Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

Assessment consists of two exam papers, both worth 40%, plus non-exam assessment (creating a program to solve a problem) worth 20%, which will typically be done over a period of about 3 months. Paper 1 – an on-screen exam tests a student’s ability to solve problems as much as it tests technical programming language knowledge (at Read this is Python). Paper 2 - tests theory and will be in the form of a written exam. Questions are designed to test knowledge of computer systems, how they are formed, the social and legal parts of computing, communication, networking and databases.