Information Technology 9626/12 February/March 2026: question paper and mark scheme

Cambridge AS & A Level Information Technology (9626), Paper 1 Theory, February/March 2026. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.

9626_m26_qp_129626_m26_ms_129626/12/F/M/26

Mark my answers with AI Read the paper and scheme

Paper: Paper 1 Theory
Total marks: 70
Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Code on the paper: 9626/12/F/M/26

9626_m26_ms_12.pdf

9626/12 mark scheme, question by question

Each question as it's printed, and the mark scheme's points for it, as text. Diagrams, tables and graphs are in the PDFs above.

Question 10

Question

In the question paper above.

Mark scheme

10(b)(i) TWO marks available: 2 First mark for identifying a suitable validation rule/test (1st) Second mark for a description of that test (1) • Range (1st) – to check value is BETWEEN two figures (1) • Type – to check data is in numeric/currency • Format check – to check entered as (e.g.) $3.14//description of • Lookup check – to check against a list of values • Limit check – to check that is not below//above a certain figure • Character check – to check that is a decimal/real Trace ID: PC-619A44DAC1 Re-uploading, mirroring or re-hosting this file on any other website or domain is unauthorised and traceable. Licensed for hosting on papacambridge.com only. PapaCambridge Downloaded from PapaCambridge - https://papacambridge.com/ 10(b)(ii) TWO marks available: 2 First mark for identifying a suitable validation test (1st) Second mark for a description of that test (1) • Range – to check value is BETWEEN two figures • Type – to check data is in numeric/date • Format check – to check entered as (e.g.) dd/mm/yyyy • Limit check – to check that is not below/above a certain figure • Character check – to check that is an integer 10(c) THREE marks available: 3 • Age is based on the calculation between date of birth and today (1) • Age constantly increases with time//age changes every year (1) • A calculated field allows for a changing/dynamic figure (1) • The result shown//age is constantly accurate (1st) Reduced chance of human error resulting in the wrong number being stored (1) Trace ID: PC-619A44DAC1 Re-uploading, mirroring or re-hosting this file on any other website or domain is unauthorised and traceable. Licensed for hosting on papacambridge.com only. PapaCambridge Downloaded from PapaCambridge - https://papacambridge.com/

Checked your answers against these? Let AI mark the whole paper, on your own working.

Mark my 9626/12

How this paper is marked

Examiners follow the generic marking principles at the front of the scheme, then each question's points: method (M), accuracy (A) and independent (B) marks, error carried forward where the scheme allows it, and positive marking, so you're credited for what you got right.

Check your answers against it

Done this paper? Upload your script and CIE Buddy's AI marker marks it question by question against this exact scheme, puts the ticks on your own working and says what each lost mark needed.

9626/12 in other series

Find another Information Technology paper

Every AS & A Level Information Technology mark scheme

Question papers and mark schemes © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. CIE Buddy is independent and not connected to Cambridge.

9626/12 questions

Where can I find the 9626/12 February/March 2026 mark scheme?

On this page, free: the mark scheme for AS & A Level Information Technology 9626/12, February/March 2026 (9626_m26_ms_12), and the question paper (9626_m26_qp_12), to read or download, with each question's marking points written out underneath.

How many marks is 9626/12 out of?

Information Technology 9626/12 for February/March 2026 is out of 70 marks, with 1 hour 45 minutes to answer it.

Can I get my 9626/12 answers marked?

Yes. Upload your answers to 9626/12/F/M/26 as a PDF or photos, and CIE Buddy marks every question against this paper's official mark scheme, using Cambridge's marking rules. You get your score, each lost mark explained on your own script, and the topics to revise. It's a guide, not an official Cambridge grade.