2210 Oct/Nov 2016 Past Papers — O Level Computer Science
O Level Computer Science — the Oct/Nov 2016 examination series: 4 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
4
2 papers × 2 variants
Questions mapped
32
240 marks
Examiner report
Yes
per-question comments
Grade thresholds
Yes
marks needed for each grade
Paper 1 — Computer Systems
1h 45m · 75 marks · 50%
2210/12 Paper 1, variant 2
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 7 | Software | Give, Tick | AO2 7 |
| Q2 | 4 | Software | State | AO1 4 |
| Q3 | 7 | Data Transmission+ Hardware (3) | Explain, Identify, Give | AO1 4 · AO3 3 |
| Q4 | 3 | Data Transmission | Explain, Circle | AO1 2 · AO2 1 |
| Q5 | 7 | Data Representation | State, Describe, Write, Show | AO1 3 · AO2 4 |
| Q6 | 4 | Software+ Hardware (2) | Draw | AO1 4 |
| Q7 | 14 | Boolean Logic | Complete, Draw | AO1 6 · AO2 8 |
| Q8 | 4 | Data Representation | Identify | AO1 4 |
| Q9 | 6 | The Internet and Its Uses | Explain, Name | AO1 6 |
| Q10 | 6 | The Internet and Its Uses | State, Describe | AO1 6 |
| Q11 | 9 | Data Representation+ Automated and Emerging Technologies (6) | Describe, Identify, Show | AO1 6 · AO2 3 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 11 questions · 71 marks mapped of 75 — questions that lean on pre-release material, or that the bank could not slice cleanly, are left out.
2210/13 Paper 1, variant 3
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 3 | Hardware | Name | AO1 3 |
| Q2 | 5 | The Internet and Its Uses | Name, Program | AO2 5 |
| Q3 | 5 | Data Transmission | Draw | AO1 5 |
| Q4 | 10 | The Internet and Its Uses+ Hardware (6) | State, Describe, Explain, Give | AO1 4 · AO3 6 |
| Q5 | 16 | Boolean Logic | Identify, Give, Complete, Draw, Calculate | AO1 3 · AO2 11 · AO3 2 |
| Q6 | 4 | Software | State | AO3 4 |
| Q7 | 4 | Hardware | Give | AO3 4 |
| Q8 | 4 | Software | Draw | AO1 4 |
| Q9 | 6 | Automated and Emerging Technologies | Describe | AO1 6 |
| Q10 | 12 | Data Representation | State, Calculate, Convert, Show, Name | AO1 4 · AO2 8 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 10 questions · 69 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%
2210/22 Paper 2, variant 2
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Programming+ Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving (7) | Explain, Write, Name | AO1 12 · AO2 5 · AO3 3 |
| Q2 | 8 | Programming | Answer | AO2 8 |
| Q3 | 4 | Programming | Complete, Trace | AO2 4 |
| Q4 | 6 | Programming | Explain | AO3 6 |
| Q5 | 12 | Databases | State, Give, Complete, Show | AO1 1 · AO2 8 · AO3 3 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 5 questions · 50 marks mapped of 75 — questions that lean on pre-release material, or that the bank could not slice cleanly, are left out.
2210/23 Paper 2, variant 3
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Programming | Explain, Write, Name | AO1 10 · AO2 10 |
| Q2 | 8 | Programming+ Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving (2) | Answer | AO1 4 · AO2 4 |
| Q3 | 5 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Complete | AO2 5 |
| Q4 | 3 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Draw | AO1 3 |
| Q5 | 6 | Programming | Explain | AO3 6 |
| Q6 | 8 | Databases | State, Explain, Give, Show | AO2 4 · AO3 4 |
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 1 140 marks over 2 variants
- Boolean Logic30 marks · 21% · trend
- Data Representation26 marks · 19% · trend
- The Internet and Its Uses21 marks · 15% · trend
- Data Transmission12 marks · 9% · trend
- Automated and Emerging Technologies12 marks · 9% · trend
Paper 2 100 marks over 2 variants
- Programming63 marks · 63% · trend
- Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving17 marks · 17% · 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.
- Explain 9
- State 8
- Give 7
- Draw 6
- Name 6
- Complete 5
- Describe 5
- Show (that) 5
- Identify 4
- Write 3
- Answer 2
- Calculate 2
- Circle 1
- Convert 1
- Program 1
- Tick 1
- Trace 1
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.