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The 1999 British Informatics Olympiad - Sample paper

The 1999 British Informatics Olympiad sample paper is taken from the 1998 BIO, which was set in schools across mainland Britain.

The paper consists of three questions, to be solved in three hours. Browse the following links to see the paper:

• Entire paper
• Instructions to candidates (rubric)
• Question 1: Roman Numerals
• Question 2: Tamworth Two
• Question 3: Alphametics (Cryptarithms)

Interactive example programs, suitable for use with Java-enabled browsers such as Netscape and Internet Explorer or a Java interpreter on your PC, and worked solutions can be found through the following links.

• Roman Numerals: example solution program and worked solution/marking
• Tamworth Two: example solution program and worked solution/marking
• Alphametics (Cryptarithms): example solution program and worked solution/marking

The paper and marks scheme are also available in several downloadable formats:

Paper

• Microsoft Word 6.0: bio98ex.doc in bio98ex.doc.zip (Zipped, 7,533 bytes)
• Compressed Postscript: bio98ex.ps in bio98ex.ps.zip (Zipped, 39,841 bytes) and bio98ex.ps.gzip (G-Zip, 38,687 bytes)

Marks scheme

• Microsoft Word 6.0: bio98mks.doc in bio98mks.doc.zip (Zipped, 16,723 bytes)
• Compressed Postscript: bio98mks.ps in bio98mks.ps.zip (Zipped, 86,285 bytes) and bio98mks.ps.gzip (G-Zip, 84,975 bytes)