Computing (A Level)

Course summary

Unit 1 Computing Principles This unit will cover the characteristics of contemporary systems architecture. • Characteristics of contemporary processors • Software and software development • Programming • Exchanging data • Data types, structures and algorithms • Legal and ethical issues Unit 2 Algorithms. Programming and Problem Solving This unit covers the principles of computational thinking: • Problem solving and programming • Algorithms • This paper contains a scenario-based section with several questions exploring a single theme • Thinking ahead • Thinking procedurally • Thinking logically • Thinking concurrently • Problem solving and programming • Programming techniques • Computational methods Unit 3 Programming Project: You will design, develop and evaluate a project. The project must be a coded solution using one from the following preferred languages. Python (with a suitable graphical interface), C family of languages (for example C# C+ etc.), Java, Visual Basic, PHP or Delphi.