Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

Year 12 Computer Principles Paper 1: this paper tests a student’s ability to program, as well as their theoretical knowledge of computer science: > Fundamentals of programming > Fundamentals of data structures > Systematic approach to problem solving > Theory of computation Paper 2: this paper tests ability to answer questions from subject content: > Fundamentals of data representation > Fundamentals of computer systems > Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture > Consequences of uses of computing > Fundamentals of communication and networking Year 13 Paper 1: this paper tests a student’s ability to program, as well as their theoretical knowledge of Computer Science from the following subject content as well as all the AS content: > Fundamentals of programming > Fundamentals of data structures > Fundamentals of algorithms > Theory of computation Paper 2: this paper tests a student’s ability to answer questions from the following subject content as well as all the AS content: > Fundamentals of data representation > Fundamentals of computer systems > Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture > Consequences of uses of computing > Fundamentals of communication and networking > Fundamentals of databases > Big Data > Fundamentals of functional programming