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Cambridge A Level ยท 9618 ยท Paper 4 ยท Practical programming

Computer Science 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2022 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 4 (Practical programming), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
54

File names: 9618_w22_qp_42 ยท 9618_w22_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9618/42 Oct/Nov 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
5445372819

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Programming244
Further Programming131

Questions in 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2022

  1. Question 1Programming ยท 23 marks

    A computer program is needed to store jobs in order of priority. Each job has a job number (for example, 123) and a priority from 1 to 10, with 1 being the highest priority and 10 the lowest. The program โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Further Programming ยท 31 marks

    A computer game is being developed. The game has 10 different characters that are all active in the game. Part of the game is being written using object-oriented programming. The class Character stores data about the characters. Each character has โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Programming ยท 21 marks

    A program uses a linear queue to store up to 100 integers. โ€ฆ

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Where can I get the 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2022 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9618_w22_ms_42), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2022?
54 marks out of 75, a C needed 37.
Which topics came up in 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2022?
Mostly Programming, Further Programming. 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.