Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

Component 1: Computing Principles. This includes: The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices; Software and software development; Exchanging data; Data types, data structures and algorithms; Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues. Component 2 : Algorithms and Problem Solving. This includes: Elements of computational thinking; Problem solving and programming; Algorithms. Component 3: Computing Project. This includes: Analysis of the problem; Design of the solution; Developing the solution; Evaluation.