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AS & A Level Computer Science (9618)

Algorithm design and problem-solving Banker

31 questions · about 10% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q2 (a, b, c)5 marksComputational thinking & abstraction
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q5 (a, b(i), b(ii))6 marksSearching & sorting

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q4 (b, c)9 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q8 (a, b)14 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q2 (a)2 marksIdentifier tables & stepwise refinement
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q38 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q6 (a(i))4 marksDry runs & trace tables
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q7 (a, b)15 marksSearching & sorting · Writing pseudocode algorithms

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q46 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q6 (a, b)9 marksComputational thinking & abstraction · Writing pseudocode algorithms
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q7 (a, b)4 marksComputational thinking & abstraction
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q8 (a)7 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q2 (a, b)10 marksFlowcharts · Writing pseudocode algorithms
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q45 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q7 (a)3 marksComputational thinking & abstraction

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q1 (a)4 marksIdentifier tables & stepwise refinement
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q2 (a)5 marksFlowcharts
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q4 (a)6 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q56 marksDry runs & trace tables
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q8 (b)7 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q2 (c)6 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q66 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q7 (a(i), a(ii))5 marksComputational thinking & abstraction

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q4 (a)6 marksFlowcharts
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q6 (a, b)11 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q7 (a, b)14 marksSearching & sorting · Writing pseudocode algorithms
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (c)2 marksIdentifier tables & stepwise refinement
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q24 marksWriting pseudocode algorithms
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q3 (b)3 marksComputational thinking & abstraction
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q5 (b)6 marksDry runs & trace tables
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q8 (a, b)13 marksSearching & sorting · Writing pseudocode algorithms

Find the full paper on the official Cambridge past-papers page or ask your school. “Paper 42” means Paper 4, variant 2.

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Writing pseudocode algorithms Banker17 questions · 8/9 sessions
Searching & sorting 4 questions · 4/9 sessions
Computational thinking & abstraction 6 questions · 5/9 sessions
Dry runs & trace tables 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Flowcharts 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Identifier tables & stepwise refinement 3 questions · 3/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Writing pseudocode algorithms Banker1198/9
Searching & sorting 304/9
Computational thinking & abstraction 225/9
Dry runs & trace tables 163/9
Flowcharts 163/9
Identifier tables & stepwise refinement 83/9

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