O Level Computer Science 2210, topic 8.3
File handling: past paper questions
4 Cambridge O Level Computer Science 2210 questions on File handling (8.3) from 4 papers, 2024 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 4
- Papers
- 4
- Years
- 2024 to 2026
- Total marks
- 29
- Average per question
- 7.2 marks
- Largest question
- 12 marks
By type: Structured 4
How hard the questions are
- Recall1
- Apply3
- Analyse0
- Not banded0
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- writeRecall2 questions
- calculateApply1 question
work out from given facts, figures or information
- convertApply1 question
- describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- listRecall1 question
- outlineApply1 question
set out the main points
- stateRecall1 question
express in clear terms
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20262
- 20242
By session
- May/June3
- Oct/Nov1
By paper
- Paper 24
Questions on this topic
Showing 4 of 4, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2026, paper 21Structured12 marks
A computer system automatically creates usernames for new users. A new user enters their first name and their last name.
- Try this questionQuestion 10Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Structured6 marks
The function LENGTH(X) calculates the length of a string X Write the pseudocode statements to: • allow a line of text to be input to an appropriate variable •…
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2026, paper 22Structured5 marks
State one reason to store data in a file.
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2024, paper 21Structured6 marks
Outline why it is useful to store data in a file.