/N/23 Question 1 · 1 mark
  15. 2210/23/O/N/23 Question 4 parts (a) (b) · 7 marks
  16. 2210/21/M/J/23 Question 3 part (a) · 2 marks
  17. 2210/22/M/J/23 Question 4 · 7 marks
  18. 2210/22/M/J/23 Question 7 part (c) · 4 marks

More in Algorithm design and problem-solving: Development life cycle and decomposition, Explaining the purpose of an algorithm, Standard methods (searching, sorting, totalling, counting), Test data and trace tables, Finding and correcting errors, Writing and amending algorithms.

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