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Cambridge A Level ยท 9618 ยท Paper 4 ยท Practical programming

Computer Science 9618/41 May/June 2026 past paper

Cambridge A Level Computer Science (9618) Paper 4 (Practical programming), variant 1, May/June 2026: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 3 questions worth 75 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
3
Marks
75

File names: 9618_s26_qp_41 ยท 9618_s26_ms_41

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9618/41 May/June 2026 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Further Programming249
Computational thinking and Problem-solving126

Questions in 9618/41 May/June 2026

  1. Question 1Computational thinking and Problem-solving ยท 26 marks

    A program stores integer data in a linear queue. The queue is created as a global 1D array with space for 10 elements. The queue has a global head pointer, initialised to โ€“1, that points to the first element in โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Further Programming ยท 28 marks

    A program stores data about toys that are made from bricks. The toys are stored in a record structure with four fields: โ€ข ToyName: the string name of the toy โ€ข NumberBricks: the integer number of bricks in the toy โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Further Programming ยท 21 marks

    A prototype for a game is designed using Objectโ€‘Oriented Programming (OOP). The game will allow a character to move along a path (for example a road or sidewalk). The prototype requires the classes setting up and the path creating ready โ€ฆ

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