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Home > AP Courses and Exams > AP Exam Questions > The AP Computer Science AB Exam The AP Computer Science AB Exam More About Computer Science AB... 2008-2009 AP Exam Formats AP Computer Science AB Course Home Page Exam Tips: Computer Science A and AB Note: AP Computer Science AB was discontinued following the May 2009 exam administration. The resources on this page will remain available for computer science teachers until December 15, 2009. Exam Content The exam covers the fundamentals of computer science taught in a first-semester college course. Both sections of the exam require students to demonstrate their ability to design, write, analyze, and document programs and subprograms. The exam emphasizes programming in Java, programming methodology (including recursion), and procedural abstraction. It also includes algorithms, data structures, and data abstraction. Programming Language Java is used for the sections of the exam that require reading and writing of actual programs. The GridWorld Case Study The exam includes 5 to 10 multiple-choice questions and one free-response question based on the AP GridWorld Case Study. The GridWorld Case Study and other relevant documents are available below. Multiple-Choice Questions For sample multiple-choice questions implementing Java, refer to the Course Description.   AP Computer Science Course Description (.pdf/1.6MB) New! Free-Response Questions   Below are free-response questions from past AP Computer Science AB Exams. Included with the questions are scoring guidelines, sample student responses, and commentary on those responses, as well as exam statistics and the Chief Reader's Student Performance Q&A for past administrations.  Free-Response Questions 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999-2002 2009: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions 2008: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Grade Distributions 2007: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Grade Distributions 2006: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Grade Distributions 2005: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions * Erratum Notice Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Grade Distributions 2004: Free-Response Questions  Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Grade Distributions 2003: Free-Response Questions  Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Student Performance Q&A Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Grade Distributions Important Note: PDF Files The links to exam questions for this course are in Adobe® PDF format, and you will need to use the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® to view them. If you don't have Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher installed on your computer, choose the link for the Adobe Web site below for installation instructions. For help downloading and printing PDF files, choose the link "PDF Troubleshooting" below in "See also."  See also... Exam Questions Index PDF Troubleshooting Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®

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