Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

A Computer Science A-level open doors to university and diverse career paths such as computer programming, systems analysis, games design, web and animation development, network management, network security, digital forensics, and mobile application development. Component 1: Computer Systems • The characteristics of 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 Programming • Elements of computational thinking • Problem solving and programming • Algorithms to solve problems and standard algorithms Component 3: Programming Project A coding project involving: • Analysis of the problem • Design of the solution • Developing the coded solution • Testing and Evaluation