Cambridge A Level · 9608 · Paper 1 · Theory fundamentals
Computer Science 9608/13 May/June 2021 past paper
Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9608) (previous syllabus, now 9618) Paper 1 (Theory fundamentals), variant 3, May/June 2021: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 64 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 7
- Marks
- 75
- Grade A from
- 46
File names: 9608_s21_qp_13 · 9608_s21_ms_13
Grade thresholds for 9608/13 May/June 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 21 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9608/13 May/June 2021 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| System Software | 2 | 22 |
| Processor Fundamentals | 1 | 13 |
| Databases | 1 | 11 |
| Security, privacy and data integrity | 1 | 7 |
| Information representation | 1 | 6 |
| Hardware | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 9608/13 May/June 2021
- Question 1
An adventure sports company has a website. (a) Customers can book courses using an online booking form. The booking form contains a number of fields. The following table gives a description of the validation for each field. Write the validation …
- Question 2
Consider the following logic circuit: …
- Question 3
The following table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one general purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC), and an Index Register (IX). Instruction Explanation Op code Operand LDX <address> Indexed addressing. Form the address from …
- Question 4
An operating system (OS) is installed on a computer. (a) The OS performs a number of different tasks such as device management and error detection and recovery. (i) State three device management tasks the OS performs. …
- Question 7
Patrick is writing a new software application. He is using a compiler to develop the software application. (a) Describe the drawbacks of using a compiler instead of an interpreter. (b) Patrick has completed the application. He needs to choose whether …
- Question 8
A charity has a relational database, CHARITY_PROJECT. The database has three tables to store information about the charity’s employees, the projects and the project teams. EMPLOYEE(EmployeeID, FirstName, LastName, Salary, DOB) PROJECT(ProjectID, Name, Location, ProjectStartDate) PROJECT_TEAM(EmployeeID, ProjectID, JoinedProjectDate) (a) Complete the …
- Question 9
A website streams music and videos. (a) Two descriptions about how sound is encoded and represented on a computer are given. Give the correct term for each description. (i) “The number of samples taken per unit time” Term (ii) “The …
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