0478 Feb/March 2024 Past Papers — IGCSE Computer Science
IGCSE Computer Science — the Feb/March 2024 examination series: 2 question papers with their mark schemes 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
19
150 marks
Examiner report
—
not published for this series
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 8 | Data Representation | Explain, Give, Tick | AO1 5 · AO3 3 |
| Q2 | 13 | Hardware | State, Describe, Explain, Identify, Suggest | AO1 9 · AO2 4 |
| Q3 | 10 | Software | State, Explain, Identify, Complete | AO1 7 · AO2 3 |
| Q4 | 5 | The Internet and Its Uses | Draw | AO2 5 |
| Q5 | 4 | The Internet and Its Uses | Complete | AO2 4 |
| Q6 | 20 | Automated and Emerging Technologies+ Data Transmission (6) | Describe, Explain, Identify, Give, Complete | AO1 13 · AO2 3 · AO3 4 |
| Q7 | 8 | Data Transmission | State, Describe, Identify, Give | AO1 6 · AO2 2 |
| Q8 | 7 | Data Representation | State, Give, Convert, Show | AO1 2 · AO2 4 · AO3 1 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 8 questions · 75 marks mapped.
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 | 1 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Tick | AO1 1 |
| Q2 | 8 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Identify, Draw | AO1 4 · AO2 4 |
| Q3 | 8 | Programming | Write | AO2 8 |
| Q4 | 3 | Programming | Identify | AO1 3 |
| Q5 | 10 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving+ Programming (7) | Describe, Identify, Write | AO2 10 |
| Q6 | 4 | Programming | Describe | AO1 4 |
| Q7 | 8 | Boolean Logic | Complete, Draw, Consider | AO2 8 |
| Q8 | 4 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Complete | AO2 4 |
| Q9 | 8 | Databases | State, Give, Complete | AO1 7 · AO3 1 |
| Q10 | 6 | Programming | Explain | AO2 6 |
| 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 75 marks over 1 variant
- Data Representation15 marks · 20% · trend
- Automated and Emerging Technologies14 marks · 19% · trend
- Data Transmission14 marks · 19% · trend
- The Internet and Its Uses9 marks · 12% · trend
Paper 2 75 marks over 1 variant
- Programming43 marks · 57% · trend
- Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving17 marks · 22% · trend
- Boolean Logic8 marks · 11% · 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.