Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

Paper 1 (40%): Programming and System Development; Data structures, Logical operations, Algorithms and Programs, Principles of programming, Software engineering. Two and three quarters of an hour written exam. Paper 2 (40%): Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications; Hardware and communication, data transmission, Database design and SQL, Operating system, data security. Two and a three-quarters of an hour written exam. Non-Exam Assessment (20%): Candidates will be required to develop a solution to a real problem. This work is internally assessed and externally moderated.