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Cambridge A Level · 9608 · Paper 1 · Theory fundamentals

Computer Science 9608/12 May/June 2018 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9608) (previous syllabus, now 9618) Paper 1 (Theory fundamentals), variant 2, May/June 2018: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 66 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
6
Marks
75
Grade A from
53
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9608_s18_qp_12 · 9608_s18_ms_12

Grade thresholds for 9608/12 May/June 2018

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
5347413530

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9608/12 May/June 2018 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Information representation220
Databases117
System Software112
Hardware110
Security, privacy and data integrity17

Questions in 9608/12 May/June 2018

  1. Question 1System Software · 12 marks

    An operating system (OS) is usually pre-installed on a new computer. (a) The OS performs a number of different tasks such as file management and peripheral management. (i) State three file management tasks the OS performs. …

  2. Question 2Hardware · 10 marks

    (a) A greenhouse control system has four input parameters …

  3. Question 3Security, privacy and data integrity · 7 marks

    Parity bits can be used to verify data. (a) The following binary number is transmitted using odd parity. Add the missing parity bit. Parity bit …

  4. Question 4Information representation · 8 marks

    (a) The Accumulator is a register. The current contents of the Accumulator are: …

  5. Question 5Information representation · 12 marks

    A student has recorded a sound track for a short film. (a) Explain how an analogue sound wave is sampled to convert it into digital format. (b) Explain the effects of increasing the sampling resolution on the sound file. (c) …

  6. Question 7Databases · 17 marks

    A social media website has a relational database, WEBDATA, that stores the site’s information. The database has three tables to store users’ details, and details of the images and text that they post. USER(UserName, FirstName, SecondName, DateOfBirth) PHOTO(PhotoID, UserName, Comment, …

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9608/12 May/June 2018 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9608_s18_ms_12), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9608/12 May/June 2018?
53 marks out of 75, a C needed 41.
Which topics came up in 9608/12 May/June 2018?
Mostly Information representation, Databases, System Software. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9608/12 May/June 2018?
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.