Cambridge A Level · 9618 · Paper 3 · Advanced theory
Computer Science 9618/32 May/June 2024 past paper
Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 3 (Advanced theory), variant 2, May/June 2024: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 11 questions worth 75 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 11
- Marks
- 75
- Grade A from
- 47
File names: 9618_s24_qp_32 · 9618_s24_ms_32
Grade thresholds for 9618/32 May/June 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 41 | 33 | 25 | 16 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9618/32 May/June 2024 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
Questions in 9618/32 May/June 2024
- Question 1
(a) Describe the effect of changing the allocation of bits used for the mantissa and for the exponent in a floating-point number with a fixed total number of bits. (b) Real numbers are stored in a computer, using floating-point representation …
- Question 2
(a) Outline why protocols are essential for communication between computers. (b) State the names of two different protocols associated with the sending and receiving of emails between computers. Sending Receiving (c) Explain the meaning of the phrase: BitTorrent protocol provides …
- Question 3
(a) Explain what is meant by the term non-composite data type and give an example of a non-composite data type. Example (b) Write pseudocode statements to declare the set data type EvenNumbers to hold this set of even numbers between …
- Question 4
Sheila has a customer called Fred. Fred wants to send Sheila a confidential document as part of a transaction. Explain how Fred uses asymmetric encryption to send his document securely.
- Question 5
(a) Write this infix expression in Reverse Polish Notation (RPN): …
- Question 6
The diagram shows a logic circuit. …
- Question 7
(a) Outline what is meant by direct access as a method of file access. (b) Explain how direct access is used to locate a specific record in sequential files and random files. (i) Sequential files (ii) Random files
- Question 8
(a) Complete the pseudocode to find an item in a 1D array Widgets of type STRING, using a linear search. DECLARE Widgets : ARRAY[1:50000] OF STRING DECLARE TopOfList : INTEGER DECLARE EndOfList : INTEGER DECLARE Count : INTEGER DECLARE ToFind …
- Question 9
(a) Outline two benefits and two limitations of a virtual machine. Benefit 1 Benefit 2 Limitation 1 Limitation 2 (b) Explain the roles of the host operating system and the guest operating system as used in a computer system running …
- Question 10
A declarative programming language is used to allow clients to choose daily activities at the beach. 01 activity(paddleboarding). 02 activity(sailing). 03 activity(rowing). 04 activity(kayaking). 05 activity(jetskiing). 06 client(stevie). 07 client(antonio). 08 client(henry). 09 client(eliza). 10 client(rebeka). 11 client(danny). 12 client(erik). …
- Question 11
Explain what is meant by Reinforcement Learning in relation to Artificial Intelligence.
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