Specification at a glance
This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course.
Subject content
- 3.1 Fundamentals of algorithms
- 3.2 Programming
- 3.3 Fundamentals of data representation
- 3.4 Computer systems
- 3.5 Fundamentals of computer networks
- 3.6 Cyber security
- 3.7 Relational databases and structured query language (SQL)
- 3.8 Ethical, legal and environmental impacts of digital technology on wider society, including issues of privacy
Assessments
Paper 1: Computational thinking and programming skills |
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What's assessed Computational thinking, code tracing, problem-solving, programming concepts including the design of effective algorithms and the designing, writing, testing and refining of code. The content for this assessment will be drawn from subject content 3.1 and 3.2 above. |
How it's assessed
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Questions A mix of multiple choice, short answer and longer answer questions assessing programming, practical problem-solving and computational thinking skills. |
Paper 2: Computing concepts |
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What's assessed The content for this assessment will be drawn from subject content 3.3 to 3.8 above. |
How it's assessed
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Questions A mix of multiple choice, short answer, longer answer and extended response questions assessing SQL programming skills and theoretical knowledge. |