Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

Modules/subject areas covered • Component 1 – Computer Systems (40%) – Types of processors, input/output/storage devices, systems software and applications software, software development and programming, networks, web technologies, databases, data structures, Boolean algebra, legislation, legal and ethical considerations. • Component 2 – Algorithms and programming (40%) – thinking abstractly, thinking logically, thinking ahead, thinking concurrently, thinking procedurally, problem solving. • Component 3 – Programming project (20%) – you get to create your own computer program to solve a problem and then write about it. You could create a new game or solve a problem for someone you know.