Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

Content of Computer systems 1.1 The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices 1.2 Software and software development 1.3 Exchanging data 1.4 Data types, data structures and algorithms 1.5 Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues Content of Algorithms and programming 2.1 Elements of computational thinking 2.2 Problem solving and programming 2.3 Algorithms Content of non exam assessment Programming project 3.1. Analysis of the problem (10 marks) 3.2 Design of the solution (15 marks) 3.3 Developing the solution (25 marks) 3.4 Evaluation (20 marks)