2023

Cambridge A Level ยท 9618 ยท Paper 4 ยท Practical programming

Computer Science 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2023 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 4 (Practical programming), variant 2, Oct/Nov 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
59

File names: 9618_w23_qp_42 ยท 9618_w23_ms_42

Grade thresholds for 9618/42 Oct/Nov 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
5949403019

Topics in this paper

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

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Programming244
Further Programming131

Questions in 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2023

  1. Question 1Programming ยท 27 marks

    A program stores lower-case letters in two stacks. One stack stores vowels โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Programming ยท 17 marks

    An integer is said to be divisible by another integer if the result of the division is also an integer. For example: 10 is divisible by โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Further Programming ยท 31 marks

    A computer game is written using object-oriented programming. The game has multiple characters. The class Character stores data about the game characters. Each character has a name, date of birth, intelligence value and speed value. Character CharacterName : STRING DateOfBirth โ€ฆ

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2023 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9618_w23_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 2023?
59 marks out of 75, a C needed 40.
Which topics came up in 9618/42 Oct/Nov 2023?
Mostly Programming, Further Programming. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9618/42 Oct/Nov 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.