Brainlag PlusHow the real AQA GCSE Computer Science (8525) papers are set out, how these mocks work, and how to use your results.
The real papers
AQA sets two written papers, each worth 90 marks and half the GCSE.
Paper 1, Computational thinking and programming skills (2 hours), covers algorithms and programming, and includes questions where you write and correct code. Paper 2, Computing concepts (1 hour 45 minutes), covers data representation, computer systems, networks, cyber security, relational databases and SQL, and the ethical, legal and environmental impacts.
The rest of this lesson and its 3 practice questions are in Plus.
Screen 1 of 2, free to read.
- 3 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards