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Fitness for purpose — Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Definition

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GCSE Computer Science · key term

Fitness for purpose

Definition

A judgement of whether an algorithm meets its intended requirements, including producing the correct results for the inputs it must handle.

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Edexcel GCSE Computer Science · 1CP2

Specification 1.2.7, 6.1.6 · Paper 1, Paper 2

Fitness for purpose: does it do what is required?
Revise: Algorithm Evaluation and Efficiency
The extent to which a program meets its intended requirements and produces the required results.
Revise: Program Evaluation and Efficiency

Edexcel Computer Science past papers

Exam tips

1
Judge fitness for purpose against the stated requirements, not just whether the program runs without crashing.

Related key terms

Iteration
Logical reasoning
Test data
Algorithm efficiency
Boundary data

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