Difference between revisions of "AQA - Comp Sci - A Level - Paper 1"
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Revision as of 12:05, 14 December 2016
Exam Files
- File:Teachers Notes, A-level Paper 1, 2017 (v1.0).pdf
- File:Preliminary Material, A-level Paper 1, 2017 (v1.0).pdf
- File:2017 (C ) Electronic Answer Document (EAD) 7517-1A (v1.0).docx
- CSharp Skeleton Code
Getting started
You cannot use a calculator for this unit. You could however do the calculations in a small program within your IDE, for example:
1 Console.WriteLine((3/9)*100);
2 Console.ReadLine();
1 ...
The question paper is divided into four sections and a recommendation is given to candidates as to how long to spend on each section. Below are the recommended timings for the 2017 examination.
Section A
You are advised to spend no more than 45 minutes on this section. Questions will examine the specification content not specific to the Preliminary Material.
Section B
You are advised to spend no more than 20 minutes on this section. You will be asked to create a new program not related to the Preliminary Material or Skeleton Program.
Section C
You are advised to spend no more than 15 minutes on this section. Questions will refer to the Preliminary Material and the Skeleton Program, but will not require programming.
Section D
You are advised to spend no more than 70 minutes on this section. Questions will use the Skeleton Program and the Preliminary Material.