Reading Tasks

The Pattern on the Stone

The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work by Daniel Hillis

A short but interesting read explaining the basic concepts of the computer.

Algorithms to Live By

Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian and Thomas L. Griffiths

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives.

The GCHQ Puzzle Book

The GCHQ Puzzle Book by GCHQ

Why not pit your wits against the people who cracked the Enigma?

This book will have you scratching your head for hours trying to solve some challenging problems.

The Register

The Register: The Register (nicknamed El Reg) is a British technology news and opinion website.

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The questions computers have never answered

There are still some problems which computers and their designers are yet to solve.

But what are they? Click here to find out more

Writing Tasks

Artificial Intelligence

Write a short essay debating the following question;

Will artificial intelligence replace mankind?

Listening Tasks

The Story of Computing

The story of computing

This Guardian blog talks about the Computing universe and the evolution of computers.

Watching Tasks

Making all Knowledge Computational

Watch the TedTalk on Computing a theory of everything | Stephen Wolfram

BBC Click

BBC Click: Watch this weekly BBC television programme covering news and recent developments in the world of consumer technology and innovations.

A comprehensive guide to all the latest gadgets, websites, games and computer industry news.

Research Tasks

The Internet of Things

Probably the most pervasive trend is the Web of Things, where just about everything we interact with becomes a computable entity.

Research how future developments in this area may change or revolutionise our lives even further.

Trips & Visits

Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes

Plan a visit to the home of codebreaking at Bletchley Park

Student Led Tasks

CyberFirst

Get hands on with Cyber Security course run by GCHQ.

They offer a variety of residential and non-residential courses.

Build your own

Looking to purchase a new computer or laptop?

Well, instead your challenge is to build your own!

Purchase components separately to piece together in creating your own system.

SQL

Use these Khan Academy tutorials to learn how to use SQL to store, query, and manipulate data.

Python

Develop your Python programming skills by challenging yourself to complete as many tasks on Snakify as you can.