AS & A Level Computer Science (9618)
Processor fundamentals Banker
14 questions · about 5% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.
Questions by year
2026
- 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q5 (b)3 marksBit manipulation & shifts
2025
- 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), b, c)10 marksAssembly language & addressing · CPU architecture & registers · Performance & ports
- 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b, c)9 marksCPU architecture & registers · Fetch-execute cycle & interrupts
- 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q7 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii))8 marksAssembly language & addressing · Bit manipulation & shifts
2024
- 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q3 (a, b)8 marksCPU architecture & registers · Performance & ports
- 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q8 (a, b(i), b(ii))11 marksAssembly language & addressing · Bit manipulation & shifts
- 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q5 (a, b)7 marksAssembly language & addressing · Bit manipulation & shifts
2023
- 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q8 (c(i), c(ii))4 marksCPU architecture & registers · Performance & ports
- 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q9 (a, b)8 marksAssembly language & addressing
- 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q3 (a, b)6 marksAssembly language & addressing
- 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q4 (d)1 markBit manipulation & shifts
- 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q5 (a, b, c(i), c(ii))8 marksCPU architecture & registers · Performance & ports
2022
- 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q7 (a, b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv), c)12 marksAssembly language & addressing · Bit manipulation & shifts · Fetch-execute cycle & interrupts
- 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q3 (a, b, d)5 marksBit manipulation & shifts
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Find the full paper on the official Cambridge past-papers page or ask your school. “Paper 42” means Paper 4, variant 2.
Similar questions
Questions that test the same subtopic in different years. Practise them together to master one skill.
Assembly language & addressing 7 questions · 7/9 sessions
Bit manipulation & shifts 7 questions · 7/9 sessions
Performance & ports 4 questions · 4/9 sessions
CPU architecture & registers 5 questions · 5/9 sessions
Fetch-execute cycle & interrupts Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Subtopics
| Subtopic | Marks indexed | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Assembly language & addressing | 38 | 7/9 |
| Bit manipulation & shifts | 24 | 7/9 |
| Performance & ports | 15 | 4/9 |
| CPU architecture & registers | 14 | 5/9 |
| Fetch-execute cycle & interrupts Rare | 9 | 2/9 |