Course - Overview
| Unit | Activities | Revision Quizzes |
| Unit 1 - Computer Systems | 80 mark, 90 minute written paper (no calculators allowed) | 40% of the overall GCSE grade |
| Unit 2 - Computational thinking, algorithms and programming | 80 mark, 90 minute written paper (no calculators allowed) | 40% of the overall GCSE grade |
| Unit 3 - Non-Examined Assessment | Progamming Project (20 hour) | 20% of the overall GCSE grade |
| Knowledge Organiser | ||
Unit 1 - Computer Systems
| Unit | Activities | Revision Quizzes | Assessment |
| 1.1 | Progress tracking Activities |
System Architecture | End of topic test |
| 1.2 | Progress tracking Activities |
Memory L1
Memory L2 |
End of topic test |
| 1.3 | Progress tracking Activities |
Storage | End of topic test |
| 1.4 | Progress tracking Activities |
Wired and Wireless Networks L1
Wired and Wireless Networks L2 |
End of topic test |
| 1.5 | Progress tracking Activities |
Network Topologies Protocols and layers (L1)
Network Topologies Protocols and layers (L2) |
End of topic test |
| 1.6 | Progress tracking Activities |
System Security | End of topic test |
| 1.7 | Progress tracking Activities |
System Software (L1)
System Software (L2) |
End of topic test |
| 1.8 | Progress tracking Activities |
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental concerns | End of topic test |
Unit 2 - Computational thinking, algorithms and programming
| Unit | Activities | Revision Quizzes | Assessment |
| 2.1 | Progress tracking Activities |
Algorithms | End of topic test |
| 2.2 | Progress tracking Activities |
Programming techniques
(part A) Programming techniques (part B) Programming techniques (part C) |
End of topic test |
| 2.3 | Progress tracking Activities |
Producing robust programs
L1 Producing robust programs L2 |
End of topic test |
| 2.4 | Progress tracking Activities |
Computational logic | End of topic test |
| 2.5 | Progress tracking Activities |
Translators and facilities of languages
L1 Translators and facilities of languages L2 |
End of topic test |
| 2.6 | Progress tracking Activities |
Data representation
L1 Data representation L2 Data representation L3 Data representation L4 Data representation L5 |
End of topic test |