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

Computer Science 9618/23 May/June 2025 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 2 (Problem-solving & programming), variant 3, 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_23 · 9618_s25_ms_23

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9618/23 May/June 2025 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Programming	3	29
Data Types and Structures	2	29
Algorithm Design and Problem-solving	2	17

Questions in 9618/23 May/June 2025

Question 1Programming · 14 marks
A program is being developed for the management of a sports centre. (a) The programmer developing the software decides to use modules (procedures or functions) and local variables. They also decide not to use global variables. (i) State two reasons …
Question 2Data Types and Structures · 11 marks
A programmer uses a number of Abstract Data Types (ADT) in the programs that she is developing. (a) A stack using memory locations 400 to 409 is used in one program. The diagram represents the current state of the stack. …
Question 3Programming · 7 marks
A programmer has been asked to create a module RollDice() to simulate multiple rolls of a dice. This module will be used as part of a program for a game. The module will: step 1 – take a positive integer …
Question 4Algorithm Design and Problem-solving · 8 marks
A programmer is developing a new stock control program for a shop owner to produce sales reports. (a) A text file Sales.txt stores strings representing the number of items sold. The file contains 52 lines, each representing the number of …
Question 5Programming · 8 marks
A module Parity() takes a string as a parameter. The parameter has the identifier BitString and it represents a binary value. The module will concatenate a single character to the end of BitString by applying one of the two rules: …
Question 6Algorithm Design and Problem-solving · 9 marks
Study the structure chart: Main Sub_A Sub_Part1A Sub_Part2A Sub_Part1B Sub_Part2B Sub_Part3A Sub_B …
Question 7Data Types and Structures · 18 marks
A program is being developed to implement a customer loyalty scheme for a coffee shop. The programmer has decided that the following data items need to be stored for each customer: Data item Description customer ID a unique six-digit string …

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