Computer Science

Assessment

Computer systems (Paper 1) - 2 hours and 30 minutes written paper - 40% of total A- level • Algorithms and programming (Paper 2) - 2 hours and 30 minutes written paper - 40% of total Alevel • Programming project (03) - non-exam assessment - 20% of total A- level Paper 01 • The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices • Software and software development • Exchanging data • Data types, data structures and algorithms • Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues Paper 2 • Elements of Computational Thinking • Problem solving and programming • Algorithm