Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

Component 1: Computer Systems (40%) ○ One paper ○ 1.1: 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 Component 2: Elements of computational thinking (40%) ○ One paper ○ 2.1: Elements of Computational Thinking ○ 2.2: Problem-solving and Programming ○ 2.3: Algorithms Component 3 or 4: Programming project (20%) ○ Non-exam assessment (coursework) ○ 3.1: Analysis of the problem ○ 3.2: Design of the solution ○ 3.3: Developing the solution ○ 3.4: Evaluation