Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

In component 1 students will study the characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output an storage devices, software and software development, exchanging data, data types, data structures and algorithms. Students will also cover the legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues surrounding computing. Component 1 is worth 40% of the overall grade. In component 2 students will study the elements of computational thinking, problem solving and programming. Students will also learn to write and read algorithms to solve problems. Component 2 is worth 40% of the overall grade.