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Cambridge A Level · 9618 · Paper 4 · Practical programming

Computer Science 9618/42 May/June 2023 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 4 (Practical programming), variant 2, May/June 2023: 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
62
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9618_s23_qp_42 · 9618_s23_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9618/42 May/June 2023

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
6255422916

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9618/42 May/June 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Programming242
Further Programming133

Questions in 9618/42 May/June 2023

  1. Question 1Programming · 14 marks

    A 1D array needs to store the names of 10 animals. (a) Write program code to declare the global string array Animals to store 10 items. Save your program as Question1_J2023. Copy and paste the program code into part 1(a) …

  2. Question 2Programming · 28 marks

    A business sells a single product. Customers can purchase one or more of this product. Each sale has an ID and a quantity, for example "ABC" and 2 The business needs a program to store the data about the sales …

  3. Question 3Further Programming · 33 marks

    A company needs a computer program to store data about its employees. Part of the program is being written using object‑oriented programming. The class Employee stores data about the employees. Each employee has an employee number, a job title and …

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9618/42 May/June 2023 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9618_s23_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 May/June 2023?
62 marks out of 75, a C needed 42.
Which topics came up in 9618/42 May/June 2023?
Mostly Programming, Further Programming. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9618/42 May/June 2023?
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.