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Eduqas A Level Computer Science past papers
18 Eduqas A Level Computer Science papers from 2017 to 2025, 18 with a mark scheme. Every link opens the document on Eduqas's own website; we list them in one place and show which topics each series tested.
Which topics come up most
The topics that have carried the most marks across the Eduqas A Level Computer Science papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Types of Software and Development Methodologies | 31 | 242 | 14 of 15 |
| Databases, SQL and Normalisation | 19 | 167 | 8 of 15 |
| Data Representation and Theory of Computation | 18 | 154 | 13 of 15 |
| Legal, Moral, Cultural and Ethical Issues | 12 | 121 | 8 of 15 |
| Algorithms: Complexity, Searching and Sorting | 13 | 117 | 8 of 15 |
| Structure and Function of the Processor | 16 | 111 | 8 of 15 |
| Problem Solving and Programming | 16 | 110 | 7 of 15 |
| Networking and the Internet | 14 | 110 | 8 of 15 |
| Boolean Algebra, Logic Gates and Karnaugh Maps | 13 | 107 | 7 of 15 |
| Data Structures and Their Operations | 10 | 86 | 7 of 15 |
| Computer Architecture, Assembly and the LMC | 11 | 82 | 9 of 15 |
| Databases and SQL | 4 | 39 | 3 of 15 |
| Exchanging Data: Databases, Networks and Web Technologies | 4 | 31 | 2 of 15 |
| Programming Paradigms and OOP | 3 | 26 | 3 of 15 |
| Advanced Algorithms: Searching, Sorting and Path-Finding | 3 | 21 | 3 of 15 |
Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 15 papers. A question that tests two topics counts towards both, so the marks column ranks topics rather than adding up to a paper total. Showing the top 15 of 19 topics.
All Eduqas A Level Computer Science papers by year
Summer 2025
| Paper | Official documents (Eduqas) |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Programming and System Development | Question paperMark scheme |
| Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2024
| Paper | Official documents (Eduqas) |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Programming and System Development | Question paperMark scheme |
| Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2023
| Paper | Official documents (Eduqas) |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Programming and System Development | Question paperMark scheme |
| Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2022
| Paper | Official documents (Eduqas) |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Programming and System Development | Question paperMark scheme |
| Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications | Question paperMark scheme |
Autumn 2021
| Paper | Official documents (Eduqas) |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Programming and System Development | Question paperMark scheme |
| Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications | Question paperMark scheme |
Autumn 2020
| Paper | Official documents (Eduqas) |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Programming and System Development | Question paperMark scheme |
| Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2019
| Paper | Official documents (Eduqas) |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Programming and System Development | Question paperMark scheme |
| Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2018
| Paper | Official documents (Eduqas) |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Programming and System Development | Question paperMark scheme |
| Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2017
| Paper | Official documents (Eduqas) |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Programming and System Development | Question paperMark scheme |
| Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications | Question paperMark scheme |
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