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COMPUTER SCIENCE

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT:
MR D STAPLETON
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STAFF:

Teaching Staff: Miss H Burt, Miss S Coldwell, Mr M Ashton-Thompson


Network Manager: Mr G Barton 

IT Technicians: Mr S Rudd, Mr S Collier

KEY STAGE 5:

A-Level Computer Science:


This qualification consists of three components as follows:


Component 01: Computer Systems (Written Paper, 40%)

  • The characteristics of contemporary 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 02: Algorithms & Programming (Written Paper, 40%)

  • Elements of computational thinking

  • Problem solving and programming

  • Algorithms

Component 03: Programming Task (Non Examined Assessment, 20%)

  • Analysis of the problem (10 marks)

  • Design of the solution (15 marks)

  • Developing the solution (25 marks)

  • Evaluation (20 marks)

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