Cambridge A Level · 9618 · Paper 2 · Problem-solving & programming

Computer Science 9618/22 May/June 2025 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 2 (Problem-solving & programming), variant 2, May/June 2025: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 75 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions: 7
Marks: 75

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File names: 9618_s25_qp_22 · 9618_s25_ms_22

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Which syllabus chapters 9618/22 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Data Types and Structures	5	55
Algorithm Design and Problem-solving	1	12
Software Development	1	8

Questions in 9618/22 May/June 2025

Question 1Data Types and Structures · 14 marks
A program is being developed to control the production line in a factory. (a) A number of different program life cycles are available for the development of a program. (i) Explain the need for different program development life cycles. (ii) …
Question 2Software Development · 8 marks
A program to calculate the pay of employees working for a company is being designed. (a) Stepwise refinement has been used in the design of the program. Describe stepwise refinement. (b) One of the program modules used to calculate employees’ …
Question 3Data Types and Structures · 8 marks
An algorithm is designed to generate and output two unique random integers. Each integer value is between –10 and 10 inclusive. If both integers output are negative, a third random integer between 30 and 35 inclusive will be generated and …
Question 4Data Types and Structures · 6 marks
An algorithm will: • input 100 integer values, one value at a time • store the first value input into the first location of the array Number • store the next input value in the next unused location of the …
Question 5Algorithm Design and Problem-solving · 12 marks
An automated digital camera system is used to take a sequence of pictures of animals in a garden. During the design of the system, a state‑transition diagram is produced. The table details the states in the automated digital camera system …
Question 6Data Types and Structures · 9 marks
Two arrays Data and Pointer are accessed by the procedure Place() Data and Pointer are both global arrays of type INTEGER The contents of these two arrays are shown: Data Pointer …
Question 7Data Types and Structures · 18 marks
A program is being developed to implement a customer loyalty scheme for a coffee shop. Each customer has a unique customer ID starting at 10001 with this value increasing by one each time a new customer joins the loyalty scheme. …

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