Computer Science - A Level

Assessment

There are two examination units (40% weighting each) and a non-exam assessment (20% weighting) which together make up the A level over the two years. The first examination unit tests the student’s ability to program, as well as their theoretical knowledge of computer science from the perspective of the fundamentals of programming and data structures, software development and the theory of computation. The second exam unit is a written paper which tests the student’s ability to answer questions on the fundamentals of data representation, computer systems, computer organisation and architecture and communication and networking, databases, functional programming as well as the consequences of using computers and Big Data.