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

Computer Science 9608/41 May/June 2019 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9608) (previous syllabus, now 9618) Paper 4 (Further problem-solving & programming), variant 1, May/June 2019: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 3 questions worth 75 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
3
Marks
75
Grade A from
61
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9608_s19_qp_41 · 9608_s19_ms_41

Grade thresholds for 9608/41 May/June 2019

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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6153433425

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9608/41 May/June 2019 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Computational thinking and Problem-solving375

Questions in 9608/41 May/June 2019

  1. Question 1Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 5 marks

    (a) A stack contains the values 'red', 'blue', 'green' and 'yellow'. yellow green blue red (i) Show the contents of the stack in part(a) after the following operations. POP() PUSH('purple') PUSH('orange') Top of stack (ii) Show the contents of the …

  2. Question 2Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 65 marks

    A computer games club wants to run a competition. The club needs a system to store the scores achieved in the competition. A selection of score data is as follows: …

  3. Question 3Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 5 marks

    Some algorithms can be written using recursion. (a) State two features of recursion. Feature 1 Feature 2 (b) Explain what a compiler has to do to implement recursion.

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9608/41 May/June 2019 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9608_s19_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 2019?
61 marks out of 75, a C needed 43.
Which topics came up in 9608/41 May/June 2019?
Mostly Computational thinking and Problem-solving. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9608/41 May/June 2019?
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.