Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

Computer systems (01) - 2 hours 30 mins (40%) The internal workings of the (CPU), data exchange, software development, data types and legal and ethical issues. The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices Types of software and the different methodologies used to develop software Data exchange between different systems Data types, data structures and algorithms Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues. Algorithms and programming (02) - 2 hours 30 mins (40%) Using computational thinking to solve problems. What is meant by computational thinking (thinking abstractly, thinking ahead, thinking procedurally etc.) Problem solving and programming – how computers and programs can be used to solve problems Algorithms and how they can be used to describe and solve problems. Component 03: Programming project Students are expected to apply the principles of computational thinking to a practical coding programming project. They will analyse, design, develop, test, evaluate and document a program written in a suitable programming language. The project is designed to be independently chosen by the student and provides them with the flexibility to investigate projects within the diverse field of computer science. We support a wide and diverse range of languages.