Cambridge A Level · 9618 · Paper 1 · Theory fundamentals

Computer Science 9618/11 May/June 2022 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 1 (Theory fundamentals), variant 1, May/June 2022: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 6 questions worth 75 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions: 6
Marks: 75
Grade A from: 45

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File names: 9618_s22_qp_11 · 9618_s22_ms_11

Grade thresholds for 9618/11 May/June 2022

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
45	40	34	28	21

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9618/11 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Hardware	1	20
Databases	1	19
Processor Fundamentals	1	15
Ethics and Ownership	1	9
Security, privacy and data integrity	1	7
Information representation	1	5

Questions in 9618/11 May/June 2022

Question 1Information representation · 5 marks
Computers store data in binary form. (a) State the difference between a tebibyte and a terabyte. (b) Convert the signed denary value –100 into an 8-bit two’s complement binary integer. Working Answer (c) Convert the denary number 251 into hexadecimal. …
Question 2Hardware · 20 marks
A computer has hardware and software. (a) The hardware includes different types of memory. (i) Complete the description of computer memory. Random Access Memory (RAM) and Read Only Memory (ROM) are both examples of memory. One item that is stored …
Question 3Security, privacy and data integrity · 7 marks
A teacher is writing examination papers on a laptop computer. The computer is connected to the internet. The teacher is concerned about the security and privacy of the papers. (a) State the difference between the security of data and the …
Question 4Databases · 19 marks
A teacher uses a relational database, MARKS, to store data about students and their test marks. The database has the following structure: STUDENT(StudentID, FirstName, LastName) TEST(TestID, Description, TotalMarks) STUDENT_TEST(StudentID, TestID, Mark) (a) Describe the advantages of using a relational database …
Question 5Ethics and Ownership · 9 marks
A programmer uses an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to develop a program. (a) Draw one line from each IDE feature to its correct description. IDE feature Description Context-sensitive prompt Executes one line of the program and then stops Dynamic syntax …
Question 6Processor Fundamentals · 15 marks
(a) A computer system is designed using the basic Von Neumann model. (i) Describe the role of the registers in the Fetch-Execute (F-E) cycle. (ii) Describe when interrupts are detected in the F-E cycle and how the interrupts are handled. …

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Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9618_s22_ms_11), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.

What was the grade threshold for an A in 9618/11 May/June 2022?

45 marks out of 75, a C needed 34.

Which topics came up in 9618/11 May/June 2022?

Mostly Hardware, Databases, Processor Fundamentals. The full list is in the table above.

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