“Comment” — what the examiner wants
How to answer a Cambridge Computer Science question that starts with Comment (9618): Cambridge's definition, what a full-mark answer contains, the mistake that loses the mark, and how often the word has come up in 2 current-syllabus past-paper questions.
Cambridge's definition
“give an informed opinion”
What earns full marks
Say what you think and back it with a relevant point of knowledge.
What loses the mark
An opinion with no computing behind it.
A question that uses it
Comment on the choice of a linked list for storing the print queue.
In real past papers
Current-syllabus questions only (2210 / 0478 from 2023, 9618 from 2021); a question set under both 2210 and 0478 counts once.
2
questions
1
parts open with it
1
median marks a part
By paper
- 9618 Paper 22 of 251 questions · 1%
Typical marks per part: 1 mark (100%).
Topics where “Comment” comes up most
Recent questions that use it
Open any one to read it and mark your answer against the official mark scheme.
| Question | Topic | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 9618/21 Oct/Nov 2025 Q5 | Programming | 1 / 6 |
| 9618/22 Oct/Nov 2025 Q4 | Data Types and Structures | 13 |
Marks shown as “a / b”: a = marks in parts that open with “Comment”, b = the whole question.
Don't confuse it with
The definition follows the command-word table in the Cambridge syllabus; the guidance is ZAK's. Statistics come from the real past-paper question bank (command words are read from each question's wording). Command words and past papers are © Cambridge Assessment International Education.