ALEVELCOMPUTERSCIENCE7517/1PAPER1MARKSCHEME
A-level
COMPUTERSCIENC
E 7517/1
Paper1
Markscheme
June2020
Version:1.0Final
,*206A7517/1/MS*
,
, MARKSCHEME–A-LEVELCOMPUTERSCIENCE– 7517/1–
JUNE2020
Mark schemesarepreparedbytheLeadAssessmentWriterandconsidered, together withthe
relevantquestions,byapanelofsubjectteachers.Thismarkschemeincludesanyamendmentsmadeat
thestandardisationeventswhichallassociatesparticipateinandistheschemewhichwasusedbythem
inthisexamination.Thestandardisationprocessensuresthatthemarkschemecoversthestudents’
responsestoquestionsandthat everyassociateunderstandsandappliesitin thesamecorrectway.
Aspreparationforstandardisationeachassociateanalysesanumberofstudents’scripts.Alternativea
nswers
notalreadycoveredbythemarkschemearediscussedandlegislatedfor.If,afterthestandardisation
process,associatesencounterunusualanswerswhichhavenotbeenraisedtheyarerequiredtorefert
heseto the Lead Examiner.
Itmustbestressedthatamarkschemeisaworkingdocument,inmanycasesfurtherdevelopedand
expandedonthebasisof
students’reactionstoaparticularpaper.Assumptionsaboutfuturemark
schemesonthebasisofoneyear’sdocumentshouldbeavoided;whilsttheguidingprinciplesof
assessmentremain constant,detailswillchange,dependingonthecontentofaparticular
examinationpaper.
Furthercopiesofthismark schemeareavailablefromaqa.org.uk
Copyrightinformation
AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this
booklet for their owninternaluse,withthefollowing importantexception:AQAcannotgive permissionto schools/collegestophotocopy any
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A-level
COMPUTERSCIENC
E 7517/1
Paper1
Markscheme
June2020
Version:1.0Final
,*206A7517/1/MS*
,
, MARKSCHEME–A-LEVELCOMPUTERSCIENCE– 7517/1–
JUNE2020
Mark schemesarepreparedbytheLeadAssessmentWriterandconsidered, together withthe
relevantquestions,byapanelofsubjectteachers.Thismarkschemeincludesanyamendmentsmadeat
thestandardisationeventswhichallassociatesparticipateinandistheschemewhichwasusedbythem
inthisexamination.Thestandardisationprocessensuresthatthemarkschemecoversthestudents’
responsestoquestionsandthat everyassociateunderstandsandappliesitin thesamecorrectway.
Aspreparationforstandardisationeachassociateanalysesanumberofstudents’scripts.Alternativea
nswers
notalreadycoveredbythemarkschemearediscussedandlegislatedfor.If,afterthestandardisation
process,associatesencounterunusualanswerswhichhavenotbeenraisedtheyarerequiredtorefert
heseto the Lead Examiner.
Itmustbestressedthatamarkschemeisaworkingdocument,inmanycasesfurtherdevelopedand
expandedonthebasisof
students’reactionstoaparticularpaper.Assumptionsaboutfuturemark
schemesonthebasisofoneyear’sdocumentshouldbeavoided;whilsttheguidingprinciplesof
assessmentremain constant,detailswillchange,dependingonthecontentofaparticular
examinationpaper.
Furthercopiesofthismark schemeareavailablefromaqa.org.uk
Copyrightinformation
AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this
booklet for their owninternaluse,withthefollowing importantexception:AQAcannotgive permissionto schools/collegestophotocopy any
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