Array sum pattern

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Definition

Set total to 0, loop through every item adding it to the total, then display the total (initialise, loop, accumulate, output).

Example

total = 0; FOR each item: total = total + item

Check this one: A coding pattern from the exam solution style, not a syllabus term.

Where you'll use it in the test

Syllabus area: Code patterns.

Question types it can appear in

Pseudocode: Write algorithm (2025 Q17)
Python: Write or complete it in the online Python tool.

Where it has appeared in the paper

The Software Engineering Project (Part A). Part letters follow each paper’s own layout.

How to use it

A model sentence

General advice, built from the definition and example above

Code pattern: “Set total to 0, loop through every item adding it to the total, then display the total (initialise, loop, accumulate, output).” Then apply it: total = 0; FOR each item: total = total + item

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