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Computer Science 9618 · Algorithm Design and Problem-solving. Algorithms as defined steps; identifier tables; input, process and output; sequence, selection and iteration; structured English, flowcharts and pseudocode; stepwise refinement and logic statements.

It came up in 30 of 104 papers, for about 7 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Programming Basics, Data Types and Records, Constructs, Program Testing and Maintenance.

45 questions, newest first

  1. 9618/21/O/N/25 Question 2 · 5 marks
  2. 9618/22/O/N/25 Question 2 · 5 marks
  3. 9618/21/M/J/25 Question 1 part (b) · 5 marks
  4. 9618/22/M/J/25 Question 2 part (a) · 2 marks
  5. 9618/22/M/J/25 Question 4 · 6 marks
  6. 9618/22/O/N/24 Question 6 part (b) · 2 marks
  7. 9618/21/M/J/24 Question 2 part (a) · 5 marks
  8. 9618/21/M/J/24 Question 7 part (a(iii)) · 2 marks
  9. 9618/22/M/J/24 Question 1 parts (a) (c) · 6 marks
  10. 9618/22/M/J/24 Question 2 part (a) · 5 marks
  11. 9618/23/M/J/24 Question 2 part (a) · 5 marks
  12. 9618/23/M/J/24 Question 3 part (b) · 5 marks
  13. 9618/21/O/N/23 Question 2 part (a) · 5 marks
  14. 9618/22/O/N/23 Question 2 part (a) · 5 marks
  15. 9618/21/M/J/23 Question 2 part (a) · 4 marks
  16. 9618/21/M/J/23 Question 3 part (b) · 5 marks
  17. 9618/23/M/J/23 Question 1 part (d) · 4 marks
  18. 9618/23/M/J/23 Question 7 part (a(iii)) · 2 marks
  19. 9618/23/M/J/23 Question 8 part (c(i)) · 2 marks
  20. 9618/23/O/N/22 Question 3 · 5 marks
  21. 9618/21/M/J/22 Question 1 part (a) · 1 mark
  22. 9618/21/M/J/22 Question 7 part (b) · 4 marks
  23. 9618/22/M/J/22 Question 1 part (c) · 2 marks
  24. 9618/22/M/J/22 Question 2 · 4 marks
  25. 9618/22/M/J/22 Question 8 part (c) · 6 marks
  26. 9618/21/M/J/21 Question 1 part (a) · 4 marks
  27. 9618/21/M/J/21 Question 2 part (c) · 6 marks
  28. 9618/22/M/J/21 Question 1 part (b) · 3 marks
  29. 9618/22/M/J/21 Question 4 · 6 marks
  30. 9618/23/M/J/21 Question 2 part (c) · 6 marks
  31. 9608/21/M/J/20 Question 1 parts (a) (c) · 5 marks
  32. 9608/22/M/J/20 Question 1 part (a) · 3 marks
  33. 9608/23/M/J/20 Question 3 part (a) · 5 marks
  34. 9608/21/O/N/19 Question 1 part (a(ii)) · 5 marks
  35. 9608/21/O/N/19 Question 4 part (a) · 4 marks
  36. 9608/22/M/J/19 Question 1 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 7 marks
  37. 9608/23/M/J/19 Question 1 part (a) · 6 marks
  38. 9608/21/M/J/18 Question 3 · 8 marks
  39. 9608/21/M/J/17 Question 1 part (a) · 7 marks
  40. 9608/21/M/J/17 Question 2 part (b) · 5 marks
  41. 9608/22/M/J/17 Question 1 part (a) · 6 marks
  42. 9608/22/M/J/17 Question 2 parts (a) (b) · 7 marks
  43. 9608/23/M/J/17 Question 1 part (a) · 7 marks
  44. 9608/21/O/N/16 Question 1 part (a) · 6 marks
  45. 9608/23/O/N/16 Question 1 part (a) · 6 marks

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