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% Of exams is the share of exam series a topic came up in. 100% means it came up at least once in every series, not on every paper.

questions per topic in each exam series, and the share of exam series each topic came up in
TopicJun2017June 2017Jun2018June 2018Jun2019June 2019Nov2020November 2020Nov2021November 2021Jun2022June 2022Jun2023June 2023Jun2024June 2024Jun2025June 2025% OfexamsShare of exam series

The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices

Structure and function of the processorStructure and function of the processor, November 2020: noneStructure and function of the processor, June 2023: none78%Structure and function of the processor: comes up in 7 of 9 exam series, on 9 of 18 papers · 2.9% of all marks (73 of 2,520)
Types of processorTypes of processor, November 2020: noneTypes of processor, June 2024: none78%Types of processor: comes up in 7 of 9 exam series, on 7 of 18 papers · 1.3% of all marks (33 of 2,520)
Input, output and storageInput, output and storage, November 2020: noneInput, output and storage, June 2022: none78%Input, output and storage: comes up in 7 of 9 exam series, on 7 of 18 papers · 1.9% of all marks (47 of 2,520)

Software and software development

Systems SoftwareSystems Software, November 2021: none89%Systems Software: comes up in 8 of 9 exam series, on 8 of 18 papers · 3.9% of all marks (98 of 2,520)
Applications GenerationApplications Generation, November 2021: none89%Applications Generation: comes up in 8 of 9 exam series, on 8 of 18 papers · 3.3% of all marks (82 of 2,520)
Software DevelopmentSoftware Development, June 2018: noneSoftware Development, November 2020: noneSoftware Development, November 2021: noneSoftware Development, June 2023: noneSoftware Development, June 2024: noneSoftware Development, June 2025: none33%Software Development: comes up in 3 of 9 exam series, on 3 of 18 papers · 0.7% of all marks (17 of 2,520)
Types of Programming Language100%Types of Programming Language: comes up in 9 of 9 exam series, on 18 of 18 papers · 12% of all marks (290 of 2,520)

Exchanging data

Compression, Encryption and HashingCompression, Encryption and Hashing, November 2021: none89%Compression, Encryption and Hashing: comes up in 8 of 9 exam series, on 8 of 18 papers · 2.6% of all marks (66 of 2,520)
Databases100%Databases: comes up in 9 of 9 exam series, on 10 of 18 papers · 4.2% of all marks (107 of 2,520)
NetworksNetworks, November 2021: none89%Networks: comes up in 8 of 9 exam series, on 8 of 18 papers · 2.5% of all marks (64 of 2,520)
Web TechnologiesWeb Technologies, November 2020: noneWeb Technologies, June 2022: noneWeb Technologies, June 2025: none67%Web Technologies: comes up in 6 of 9 exam series, on 6 of 18 papers · 3.0% of all marks (76 of 2,520)

Data types, data structures and algorithms

Data Types100%Data Types: comes up in 9 of 9 exam series, on 11 of 18 papers · 5.4% of all marks (135 of 2,520)
Data Structures100%Data Structures: comes up in 9 of 9 exam series, on 15 of 18 papers · 15% of all marks (375 of 2,520)
Boolean AlgebraBoolean Algebra, June 2022: none89%Boolean Algebra: comes up in 8 of 9 exam series, on 8 of 18 papers · 3.3% of all marks (83 of 2,520)

Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues

Computing related legislationComputing related legislation, June 2017: noneComputing related legislation, June 2019: none78%Computing related legislation: comes up in 7 of 9 exam series, on 7 of 9 papers that cover it · 2.5% of all marks (64 of 2,520)
Moral and ethical IssuesMoral and ethical Issues, November 2021: none89%Moral and ethical Issues: comes up in 8 of 9 exam series, on 8 of 9 papers that cover it · 2.2% of all marks (56 of 2,520)

Elements of computational thinking

Thinking abstractlyThinking abstractly, June 2025: none89%Thinking abstractly: comes up in 8 of 9 exam series, on 8 of 9 papers that cover it · 1.6% of all marks (41 of 2,520)
Thinking ahead100%Thinking ahead: comes up in 9 of 9 exam series, on 9 of 9 papers that cover it · 1.7% of all marks (42 of 2,520)
Thinking procedurallyThinking procedurally, June 2018: noneThinking procedurally, November 2020: noneThinking procedurally, June 2024: noneThinking procedurally, June 2025: none56%Thinking procedurally: comes up in 5 of 9 exam series, on 5 of 9 papers that cover it · 0.8% of all marks (21 of 2,520)
Thinking logicallyThinking logically, June 2017: noneThinking logically, June 2018: noneThinking logically, November 2020: noneThinking logically, June 2023: noneThinking logically, June 2025: none44%Thinking logically: comes up in 4 of 9 exam series, on 4 of 9 papers that cover it · 0.3% of all marks (8 of 2,520)
Thinking concurrentlyThinking concurrently, June 2019: noneThinking concurrently, June 2022: noneThinking concurrently, June 2024: noneThinking concurrently, June 2025: none56%Thinking concurrently: comes up in 5 of 9 exam series, on 5 of 9 papers that cover it · 1.4% of all marks (36 of 2,520)

Problem solving and programming

Programming techniques100%Programming techniques: comes up in 9 of 9 exam series, on 17 of 18 papers · 15% of all marks (376 of 2,520)
Computational methods100%Computational methods: comes up in 9 of 9 exam series, on 9 of 18 papers · 4.1% of all marks (104 of 2,520)

Algorithms

Algorithms100%Algorithms: comes up in 9 of 9 exam series, on 9 of 9 papers that cover it · 12% of all marks (293 of 2,520)