AS and A-level Computer Science Specification Specifications for first teaching in 2015
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A-level Computer Science7517
2.0 Specification at a glance
2.1 AS
Subject content
- 1 Fundamentals of programming
- 2 Fundamentals of data structures
- 3 Systematic approach to problem solving
- 4 Theory of computation
- 5 Fundamentals of data representation
- 6 Fundamentals of computer systems
- 7 Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture
- 8 Consequences of uses of computing
- 9 Fundamentals of communication and networking
Assessments
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What's assessed: this paper tests a student's ability to program, as well as their theoretical knowledge of computer science from subject content 1-4 above. |
Assessed
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Questions Students answer a series of short questions and write/adapt/extend programs in an Electronic Answer Document provided by us. We will issue preliminary material, a skeleton program (available in each of the programming languages) and, where appropriate, test data, for use in the exam. |
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What's assessed: this paper tests a student's ability to answer questions from subject content 5-9 above. |
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Questions A series of short-answer and extended-answer questions. |
2.2 A-level
Subject content
- 10 Fundamentals of programming
- 11 Fundamentals of data structures
- 12 Fundamentals of algorithms
- 13 Theory of computation
- 14 Fundamentals of data representation
- 15 Fundamentals of computer systems
- 16 Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture
- 17 Consequences of uses of computing
- 18 Fundamentals of communication and networking
- 19 Fundamentals of databases
- 20 Big Data
- 21 Fundamentals of functional programming
- 22 Systematic approach to problem solving
- 23 Non-exam assessment - the computing practical project
Assessments
Paper 1 |
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What's assessed: this paper tests a student's ability to program, as well as their theoretical knowledge of Computer Science from subject content 10-13 above and the skills required from section 22 above. |
Assessed
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Questions Students answer a series of short questions and write/adapt/extend programs in an Electronic Answer Document provided by us. We will issue Preliminary Material, a Skeleton Program (available in each of the Programming Languages) and, where appropriate, test data, for use in the exam. |
Paper 2 |
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What's assessed: this paper tests a student's ability to answer questions from subject content 14-21 above. |
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Questions Compulsory short-answer and extended-answer questions. |
Non-exam assessment |
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What's assessed: the non-exam assessment assesses student's ability to use the knowledge and skills gained through the course to solve or investigate a practical problem. Students will be expected to follow a systematic approach to problem solving, as shown in section 22 above. |
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