Computer Science GCSE
ID and password
What ID and password means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of ID and password
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Details collected from the user, where the program searches stored records for the supplied ID and compares the stored password with the one entered.
Topics that use ID and password
- Input/output (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using ID and password in the exam
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