CSP
Math & CS
AP Computer Science Principles
70 questions · 120 minutes on the real exam
Practice
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Exam structure
Total time: 2 hours
MCQSection I: Single-Select MCQ
57 Qs·120 min·70%
4 answer choices. Includes code-tracing questions in block-based pseudocode.
MCQSection I: Multi-Select MCQ
13 Qs·0 min·0%
Included in Section I time. Choose 2 correct from 4 options.
Scoring
Scored 1–5. End-of-course exam = 70% of score. Create Performance Task (submitted separately) = 30%.
Tips
- ~102 seconds per question
- No calculator
- Code is in the AP pseudocode language, not a specific programming language
- Create PT is submitted before exam day and reviewed separately
What's on this exam
Big Idea 1: Creative Development
12%- Collaboration
- Program Design and Development
Big Idea 2: Data
21%- Binary and Data Representation
- Data Compression
- Data Analysis and Extraction
Big Idea 3: Algorithms and Programming
33%- Variables and Assignments
- Conditionals
- Iteration (Loops)
- Lists
- Procedures and Abstraction
- Algorithms
Big Idea 4: Computing Systems and Networks
14%- The Internet
- Protocols
- Cybersecurity
Big Idea 5: Impact of Computing
20%- Beneficial and Harmful Effects
- Computing Bias
- Legal and Ethical Concerns