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AP CSP Exam Review

Targeted review for the topics that matter most on the AP exam

How These Priorities Were Chosen

This review focuses on the topics you identified in the AP CSP Exam Review Survey, weighted so that students who reported lower confidence carry more influence. The list below shows the top topics in order, with notes on what we'll focus on in the remaining classes.

  1. 1 Binary numbers / data representation — Already covered (binary notetaker handout)
  2. 2 Writing algorithms — Skipped: Create Performance Task already complete
  3. 3 Cybersecurity & encryption High Yield (~6–10 MCQs)
  4. 4 Internet basics (IP, DNS, packets) High Yield (~8–11 MCQs)

Listen: How the Digital World Actually Works

A walking-pace overview of the topics you'll be reviewed on. Good for the bus, the gym, or anywhere you can't be at a screen.

Review Lessons

Internet Basics ~8–11 MCQs

Internet vs. Web, packet switching, fault tolerance, protocols (TCP/IP/UDP/HTTP/HTTPS/DNS), IPv4 → IPv6, and the misconceptions that show up as wrong answers.

Class 1 — Available Now

Cybersecurity & Encryption ~6–10 MCQs

Symmetric vs. asymmetric encryption, certificates, multi-factor authentication, threat vocabulary (phishing, keyloggers, rogue access points, malware), and PII aggregation.

Class 2 — Available Now

Reading Pseudocode Reference Sheet

The AP Reference Sheet decoded: assignment vs. equality, MOD, Boolean operators, IF/ELSE, REPEAT loops, 1-indexed lists, procedures, and the robot commands.

Class 3 — Available Now

Mixed MCQ Practice 1 2021 Released

20 curated multiple-choice questions from the College Board's 2021 AP CSP Practice Exam across all Big Ideas, with explanations from the official answer key.

Class 3 — Available Now

Mixed MCQ Practice 2 2021 Released

A second set of 20 different questions from the same 2021 exam — no overlap with Practice 1. Heavier on algorithms, data, and digital impacts.

Class 4 — Available Now

4-Class Review Plan

  • Class 1: Internet basics review + targeted MCQ practice
  • Class 2: Cybersecurity & encryption review + targeted MCQ practice
  • Class 3: Pseudocode review + Mixed MCQ practice (samples from released 2021 exam)
  • Class 4: Wrong-answer review, vocabulary lightning round, exam logistics