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Cambridge A Level · 9618 · Paper 4 · Practical programming

Computer Science 9618/41 May/June 2022 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 4 (Practical programming), variant 1, May/June 2022: 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
63
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9618_s22_qp_41 · 9618_s22_ms_41

Grade thresholds for 9618/41 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.

ABCDE
6354412815

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9618/41 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Programming250
Further Programming125

Questions in 9618/41 May/June 2022

  1. Question 1Programming · 29 marks

    The text file HighScore.txt stores the players who have scored the top ten scores in a game, in descending order of score. The file stores the 3-character name of the player, and their integer score, in the order: player, score. …

  2. Question 2Further Programming · 25 marks

    A computer game is being developed using object-oriented programming. One element of the game is a balloon. This is designed as the class Balloon. The class has the following attributes and methods. Balloon Health : INTEGER Colour : STRING DefenceItem …

  3. Question 3Programming · 21 marks

    A program uses a circular queue to store strings. The queue is created as a 1D array, QueueArray, with 10 string items. The following data is stored about the queue: • the head pointer initialised to 0 • the tail …

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9618/41 May/June 2022 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9618_s22_ms_41), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9618/41 May/June 2022?
63 marks out of 75, a C needed 41.
Which topics came up in 9618/41 May/June 2022?
Mostly Programming, Further Programming. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9618/41 May/June 2022?
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.