2015

Cambridge A Level ยท 9608 ยท Paper 4 ยท Further problem-solving & programming

Computer Science 9608/41 May/June 2015 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9608) (previous syllabus, now 9618) Paper 4 (Further problem-solving & programming), variant 1, May/June 2015: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 5 questions worth 115 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
5
Marks
75
Grade A from
54

File names: 9608_s15_qp_41 ยท 9608_s15_ms_41

Grade thresholds for 9608/41 May/June 2015

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 75). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

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5448413427

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9608/41 May/June 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Computational thinking and Problem-solving285
Further Programming225
Software Development15

Questions in 9608/41 May/June 2015

  1. Question 1Software Development ยท 5 marks

    A turnstile is a gate which is in a locked state. To open it and pass through, a customer inserts a coin into a slot on the turnstile. The turnstile then unlocks and allows the customer to push the turnstile โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Further Programming ยท 10 marks

    A declarative programming language is used to represent the knowledge base shown below: 01 capital_city(amman). 02 capital_city(beijing). 03 capital_city(brussels). 04 capital_city(cairo). 05 capital_city(london). 06 city_in_country(amman, jordan). 07 city_in_country(shanghai, china). 08 city_in_country(brussels, belgium). 09 city_in_country(london, uk). 10 city_in_country(manchester, uk). 11 country_in_continent(belgium, โ€ฆ

  3. Question 4Further Programming ยท 15 marks

    A payroll program is to be written using an object-oriented programming language. An Employee class is designed. Two subclasses have been identified: โ€ข HourlyPaidEmployee who is paid a monthly wage calculated from their hourly rate of pay and the number โ€ฆ

  4. Question 5Computational thinking and Problem-solving ยท 17 marks

    Data is stored in the array NameList[1:10]. This data is to be sorted. (a) (i) Complete the pseudocode algorithm for an insertion sort. FOR ThisPointer โ† 2 TO // use a temporary variable to store item which is to // โ€ฆ

  5. Question 6Computational thinking and Problem-solving ยท 68 marks

    A queue Abstract Data Type (ADT) has these associated operations: โ€ข create queue โ€ข add item to queue โ€ข remove item from queue The queue ADT is to be implemented as a linked list of nodes. Each node consists of โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9608/41 May/June 2015 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9608_s15_ms_41), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9608/41 May/June 2015?
54 marks out of 75, a C needed 41.
Which topics came up in 9608/41 May/June 2015?
Mostly Computational thinking and Problem-solving, Further Programming, Software Development. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9608/41 May/June 2015?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.