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

Computer Science 9608/43 May/June 2015 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9608) (previous syllabus, now 9618) Paper 4 (Further problem-solving & programming), variant 3, 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

Open the question paper Mark scheme

File names: 9608_s15_qp_43 · 9608_s15_ms_43

Grade thresholds for 9608/43 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.

A	B	C	D	E
54	48	41	34	27

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9608/43 May/June 2015 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Computational thinking and Problem-solving	2	82
Further Programming	2	24
Software Development	1	9

Questions in 9608/43 May/June 2015

Question 1Software Development · 9 marks
A petrol filling station has a single self-service petrol pump. A customer can use the petrol pump when it is ready to dispense petrol. The pump is in use when the customer takes the nozzle from a holster on the …
Question 2Further Programming · 10 marks
A declarative programming language is used to represent the knowledge base shown below: 01 dairy_product(cheese). 02 meat(beef). 03 meat(chicken). 04 meat(lamb). 05 made_with(burger, beef). 06 made_with(kofta, lamb). 07 made_with(quiche, cheese). 08 made_with(quiche, egg). 09 made_with(quiche, flour). These clauses have the …
Question 4Further Programming · 14 marks
A sports club stores data about its members. A program is to be written using an object-oriented programming language. A Member class is designed. Two subclasses have been identified: • FullMember • JuniorMember (a) Draw an inheritance diagram for these …
Question 5Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 67 marks
A stack Abstract Data Type (ADT) has these associated operations: • create stack • add item to stack (push) • remove item from stack (pop) The stack ADT is to be implemented as a linked list of nodes. Each node …
Question 6Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 15 marks
A recursively defined procedure X is defined below: PROCEDURE X(BYVALUE n : INTEGER) IF …

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9608/43 May/June 2015 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9608_s15_ms_43), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.

What was the grade threshold for an A in 9608/43 May/June 2015?

54 marks out of 75, a C needed 41.

Which topics came up in 9608/43 May/June 2015?

Mostly Computational thinking and Problem-solving, Further Programming, Software Development. The full list is in the table above.

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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.