Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

Unit 1 (40% exam): Completely theory-based. Contains computing terms and topics such as computer hardware, CPU architecture, logic and networking. Unit 2 (40% exam): Programming and algorithm theory paper. Consists of questions relating to programming knowledge. Includes use of pseudocode and algorithms. Requires good problem-solving skills. Unit 3 (20% non-exam component): Project-based programming task. Students are to program a solution to a proposed problem. This includes planning, designing, coding, testing and evaluating your software product.