CAIE 9618 Computer Science Paper 11 May/June 2023 Past Paper (v1)

9618/11/M/J/23 · May/June 2023 · Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals

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Exam board: Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level
Subject: 9618 Computer Science
Paper: Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals
Paper code: 9618/11/M/J/23（9618_s23_qp_11）
Series: May/June 2023
Variant: v1
Total marks: 75
Questions: 6 (29 parts)
Duration: 90 min
Type: Written

Topic coverage

2.1 Networks including the internet12 marks · 16%

5.1 Operating Systems9 marks · 12%

1.1 Data Representation8 marks · 11%

3.1 Computers and their components8 marks · 11%

1.2 Multimedia – Graphics, Sound7 marks · 9%

8.1 Database Concepts7 marks · 9%

1.3 Compression6 marks · 8%

4.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Architecture5 marks · 7%

8.3 Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Manipulation Language (DML)5 marks · 7%

3.2 Logic Gates and Logic Circuits4 marks · 5%

6.2 Data Integrity2 marks · 3%

8.2 Database Management Systems (DBMS)2 marks · 3%

Question overview (marks and main topic)

Q	Marks	Main topic
Q1	13	Multimedia – Graphics, Sound
Q2	16	Database Concepts
Q3	17	Operating Systems
Q4	20	Networks including the internet
Q5	4	Logic Gates and Logic Circuits
Q6	5	Central Processing Unit (CPU) Architecture

Grade thresholds for this paper

Grade	A	B	C	D	E
Min marks / 75	42	36	30	24	18
Percent	56%	48%	40%	32%	24%

Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total.

Adjacent series

NextOct/Nov 2023 v19618/11/O/N/23 · A 44 / E 17

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