CAIE 9618 Computer Science Paper 13 May/June 2023 Past Paper (v3)

9618/13/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: 9618/13/M/J/23（9618_s23_qp_13）
Series: May/June 2023
Variant: v3
Total marks: 75
Questions: 7 (26 parts)
Duration: 90 min
Type: Written

Topic coverage

2.1 Networks including the internet15 marks · 20%

3.1 Computers and their components12 marks · 16%

8.1 Database Concepts12 marks · 16%

1.2 Multimedia – Graphics, Sound7 marks · 9%

6.1 Data Security7 marks · 9%

5.2 Language Translators5 marks · 7%

6.2 Data Integrity5 marks · 7%

7.1 Ethics and Ownership4 marks · 5%

1.1 Data Representation3 marks · 4%

3.2 Logic Gates and Logic Circuits3 marks · 4%

4.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Architecture2 marks · 3%

Question overview (marks and main topic)

Q	Marks	Main topic
Q1	3	Logic Gates and Logic Circuits
Q2	15	Networks including the internet
Q3	15	Computers and their components
Q4	17	Database Concepts
Q5	9	Language Translators
Q6	7	Data Security
Q7	9	Computers and their components

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.

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