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Cambridge A Level · 9608 · Paper 2 · Fundamental problem-solving & programming

Computer Science 9608/23 Oct/Nov 2017 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9608) (previous syllabus, now 9618) Paper 2 (Fundamental problem-solving & programming), variant 3, Oct/Nov 2017: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 5 questions worth 75 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
5
Marks
75
Grade A from
48
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9608_w17_qp_23 · 9608_w17_ms_23

Grade thresholds for 9608/23 Oct/Nov 2017

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.

ABCDE
4841332518

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9608/23 Oct/Nov 2017 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Data Types and Structures354
Algorithm Design and Problem-solving116
Programming15

Questions in 9608/23 Oct/Nov 2017

  1. Question 1Data Types and Structures · 17 marks

    (a) (i) Procedural high-level languages usually support different data types. Give an appropriate data type for each data value in the following table. Data value Data type …

  2. Question 2Algorithm Design and Problem-solving · 16 marks

    The following pseudocode represents a simple algorithm. DECLARE NumberFound, Remainder, Number : INTEGER DECLARE StartNumber, EndNumber, Divisor : INTEGER INPUT StartNumber INPUT EndNumber INPUT Divisor NumberFound 0 FOR Number StartNumber TO EndNumber Remainder MODULUS(Number, Divisor) IF Remainder = 0 THEN …

  3. Question 3Data Types and Structures · 23 marks

    (a) A multi-user computer system stores information about users. It uses a 1D array, UserNameArray, of type STRING. There are 100 elements in the array. The format of the string in each element of the array is as follows: <UserID><UserName> …

  4. Question 4Programming · 5 marks

    Numeric formatting converts a numeric value to a string in order to present it in a specific way. In a generic high-level language, formatting is implemented using a mask system. In this system, each character of the mask corresponds to …

  5. Question 5Data Types and Structures · 14 marks

    A sports club maintains a record of the email address of each of its members. The details are stored in a text file, EmailDetails.txt. The format of each line of the text file is as follows: <MembershipNumber><EmailAddress> • MembershipNumber is …

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9608/23 Oct/Nov 2017 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9608_w17_ms_23), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9608/23 Oct/Nov 2017?
48 marks out of 75, a C needed 33.
Which topics came up in 9608/23 Oct/Nov 2017?
Mostly Data Types and Structures, Algorithm Design and Problem-solving, Programming. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9608/23 Oct/Nov 2017?
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.