2210 Oct/Nov 2018 Past Papers — O Level Computer Science
O Level Computer Science — the Oct/Nov 2018 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
35
250 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 | 11 | Data Representation | State, Give, Convert | AO1 3 · AO2 6 · AO3 2 |
| Q2 | 6 | Hardware | Explain, Tick, Circle | AO1 3 · AO2 3 |
| Q3 | 5 | Automated and Emerging Technologies+ Boolean Logic (3) | Draw | AO2 5 |
| Q4 | 7 | The Internet and Its Uses | Explain, Identify | AO1 7 |
| Q5 | 8 | Hardware | Identify, Complete | AO1 8 |
| Q6 | 9 | Software | State, Explain, Tick | AO1 2 · AO2 7 |
| Q7 | 5 | The Internet and Its Uses | Draw | AO1 5 |
| Q8 | 4 | Software | Describe | AO1 4 |
| Q9 | 15 | Data Transmission | Describe, Identify | AO1 15 |
| Q10 | 5 | Automated and Emerging Technologies | Explain | AO1 5 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 10 questions · 75 marks mapped.
2210/13 Paper 1, variant 3
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 5 | Hardware | Draw | AO1 5 |
| Q2 | 5 | Data Transmission | State, Explain, Write | AO1 3 · AO2 2 |
| Q3 | 6 | Automated and Emerging Technologies | Describe | AO1 6 |
| Q4 | 5 | Data Representation | Explain, Complete | AO2 3 · AO3 2 |
| Q5 | 5 | Data Transmission | Describe, Give | AO1 5 |
| Q6 | 6 | The Internet and Its Uses | Describe | AO1 6 |
| Q7 | 10 | Software+ Data Representation (5) | State, Explain | AO1 6 · AO3 4 |
| Q8 | 5 | The Internet and Its Uses | State, Explain | AO1 5 |
| Q9 | 4 | Hardware | Describe | AO1 4 |
| Q10 | 10 | Boolean Logic | Complete, Draw | AO2 10 |
| Q11 | 4 | Hardware | Describe | AO1 4 |
| Q12 | 4 | Programming | Explain | AO1 4 |
| Q13 | 6 | Hardware+ Data Representation (2) | State | AO1 6 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 13 questions · 75 marks mapped.
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 | State, Describe, Explain, Give, Write | AO1 16 · AO2 4 |
| Q2 | 9 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving+ Programming (5) | Give, Write | AO2 5 · AO3 4 |
| Q3 | 3 | Programming | Draw | AO1 3 |
| Q4 | 4 | Programming | Explain | AO2 4 |
| Q5 | 7 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving+ Programming (3) | Identify, Complete | AO1 7 |
| Q6 | 7 | Databases | Identify, Complete, Show | AO2 7 |
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.
2210/23 Paper 2, variant 3
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Programming+ Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving (9) | State, Describe, Explain, Write | AO1 16 · AO2 4 |
| Q2 | 4 | Programming | Describe | AO1 4 |
| Q3 | 3 | Programming | Give | AO1 3 |
| Q4 | 4 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving+ Programming (2) | State | AO2 4 |
| Q5 | 6 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Complete | AO2 6 |
| Q6 | 13 | Databases | State, Explain, Complete, Show | AO1 2 · AO2 11 |
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 1 150 marks over 2 variants
- Data Transmission25 marks · 17% · trend
- Data Representation23 marks · 15% · trend
- The Internet and Its Uses23 marks · 15% · trend
- Automated and Emerging Technologies14 marks · 9% · trend
- Boolean Logic13 marks · 8% · trend
- Programming4 marks · 3% · trend
Paper 2 100 marks over 2 variants
- Programming55 marks · 55% · trend
- Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving26 marks · 26% · 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.