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

Computer Science 9608/23 May/June 2020 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9608) (previous syllabus, now 9618) Paper 2 (Fundamental problem-solving & programming), variant 3, May/June 2020: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 5 questions worth 75 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

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5
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75
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File names: 9608_s20_qp_23 · 9608_s20_ms_23

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9608/23 May/June 2020 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Data Types and Structures244
Algorithm Design and Problem-solving218
Software Development113

Questions in 9608/23 May/June 2020

  1. Question 1Algorithm Design and Problem-solving · 8 marks

    (a) Algorithms are produced during program development. State when you would produce an algorithm during program development and state its purpose. When Purpose (b) Selection is one of the basic constructs used in algorithms. Explain the term selection. (c) Explain …

  2. Question 2Software Development · 13 marks

    (a) A structure chart is often produced as part of a modular program design. The chart shows the relationship between modules and the parameters that are passed between them. Give two other features the structure chart can show. Feature 1 …

  3. Question 3Algorithm Design and Problem-solving · 10 marks

    (a) Study the following pseudocode. Error Delta(Plan, Actual) CASE OF Error …

  4. Question 4Data Types and Structures · 8 marks

    A global 1D array, Contact, of type STRING is used to store a list of names and email addresses. There are 1000 elements in the array. Each element stores one data item. The format of each data item is as …

  5. Question 5Data Types and Structures · 36 marks

    A company hires out rowing boats on a lake. The company has 20 boats, numbered from 1 to 20. For safety reasons, the boats have to be serviced (checked and any damage repaired) regularly. The company is developing a program …

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Which topics came up in 9608/23 May/June 2020?
Mostly Data Types and Structures, Algorithm Design and Problem-solving, Software Development. The full list is in the table above.
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