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

Computer Science 9608/42 May/June 2019 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9608) (previous syllabus, now 9618) Paper 4 (Further problem-solving & programming), variant 2, May/June 2019: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 4 questions worth 75 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions: 4
Marks: 75
Grade A from: 61

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File names: 9608_s19_qp_42 · 9608_s19_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9608/42 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.

A	B	C	D	E
61	53	43	34	25

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9608/42 May/June 2019 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Computational thinking and Problem-solving	3	68
Software Development	1	7

Questions in 9608/42 May/June 2019

Question 1Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 44 marks
A company wants an online marking system for an examination. (a) The following is a selection of data showing final marks. …
Question 2Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 10 marks
A stack is an Abstract Data Type (ADT). (a) Tick (3) one box to show the statement that describes a stack data structure. Statement Tick (3) Last in first out First in first out Last in last out (b) A …
Question 3Software Development · 7 marks
(a) Identify and describe two features of an editor that can help a programmer to write program code. Feature 1 Description Feature 2 Description (b) A programmer can use three types of test data when testing a program. Identify the …
Question 4Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 14 marks
(a) A program has sorted some data in the array, List, in ascending order. The following binary search algorithm is used to search for a value in the array. 01 ValueFound FALSE 02 UpperBound LengthOfList …

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Where can I get the 9608/42 May/June 2019 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9608_s19_ms_42), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.

What was the grade threshold for an A in 9608/42 May/June 2019?

61 marks out of 75, a C needed 43.

Which topics came up in 9608/42 May/June 2019?

Mostly Computational thinking and Problem-solving, 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.