How computers, networks, databases and machine learning work, and how to solve problems with computational thinking and programming in Python or Java.
8 topics and 25 subtopics, first assessment 2027. HL is everything here; 7 parts marked HL only are left out at SL.
Counts beside each line are what is published for it today.
2 exams, 2 h 30 min in total, internal assessment 30% of the grade.
| Component | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper 1No calculator 1 h 15 min · 50 marks Section A: extended-response questions on theme A (38 marks). Section B: short-response questions on the pre-released case study and its two challenge questions (12 marks). | 1 h 15 min | 50 | 35% |
Paper 2No calculator 1 h 15 min · 50 marks Extended-response questions on theme B, in Python or Java, including one on algorithmic thinking without code. | 1 h 15 min | 50 | 35% |
Computational solutionInternal Coursework · 30 marks A program you design and build for a problem of your choice, with up to 2,000 words of documentation and a video of up to five minutes. About 35 hours of work, marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB. | Coursework | 30 | 30% |
2 exams, 4 h in total, internal assessment 20% of the grade.
| Component | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper 1No calculator 2 h · 80 marks Section A: extended-response questions on theme A (56 marks). Section B: questions on the pre-released case study and its four challenge questions (24 marks). | 2 h | 80 | 40% |
Paper 2No calculator 2 h · 80 marks Extended-response questions on theme B, in Python or Java, including the HL topics. | 2 h | 80 | 40% |
Computational solutionInternal Coursework · 30 marks A program you design and build for a problem of your choice, with up to 2,000 words of documentation and a video of up to five minutes. About 35 hours of work, marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB. | Coursework | 30 | 20% |
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