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National 5 Computing Science

Databases

  • 2023 · Question 12

    3 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 2
    PDF page 17 · check any continuation

    Data dictionaries and validation

    Choose suitable field properties and validation for the requirement.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2023 Computing Science QP, Question 12

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

National 5 Computing Science

Mixed-topic questions

  • 2026 · Question 8

    8 marks
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    QP · Section 1
    PDF page 5 · check any continuation

    Iteration and loop control · Security and network protection · 4 more skills

    Select a suitable loop and reason about its initialisation and termination.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 8

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 9

    8 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 1
    PDF pages 6–7 · check any continuation

    Processor, memory and buses · Variables, data types and expressions · 3 more skills

    Explain how hardware components cooperate in processing instructions.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 9

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 10

    10 marks
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    QP · Section 1
    PDF pages 8–10 · check any continuation

    Binary, number representation and storage · Variables, data types and expressions · 4 more skills

    Convert or interpret a representation and account for its limitations.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 10

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 11

    15 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 1
    PDF pages 11–13 · check any continuation

    Code tracing and debugging · Processor, memory and buses · 4 more skills

    Follow execution systematically and locate the cause of incorrect behaviour.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 11

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 12

    2 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 2
    PDF page 15 · check any continuation

    SQL joins, aggregates and updates · Selection and logical conditions · 2 more skills

    Apply a join, aggregate or data-changing statement to the stated schema.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 12

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 13

    2 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 2
    PDF page 16 · check any continuation

    Database entities, keys and relationships · Selection and logical conditions · 1 more skills

    Model entities and relationships and explain the role of each key.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 13

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 14

    2 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 2
    PDF page 17 · check any continuation

    Code tracing and debugging · Data dictionaries and validation · 2 more skills

    Follow execution systematically and locate the cause of incorrect behaviour.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 14

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 15

    10 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 2
    PDF pages 19–20 · check any continuation

    Code tracing and debugging · SQL joins, aggregates and updates · 7 more skills

    Follow execution systematically and locate the cause of incorrect behaviour.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 15

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 16

    9 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 2
    PDF pages 22–23 · check any continuation

    SQL joins, aggregates and updates · Selection and logical conditions · 2 more skills

    Apply a join, aggregate or data-changing statement to the stated schema.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 16

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 18

    1 mark
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 3
    PDF page 26 · check any continuation

    Testing and evaluation · CSS and page styling · 2 more skills

    Choose tests with expected outcomes and evaluate against requirements.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 18

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 19

    3 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 3
    PDF page 27 · check any continuation

    Web design, usability and accessibility · Algorithm design and pseudocode · 2 more skills

    Evaluate a design against user needs and describe a specific improvement.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 19

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 20

    12 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 3
    PDF pages 28–31 · check any continuation

    Iteration and loop control · CSS and page styling · 6 more skills

    Select a suitable loop and reason about its initialisation and termination.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 20

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2026 · Question 21

    7 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 3
    PDF pages 32–33 · check any continuation

    Code tracing and debugging · CSS and page styling · 4 more skills

    Follow execution systematically and locate the cause of incorrect behaviour.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2026 Computing Science QP, Question 21

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 1

    2 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 1
    PDF page 2 · check any continuation

    Binary, number representation and storage · Data dictionaries and validation · 1 more skills

    Convert or interpret a representation and account for its limitations.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 1

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 2

    1 mark
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 1
    PDF page 2 · check any continuation

    Data dictionaries and validation · SQL retrieval and sorting · 1 more skills

    Choose suitable field properties and validation for the requirement.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 2

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 4

    2 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 1
    PDF page 3 · check any continuation

    Binary, number representation and storage · Selection and logical conditions

    Convert or interpret a representation and account for its limitations.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 4

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 7

    4 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 1
    PDF page 4 · check any continuation

    Iteration and loop control · Code tracing and debugging · 3 more skills

    Select a suitable loop and reason about its initialisation and termination.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 7

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 9

    9 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 1
    PDF pages 6–7 · check any continuation

    Graphics and sound representation · Processor, memory and buses · 3 more skills

    Explain digital representation or calculate storage using the stated quantities.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 9

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 10

    9 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 1
    PDF pages 8–9 · check any continuation

    Security and network protection · Code tracing and debugging · 4 more skills

    Explain a threat or protection in the context of the system.

    Rare
    3/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 10

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 12

    5 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 1
    PDF pages 13–14 · check any continuation

    Iteration and loop control · Subprograms and parameter passing · 6 more skills

    Select a suitable loop and reason about its initialisation and termination.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 12

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 13

    2 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 2
    PDF page 16 · check any continuation

    Selection and logical conditions · SQL retrieval and sorting · 1 more skills

    Construct or interpret a Boolean condition and its resulting branch.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 13

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 14

    Marks: check original
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    QP · Section 2
    PDF page 17 · follow the choice instructions

    Code tracing and debugging · Variables, data types and expressions · 3 more skills

    Follow execution systematically and locate the cause of incorrect behaviour.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 14

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

  • 2025 · Question 15

    8 marks
    Automatically indexed

    QP · Section 2
    PDF pages 19–21 · check any continuation

    Database entities, keys and relationships · Computing law and data protection · 4 more skills

    Model entities and relationships and explain the role of each key.

    Common
    5/5 exam years
    Practise question: 2025 Computing Science QP, Question 15

    Published marking linked · general strategy, not a model answer

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4,087 numbered questions or named language tasks across 250 source PDFs in this subject/level selection. Repeated copies of the same extracted question are grouped once. 116 entries still need topic classification. Optional essay and text choices are included; these counts are not the number you must answer in an exam.

Question anchors and printed allocations are extracted from SHA-256-verified source PDFs. Optional alternatives are not added together. Applicable all-question paper totals are reconciled with the printed rubric; mismatches withhold automatic mark totals. A first written-answer marking row is never treated as a whole-question total. Exact marking pages require a section-matched table anchor or a wording- and digest-checked source pair. Topic headings are conservative rule matches and provisional, not independently reviewed or proof of current syllabus coverage. Original questions, diagrams, passages and official answers are not republished in this metadata index. Checked original question pages are rendered on demand in the website without rewriting their wording or diagrams. Scans, extraction gaps and uncertain marks remain visible rather than filled with invented content. Source audit: 2026-10-21. Question index: 2026-10-23. There were no ordinary exam sittings in 2020 or 2021. This is not a claim that every question has been independently checked or that scanned papers are fully indexed.

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