The British Informatics Olympiad is the computing competition for schools and colleges.
The 2005 British Informatics Olympiad Sample Paper

The BIO 2005 sample paper is taken from the 2004 British Informatics Olympiad, sponsored by Lionhead Studios, 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 2005 sample paper
• 2004 British Informatics Olympiad round one

Worked solutions are available:

• Question 1: Mayan Calendar
• Question 2: Four in a line
• Question 3: Morse code

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

Paper

• Adobe Acrobat viewer: bio04ex.pdf (51,750 bytes)

Marks scheme

• Adobe Acrobat viewer: bio04mks.pdf (57,622 bytes)