AP CSP Summary

1. BIG IDEA 1 Creative Development (10–13%)

• 1.1 Collaboration
• 1.2 Program Function and Purpose
• 1.3 Program Design and Development
• 1.4 Identifying and Correcting Errors
• Progress check(1.1-1.4)

2. BIG IDEA 2 Data (17–22%)

• 2.1 Binary Numbers
• Progress Check(2.1)
• 2.2 Data Compression
• 2.3 Extracting Information from Data
• 2.4 Using Programs with Data
• Progress Check(2.2-2.4)

3. BIG IDEA 3 Algorithms and Programming (30–35%)

• 3.1 Variables and Assignments
• 3.2 Data Abstraction
• 3.3 Mathematical Expressions
• 3.4 Strings
• Progress Check(3.1-3.4)
• 3.5 Boolean Expressions
• 3.6 Conditionals
• 3.7 Nested Conditionals
• Progress Check(3.5-3.7)
• 3.8 Iteration
• 3.9 Developing Algorithms
• Progress Check(3.8-3.9)
• 3.10 Lists
• 3.11 Binary Search
• 3.12 Calling Procedures
• 3.13 Developing Procedures
• 3.14 Libraries
• 3.15 Random Values
• 3.16 Simulations
• 3.17 Algorithmic Efficiency
• 3.18 Undecidable Problems

4. BIG IDEA 4 Computer Systems and Networks (11–15%)

• 4.1 The Internet
• 4.2 Fault Tolerance
• 4.3 Parallel and Distributed Computing

5. BIG IDEA 5 Impact of Computing (21–26%)

• 5.1 Beneficial and Harmful Effects
• 5.2 Digital Divide
• 5.3 Computing Bias
• 5.4 Crowdsourcing
• 5.5 Legal and Ethical Concerns
• 5.6 Safe Computing

FRQ

• Digital Portfolio Sample

  • Component A - Program Code
  • Component B - Video
  • Component C - ppr
  • Know about your digital portfolio

• 2025 set1:

  • Question Paper
  • Scoring Report
  • Reference Solution

• 2025 set2:

  • Question Paper
  • Scoring Report
  • Reference Solution