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Updated: there is more information, links and theory on this page Formal Languages 2021
Memorisation Topic
Candidates will be required to respond in short and / or extended answers (800–1500 words in total) to questions relating to their choice of ONE of the following areas of computer science:
formal languages (we will focus on this topic for 2022)
computer graphics
computer vision
In 2022 we will focus on Formal Languages.
Resources (case studies and / or other information) will be provided, and the questions will refer to these.
Questions will prompt the candidate to show insight into their chosen area of computer science by:
exploring less-obvious implications
making and justifying predictions
suggesting potential improvements.
Candidates may use words, numerical workings, and diagrams in their responses to show their reasoning.
For formal languages, questions may cover:
regular expressions
simple finite-state automata (FSAs)
context-free grammars (CFGs)
Information on topics we will not cover
For computer graphics, questions may cover:
matrices and transformations,
line and circle drawing,
line and circle algorithms,
graphics algorithms,
image rendering,
lighting
For computer vision, questions may cover:
noise,
thresholding,
edge detection,
image processing for computer vision,
applications
Achieve exemplar (Big Data)
Merit exemplar (Network)
Excellence exemplar (Formal languages)
Excellence exemplar (computer vision exemplar only)