Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

Paper 1 – 40% 1.1 The Characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices 1.2 Software and software development 1.3 Exchanging data 1.4 Data types, data structures and algorithms 1.5 Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues Paper 2 – 40% 2.1 Elements of computational thinking 2.2 Problem solving and programming 2.3 Algorithms • Building and maintaining of computers • Coding in Python and JavaScript • Web design in HTML and CSS • Databases in SQL • Technical understanding of the internet and networks