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0478 May/June 2023 Past Papers — IGCSE Computer Science

IGCSE Computer Science — the May/June 2023 examination series: 6 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 papers × 3 variants

Questions mapped

450 marks · 43 shared with 2210

Examiner report

Yes

per-question comments

Grade thresholds

Yes

marks needed for each grade

Examiner report (PDF) Grade thresholds (PDF)Official Cambridge page

Paper 1 — Computer Systems

1h 45m · 75 marks · 50%

0478/11 Paper 1, variant 1

Question paper Mark scheme Practise this paper

Question map of 0478/11 May/June 2023
Q	Marks	Topic	Command words	AO mix
Q1= 2210	11	Data Representation	Explain, Give, Complete, Convert, Show, Tick	AO1 3 · AO2 6 · AO3 2
Q2= 2210	10	Data Representation+ Data Transmission (6)	State, Explain, Identify	AO1 5 · AO2 5
Q3= 2210	4	Hardware	Tick, Circle	AO1 4
Q4= 2210	4	Software	Complete	AO1 4
Q5= 2210	7	Automated and Emerging Technologies	Describe, Identify	AO1 7
Q6= 2210	6	Hardware	Describe, Identify	AO1 6
Q7= 2210	4	Software	Describe, Give	AO1 2 · AO3 2
Q8= 2210	10	The Internet and Its Uses	State, Describe, Identify, Give	AO1 10
Q9= 2210	5	Automated and Emerging Technologies	State, Give	AO1 2 · AO3 3
Q10= 2210	14	The Internet and Its Uses	State, Explain, Give, Draw	AO1 6 · AO2 4 · AO3 4

Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 10 questions · 75 marks mapped. Questions marked “= 2210” were set word for word under 2210 too; the bank keeps them under the 2210 reference.

0478/12 Paper 1, variant 2

Question paper Mark scheme Practise this paper

Question map of 0478/12 May/June 2023
Q	Marks	Topic	Command words	AO mix
Q1= 2210	3	Hardware	Circle	AO1 3
Q2= 2210	10	Data Representation	State, Give, Complete, Convert	AO1 1 · AO2 7 · AO3 2
Q3= 2210	10	Data Representation	State, Describe, Give	AO1 8 · AO3 2
Q4= 2210	9	Data Transmission+ Hardware (4)	State, Describe, Give	AO1 5 · AO3 4
Q5= 2210	9	Software	Describe, Give, Tick	AO1 9
Q6= 2210	9	The Internet and Its Uses	Give, Complete	AO1 9
Q7= 2210	10	The Internet and Its Uses	State, Give, Draw	AO1 4 · AO2 6
Q8= 2210	5	Hardware	Describe, Tick	AO1 5
Q9= 2210	5	Automated and Emerging Technologies	Describe, Identify	AO1 5
Q10= 2210	5	Software	State, Describe, Give	AO1 5

Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 10 questions · 75 marks mapped. Questions marked “= 2210” were set word for word under 2210 too; the bank keeps them under the 2210 reference.

0478/13 Paper 1, variant 3

Question paper Mark scheme Practise this paper

Question map of 0478/13 May/June 2023
Q	Marks	Topic	Command words	AO mix
Q1	11	Data Representation	Give, Calculate, Convert, Show, Tick	AO1 1 · AO2 9 · AO3 1
Q2	16	Hardware	State, Describe, Explain, Identify, Give, Circle	AO1 16
Q3	5	Hardware	Complete	AO1 5
Q4	5	Software	State, Identify, Tick	AO1 3 · AO2 1 · AO3 1
Q5	4	Data Transmission	Complete	AO2 4
Q6	9	The Internet and Its Uses	Describe, Give	AO1 9
Q7	4	Automated and Emerging Technologies	Describe, Identify	AO1 4
Q8	5	The Internet and Its Uses	Complete	AO1 5
Q9	7	Hardware+ The Internet and Its Uses (1)	Describe, Identify, Give	AO1 7
Q10	4	Hardware	Explain	AO1 4
Q11	5	Software+ Hardware (1)	State, Describe, Give	AO1 5

Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 11 questions · 75 marks mapped.

Paper 2 — Algorithms, Programming and Logic

1h 45m · 75 marks · 50%

0478/21 Paper 2, variant 1

Question paper Mark scheme Practise this paper

Question map of 0478/21 May/June 2023
Q	Marks	Topic	Command words	AO mix
Q1= 2210	7	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving	Identify, Draw, Program	AO1 7
Q2= 2210	1	Programming	Tick	AO1 1
Q3= 2210	8	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving	Describe, Give	AO1 2 · AO3 6
Q4= 2210	4	Programming	Explain	AO1 4
Q5= 2210	8	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving+ Programming (4)	Describe, Identify	AO2 8
Q6= 2210	4	Programming	State, Give	AO3 4
Q7= 2210	7	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving	Describe, Identify, Complete	AO1 1 · AO2 6
Q8= 2210	5	Programming	Write	AO2 5
Q9= 2210	8	Boolean Logic	Complete, Draw, Consider	AO2 8
Q10= 2210	8	Databases	State, Give, Complete	AO1 4 · AO2 2 · AO3 2
Q11= 2210	15	Programming	Write	AO3 15

Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 11 questions · 75 marks mapped. Questions marked “= 2210” were set word for word under 2210 too; the bank keeps them under the 2210 reference.

0478/22 Paper 2, variant 2

Question paper Mark scheme Practise this paper

Question map of 0478/22 May/June 2023
Q	Marks	Topic	Command words	AO mix
Q1= 2210	1	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving	Tick	AO1 1
Q2= 2210	4	Boolean Logic	Draw	AO1 4
Q3= 2210	3	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving	Identify	AO1 3
Q4= 2210	7	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving+ Programming (3)	State, Describe, Write	AO1 4 · AO2 3
Q5= 2210	5	Programming	Circle	AO2 5
Q6= 2210	6	Programming	State, Give	AO1 6
Q7= 2210	10	Programming	Identify, Give, Write	AO2 10
Q8= 2210	4	Boolean Logic	Complete, Consider	AO2 4
Q9= 2210	7	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving	Describe, Complete	AO1 2 · AO2 5
Q10= 2210	6	Databases	Explain, Identify, Complete	AO1 6
Q11= 2210	7	Programming	Give, Write	AO2 7
Q12= 2210	15	Programming	Write	AO1 15

Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 12 questions · 75 marks mapped. Questions marked “= 2210” were set word for word under 2210 too; the bank keeps them under the 2210 reference.

0478/23 Paper 2, variant 3

Question paper Mark scheme Practise this paper

Question map of 0478/23 May/June 2023
Q	Marks	Topic	Command words	AO mix
Q1	1	Programming	Tick	AO1 1
Q2	4	Programming	Explain	AO1 4
Q3	3	Programming	Describe	AO1 3
Q4	6	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving	Explain, Give	AO1 4 · AO3 2
Q5	7	Programming+ Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving (4)	Write, Draw	AO1 4 · AO2 3
Q6	9	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving+ Programming (5)	Describe, Identify	AO1 4 · AO2 5
Q7	8	Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving	Describe, Complete	AO2 8
Q8	8	Boolean Logic	Complete, Draw, Consider	AO2 8
Q9	6	Programming	Write	AO2 6
Q10	8	Databases	State, Describe, Give, Complete, Name	AO1 6 · AO2 2
Q11	15	Programming	Write	AO3 15

Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 11 questions · 75 marks mapped.

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 1 225 marks over 3 variants

The Internet and Its Uses58 marks · 26% · trend
Hardware54 marks · 24% · trend
Data Representation46 marks · 20% · trend
Software31 marks · 14% · trend
Automated and Emerging Technologies21 marks · 9% · trend
Data Transmission15 marks · 7% · trend

Paper 2 225 marks over 3 variants

Programming116 marks · 52% · trend
Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving63 marks · 28% · trend
Boolean Logic24 marks · 11% · trend
Databases22 marks · 10% · 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.

All 0478 sessions Past Paper Finder O Level / IGCSE course Statometer Command words O Level 2210 sessions

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.