What you’ll learn:
- 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
- Elements of computational thinking
- Problem solving and programming
- Algorithms to solve problems and standard algorithms
How you’ll be assessed:
Computer systems (01)
140 marks
2 hours and 30 minutes
Written paper (no calculators allowed)
40% of total A level
Algorithms and programming (02*)
140 marks
2 hours and 30 minutes
Written paper (no calculators allowed)
40% of total A level
Programming project
03* –Repository or 04* – Postal or 80 – Carry forward (2018 onwards)*
70 marks
Non-exam assessment
20% of total A level
Where next:
An A Level in Computer Science is a very sought after qualification that will allow students to progress life. Whether moving into the world of work or continuing their studies, an A Level in Computer Science will open many high profile doors, fostering superb careers and opportunities.
