Sciences
Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science
Syllabus topics
31 topics and subtopics in the 2026-2028 syllabus, examined from 1 Jan 2026.
About this syllabus
Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science has two halves. Computer systems (topics 1-6): data representation, data transmission, hardware, software, the internet and its uses, and automated and emerging technologies. Algorithms, programming and logic (topics 7-10): algorithm design and problem-solving, programming in pseudocode, databases and SQL, and Boolean logic. Learners are expected to write, run, test and debug their own programs.
How you are assessed
Two compulsory written papers, each 1 hour 45 minutes, 75 marks and 50%, no calculators: Paper 1 Computer Systems (topics 1-6) and Paper 2 Algorithms, Programming and Logic (topics 7-10), which ends with a 15-mark scenario question answered in pseudocode, Python, Visual Basic or Java.
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