0478 Feb/March 2018 Past Papers — IGCSE Computer Science
IGCSE Computer Science — the Feb/March 2018 examination series: 2 question papers with their mark schemes, the examiner report and the grade thresholds. Under each paper is ZAK's question map: the topic, marks, command words and assessment objectives of every question, each one a click away from its mark scheme in the past-paper practice tool.
Papers
2
2 papers × 1 variant
Questions mapped
18
123 marks
Examiner report
Yes
per-question comments
Grade thresholds
Yes
marks needed for each grade
Paper 1 — Computer Systems
1h 45m · 75 marks · 50%
0478/12 Paper 1, variant 2
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 | 6 | The Internet and Its Uses | State | AO1 6 |
| Q3 | 4 | Data Transmission | State, Explain | AO1 4 |
| Q4 | 6 | Automated and Emerging Technologies | Describe | AO1 6 |
| Q5 | 5 | Data Representation | Explain, Complete | AO2 3 · AO3 2 |
| Q6 | 6 | Hardware | Give | AO1 6 |
| Q7 | 14 | Boolean Logic | Complete, Draw | AO2 14 |
| Q8 | 6 | Data Transmission | Tick | AO1 6 |
| Q9 | 3 | Data Representation | Calculate | AO2 3 |
| Q10 | 6 | Hardware | State, Describe | AO1 6 |
| Q11 | 5 | Data Representation | State, Explain | AO1 5 |
| Q12 | 8 | Hardware | Describe, Explain | AO1 4 · AO3 4 |
| Q13 | 4 | Programming | State | AO1 4 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 12 questions · 73 marks mapped of 75 — questions that lean on pre-release material, or that the bank could not slice cleanly, are left out.
Paper 2 — Algorithms, Programming and Logic
1h 45m · 75 marks · 50%
0478/22 Paper 2, variant 2
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Programming | State, Explain, Write, Name | AO1 13 · AO2 7 |
| Q2 | 6 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Show | AO1 4 · AO2 2 |
| Q3 | 4 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Complete | AO2 4 |
| Q4 | 4 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Give | AO2 4 |
| Q5 | 4 | Programming | Explain | AO1 4 |
| Q6 | 12 | Databases | Explain, Identify, Give, Show | AO2 3 · AO3 9 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 6 questions · 50 marks mapped of 75 — questions that lean on pre-release material, or that the bank could not slice cleanly, are left out.
Topics in this session
Marks per topic, added up over every variant of the paper (a question that spans topics shares its marks between them). See how each topic behaves across all sessions on the Statometer.
Paper 1 73 marks over 1 variant
- Boolean Logic14 marks · 19% · trend
- Data Representation13 marks · 18% · trend
- Data Transmission10 marks · 14% · trend
- The Internet and Its Uses6 marks · 8% · trend
- Automated and Emerging Technologies6 marks · 8% · trend
- Programming4 marks · 5% · trend
Paper 2 50 marks over 1 variant
- Programming24 marks · 48% · trend
- Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving14 marks · 28% · trend
Command words in this session
How many of the session's questions use each command word — each one tells you what the mark scheme wants.
Question papers, mark schemes, examiner reports and grade thresholds are © Cambridge Assessment International Education; the links open the PDFs on PapaCambridge (BestExamHelp or Cambridge's own site where PapaCambridge lacks a file). The question map shows references, marks and ZAK's topic and assessment-objective tagging only — topics and AOs are estimated from the question and mark-scheme wording.