How many marks is the Computer Science paper and how long is it?

The paper is 80 marks, sat over 90 minutes. By the blueprint's own weighting, short-answer questions account for 80 of 80 marks (100%).

What question types appear in Computer Science?

You’ll practise short-answer questions, matching the real paper’s mix.

United Kingdom · Secondary (Year 10–11, age 14–16)

GCSE Computer Science Predicted Question Paper

The Computer Science paper in the GCSE is structured for 90 minutes for 80 marks across 1 section: Structured Questions (80 marks). A predicted paper mirrors this exact shape so practising it feels like sitting the real exam.

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Exam intelligence dashboard

= model estimate

Blueprint match90%Strong structure match
Total marks80marks
Duration90 min~3.6 min/question
Questions modelled251 section
Syllabus topics9analysed
Est. topic coverage9/9~95% per topic
Prediction for2026Board / public exam
Built withGoogle AIintel-1.0

Figures marked ● are model estimates derived from the exam’s published blueprint and syllabus — not measured historical frequencies. How this is built.

Paper blueprint

Section	Type	Questions	Marks
Structured Questions	Short-answer questions	25 · 1-6 each	80
Total · 90 min			80

Question-type distribution

By the blueprint's own weighting, short-answer questions account for 80 of 80 marks (100%).

Short-answer questions80 marks · 100%

Frequently assessed Computer Science topics

The GCSE Computer Science syllabus spans 9 core areas — including Systems architecture, Memory and storage, Networks and network security and Systems software — and a predicted paper draws questions across them in line with how the real paper is weighted.

Systems architecture
Memory and storage
Networks and network security
Systems software
Data representation (binary, images, sound)
Algorithms
Programming fundamentals
Boolean logic
Impacts of digital technology

Your AI study plan

Model estimate

A suggested strategy built from the blueprint weighting and syllabus order — adapt it to your own strengths.

Priority chapters

1.Systems architecture
2.Memory and storage
3.Networks and network security
4.Systems software
5.Data representation (binary, images, sound)
6.Algorithms

Suggested time & order

Plan roughly 25 hours across the syllabus.

Practice in this order

1.Structured Questions — 80 marks

Last-minute revision checklist

Nail the Structured Questions section — it is worth the most (80 marks).
Re-read your notes on the foundational topics: Systems architecture, Memory and storage, Networks and network security.
Practise to ~3.6 min/question so timing feels automatic.

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How the prediction is made

Each predicted paper is assembled from two real inputs: the exam’s published paper structure — its sections, marks, question types and timing — and the official syllabus topic list. Questions are written slot-by-slot to match that blueprint and to read in the exam’s own style, then checked so every multiple-choice item is well-formed and the marks add up. This is structured, exam-style revision material — not a forecast of the exact questions, and it never uses leaked or copyrighted past papers.

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Frequently asked questions

How is the GCSE Computer Science paper structured?: The Computer Science paper in the GCSE is structured for 90 minutes for 80 marks across 1 section: Structured Questions (80 marks). A predicted paper mirrors this exact shape so practising it feels like sitting the real exam.
How many marks is the Computer Science paper and how long is it?: The paper is 80 marks, sat over 90 minutes. By the blueprint's own weighting, short-answer questions account for 80 of 80 marks (100%).
What question types appear in Computer Science?: You’ll practise short-answer questions, matching the real paper’s mix.
Are these the real exam questions?: MCQForge is an independent study tool. Predicted GCSE papers are original practice material — they are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced from the examining authority, do not reproduce real or leaked questions, and make no guarantee about which questions will appear in any sitting.

MCQForge is an independent study tool. Predicted GCSE papers are original practice material — they are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced from the examining authority, do not reproduce real or leaked questions, and make no guarantee about which questions will appear in any sitting.