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About the GCSE
About the GCSE
Computer Science is divided into two distinct parts.
1. Theory and knowledge of Computer Science.
2. How to program and write algorithms.
Theory
Theory
These are the theory (i.e. knowledge) units:
Unit 1 - Data Representation
Unit 2 - Hardware
Unit 3 - Software
Unit 4 - Computer Communication and Networking
Unit 5 - Databases
Unit 6 - Cyber security
Unit 7 - Impact of Digital Technologies
Assessed by a written exam paper, 1 hour 45 minutes:
Exam paper 2 (Computing Concepts). 90 marks.
Computational Thinking and Programming Skills
Computational Thinking and Programming Skills
You will learn:
How to program
And also study a range of computational thinking, algorithms and programming related topics
Assessed by a written exam paper, 2 hours:
Exam paper 1 (Computational Thinking and Programming skills).
90 marks.
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