Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

On-Screen exam (40%) tests student’s ability to program and their theoretical knowledge of programming paradigms, data structures, algorithms, and theory of computation. About half of the marks on this paper are for programming tasks that students attempt during the examination. Written exam (40%) tests student’s ability to answer questions on the theoretical and mathematical part of the course. It contains mostly short-answer questions (1-6 marks) on computer architecture and networking, as well as mathematical problems in topics such as number systems or Boolean algebra. Non-Examination Assessment (20%) is completed by our students throughout their Upper Sixth year, partly in class and partly at home. The NEA is a programming project of student’s choice (of sufficient complexity), designed and implemented with a specific customer in mind.