Computer Science

Period 6 Evening: Thursday

Paper Revision Materials:   Computer Science workbook. 

Best Way to Revise: 

• Practice programming

• Revise the content of a topic (mind maps, flash cards etc) and practice questions on that topic.

Links to Online Revision: 

Digital copy of the Computer Science workbook (google classroom).

Python Practice (google classroom)

Exam Information:

Exam Board:  Edexcel

How is this course assessed?   

Paper 1: Written exam, 75 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes, (no calculators), weighting 50%

Paper 2: On-screen exam, 75 marks, 2 hours, weighting 50% 

What does each exam assess?

Paper 1:

Topic 1: Computational thinking – understanding of what algorithms are, what they are used for and how they work; ability to follow, amend and write algorithms; ability to construct truth tables.

● Topic 2: Data – understanding of binary, data representation, data storage and compression.

● Topic 3: Computers – understanding of hardware and software components of computer systems and characteristics of programming languages.

● Topic 4: Networks – understanding of computer networks and network security.

● Topic 5: Issues and impact – awareness of emerging trends in computing technologies, and the impact of computing on individuals, society and the environment, including ethical, legal and ownership issues.

Paper 2:

This paper will assess Topic 6: Problem solving with programming.

The main focus of this paper is:

● Understanding what algorithms are, what they are used for and how they work in relation to creating programs

● Understanding how to decompose and analyse problems

● Ability to read, write, refine and evaluate programs.