There are 2 modules in year 12. Unit 1 is all about Problem Solving, Programming, Algorithms and Data Structures. This is where we get to grips with a range of big ideas. The main thing is to get you programming. We’ll do a series of practical exercises, to get your computational thinking honed, then in April you get a big problem to solve - a major programming exercise. By the time you’ve done that you’re ready for a whole new type of exam. No paper here—an on screen test involving practical programming. Unit 2 is all about FUNdamentals. The key ideas behind Computer Systems, Networks, The Internet and Data. This is where we ‘lift the bonnet’ and the focus here shifts to look at two things—how a computer actually runs a program and how computers can communicate with each other. So we look at the basic ideas behind what makes a computing machine, how it handles instructions and information and how it can do all sorts of different things. We also look at the principles of networking and explore how the mother of all networks, the internet handles the billions of requests it is constantly bombarded with.
Name: Computer Science, AS Qualification title: - Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Awarding - Created 20150922 09:13:24 Updated 20160929 11:11:04
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