Computer Science Principles format
The multiple-choice section, part by part
- 62
- questions
- 106
- minutes
- 4
- choices each
Sections
| Part | Questions | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Section I: Multiple Choice, single-select questionsThe real section has 70 questions in 120 minutes; its 8 multiple-select questions are left out and the time is scaled to match | 62 | 106 |
- No calculator is allowed, as on the real exam
- Code is written in the text-based notation of the AP exam reference sheet: ← assigns a value, list indexes start at 1, and a MOD b is the remainder when a is divided by b
- This test has the 62 single-select questions in 106 minutes, the same time per question as the real 70-question section. The 8 multiple-select questions and the Create performance task are not included
- Five questions share one reading passage about a computing innovation, as on the real exam; the passage is written for this test
Units and weights
| Unit | Weight |
|---|---|
| Creative Development | 10-13% |
| Data | 17-22% |
| Algorithms and Programming | 30-35% |
| Computer Systems and Networks | 11-15% |
| Impact of Computing | 21-26% |
How the practice test is scored
A correct answer earns one point and a wrong or blank answer earns nothing, as on the real exam, so it always pays to answer. The result is the number correct and the percentage. The multiple-choice section is 70% of the AP score; the rest comes from free response, which is not simulated here, so no AP score of 1 to 5 is shown.
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