Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

Students sit two examinations, Paper 1 and Paper 2. Preliminary material, along with a skeleton program, will be issued before the examinations to allow girls to prepare for Paper 1. Students also complete an extended programming project. Paper 1 On-screen exam - 2 hr 30 40% of the A Level Write/adapt/extend programs as well as a series of short questions covering: • Fundamentals of programming • Fundamentals of data structures • Fundamentals of algorithms • Theory of computation Paper 2 Written exam - 2 hr 30 40% of the A Level A series of short-answer and extended-answer questions covering: • Fundamentals of data representation • Fundamentals of computer systems • Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture • Consequences of uses of computing • Fundamentals of communication and networking • Fundamentals of databases • Big Data • Fundamentals of functional programming Non-exam assessment 20% of the A Level (50hrs) The non-exam assessment assesses students' ability to use the knowledge and skills gained through the course to solve or investigate a practical problem of their choice. Girls will be expected to follow a systematic approach to problem solving.