2210 May/June 2025 Past Papers — O Level Computer Science
O Level Computer Science — the May/June 2025 examination series: 4 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
4
2 papers × 2 variants
Questions mapped
34
285 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%
2210/11 Paper 1, variant 1
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 4 | Data Representation | State, Give, Tick | AO1 3 · AO3 1 |
| Q2 | 9 | Data Representation | Identify, Give, Convert | AO1 1 · AO2 6 · AO3 2 |
| Q3 | 4 | Data Representation | Complete | AO2 4 |
| Q4 | 12 | Data Transmission | Describe, Explain, Identify, Give, Tick | AO1 7 · AO3 5 |
| Q5 | 9 | Hardware | Explain, Identify, Complete | AO1 4 · AO2 5 |
| Q6 | 9 | Data Transmission | Give, Complete | AO1 8 · AO3 1 |
| Q7 | 11 | Hardware | Describe, Explain, Identify, Give | AO1 8 · AO3 3 |
| Q8 | 7 | Software+ Automated and Emerging Technologies (6) | State, Give | AO1 5 · AO3 2 |
| Q9 | 10 | The Internet and Its Uses+ Software (3) | State, Describe, Give | AO1 10 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 9 questions · 75 marks mapped.
2210/12 Paper 1, variant 2
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 13 | Data Representation | Explain, Give, Convert | AO1 1 · AO2 9 · AO3 3 |
| Q2 | 9 | Data Representation | State, Explain, Give, Tick | AO1 9 |
| Q3 | 22 | Software+ Data Transmission (7) | State, Describe, Explain, Identify, Give, Complete | AO1 15 · AO2 7 |
| Q4 | 8 | Hardware | Explain, Complete | AO1 6 · AO3 2 |
| Q5 | 23 | Automated and Emerging Technologies+ The Internet and Its Uses (13) | Describe, Explain, Give, Complete | AO1 11 · AO2 6 · AO3 6 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 5 questions · 75 marks mapped.
Paper 2 — Algorithms, Programming and Logic
1h 45m · 75 marks · 50%
2210/21 Paper 2, variant 1
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 1 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Tick | AO1 1 |
| Q2 | 7 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Identify, Draw, Name | AO1 7 |
| Q3 | 4 | Programming | Rewrite | AO2 4 |
| Q4 | 8 | Programming+ Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving (3) | Explain, Write | AO2 8 |
| Q5 | 4 | Programming | State, Give | AO1 4 |
| Q6 | 6 | Programming | Identify, Give | AO1 2 · AO2 4 |
| Q7 | 8 | Boolean Logic | Complete, Draw, Consider | AO2 8 |
| Q8 | 7 | Databases | State, Identify, Write, Complete | AO1 1 · AO2 5 · AO3 1 |
| Q9 | 8 | Programming | Write | AO2 8 |
| Q10 | 7 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Explain, Complete | AO2 7 |
| Q11 | 15 | Programming | Write | AO3 15 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 11 questions · 75 marks mapped.
2210/22 Paper 2, variant 2
| Q | Marks | Topic | Command words | AO mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 1 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Tick | AO2 1 |
| Q2 | 3 | Programming | Draw | AO1 3 |
| Q3 | 4 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving | Suggest | AO2 4 |
| Q4 | 7 | Programming | State, Write | AO2 6 · AO3 1 |
| Q5 | 11 | Programming | Explain, Identify, Write | AO1 4 · AO2 7 |
| Q6 | 10 | Programming | State, Explain, Complete | AO1 3 · AO2 7 |
| Q7 | 10 | Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving+ Programming (5) | Explain, Complete | AO2 10 |
| Q8 | 8 | Boolean Logic+ Programming (4) | Write, Complete, Draw, Consider | AO2 8 |
| Q9 | 6 | Databases | Complete, Name | AO1 4 · AO2 2 |
Q links open the question with its mark scheme. 9 questions · 60 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 Representation39 marks · 26% · trend
- Data Transmission28 marks · 19% · trend
- The Internet and Its Uses20 marks · 13% · trend
- Automated and Emerging Technologies16 marks · 10% · trend
Paper 2 135 marks over 2 variants
- Programming83 marks · 61% · trend
- Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving28 marks · 20% · trend
- Boolean Logic12 marks · 9% · 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.