CAIE 9618 Computer Science Paper 12 Oct/Nov 2025 Past Paper (v2)
9618/12/O/N/25 · Oct/Nov 2025 · 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/O/N/25(9618_w25_qp_12)
- Series
- Oct/Nov 2025
- Variant
- v2
- Marks in total
- 72
- Questions
- 11 (34 parts)
- Duration
- 90 min
- Type
- Written
- Parts with figures
- 1
Topic coverage
Question overview (marks and main topic)
| Q | Marks | Main topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 2 | Data Integrity |
| Q2 | 6 | Ethics and Ownership |
| Q3 | 10 | Computers and their components |
| Q4 | 10 | Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Manipulation Language (DML) |
| Q5 | 10 | Networks including the internet |
| Q6 | 6 | Multimedia – Graphics, Sound |
| Q7 | 4 | Data Representation |
| Q8 | 10 | Computers and their components |
| Q9 | 4 | Logic Gates and Logic Circuits |
| Q10 | 7 | Language Translators |
| Q11 | 3 | Computational Thinking Skills |
Adjacent series
Other papers in this series
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