Cambridge A Level · 9618 · Paper 4 · Practical programming

Computer Science 9618/43 Oct/Nov 2024 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 4 (Practical programming), variant 3, Oct/Nov 2024: 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: 52

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File names: 9618_w24_qp_43 · 9618_w24_ms_43

Grade thresholds for 9618/43 Oct/Nov 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
52	41	32	24	16

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9618/43 Oct/Nov 2024 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Further Programming	1	34
Programming	1	22
Computational thinking and Problem-solving	1	19

Questions in 9618/43 Oct/Nov 2024

Question 1Programming · 22 marks
A program sorts string data using different sorting methods. (a) The text file Data.txt stores string data items. Each data item is on a new line in the text file. The function ReadData(): • has a local array of strings …
Question 2Further Programming · 34 marks
A computer program is designed to simulate horses doing show jumping. In show jumping, horses jump over obstacles called fences. A horse successfully jumps a fence if it does not knock the fence down. The program is written using Object-Oriented …
Question 3Computational thinking and Problem-solving · 19 marks
A linked list stores positive integer data in a 2D array. The first dimension of the array stores the integer data. The second dimension of the array stores the pointer to the next node in the linked list. A linked …

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9618/43 Oct/Nov 2024 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9618_w24_ms_43), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.

What was the grade threshold for an A in 9618/43 Oct/Nov 2024?

52 marks out of 75, a C needed 32.

Which topics came up in 9618/43 Oct/Nov 2024?

Mostly Further Programming, Programming, Computational thinking and Problem-solving. 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.