Computer Studies / Computing

Assessment

Component One – Computer Systems – 40% of total A Level This component introduces the internal workings of the Central Processing Unit, the exchange of data and it will also look at legal, moral, ethical, and cultural issues associated with digital technology. The work that is carried out for this component will be used when devising the programming project for component three. Component Two – Algorithms and Programming – 40% of total A Level This component will build upon the knowledge and understanding gained in component one and students will gain an understanding of the term ‘computational thinking’ and be able to use algorithms to describe problems, as well as analyze a problem by identifying its component parts. Component Three – Non-exam assessment programming project – 20% of total A Level In this component, you will be expected to analyze, design, develop, test, evaluate, and document a program written in a suitable programming language. You will be applying the principles of computational thinking to a practical coding problem.