CAIE 9618 Computer Science Paper 12 May/June 2024 Past Paper (v2)
9618/12/M/J/24 · May/June 2024 · Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals
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Paper details
- Exam board
- Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level
- Subject
- 9618 Computer Science
- Paper
- Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals
- Paper code
- 9618/12/M/J/24（9618_s24_qp_12）
- Series
- May/June 2024
- Variant
- v2
- Total marks
- 75
- Questions
- 8 (25 parts)
- Duration
- 90 min
- Type
- Written
Topic coverage
Question overview (marks and main topic)
| Q | Marks | Main topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 6 | Logic Gates and Logic Circuits |
| Q2 | 17 | Computers and their components |
| Q3 | 14 | Data Security |
| Q4 | 11 | Database Concepts |
| Q5 | 4 | Assembly Language |
| Q6 | 4 | Operating Systems |
| Q7 | 6 | Data Representation |
| Q8 | 10 | Language Translators |
Grade thresholds for this paper
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 75 | 47 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 20 |
| Percent | 63% | 53% | 45% | 36% | 27% |
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
Other papers in this series
Paper 1 v1Paper 1 v3Paper 3 v2
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