top of page

Computer Science (9618) - Paper 3

Computational thinking is further developed at A Level to extend methods for searching, sorting, structuring and storage of data. This includes understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Programming paradigms are considered together with an extension of programming skills to include recursion and exception handling.

Paper 1: Testimonial

Topic 13 - Data Representation

binary codes.jpg

13.1 User-defined data types

13.2 File organisation and access

13.3 Floating-point numbers, representation and manipulation

2. Float point numbers

1. Fixed point rep

3. Float normalization

4. Float point errors

Quiz

Quiz

Quiz

Topical Questions

Topic 14 - Communication and internet technologies

14.1 Protocols

14.2 Circuit switching, packet switching

Topic 15 - Hardware and Virtual Machines

Man in VR Scene

15.1 Processors, Parallel Processing and Virtual Machines

15.2 Boolean Algebra and Logic Circuits

1. Lesson & Task

2. Lesson & Task

3. Lesson & Task

1. Lesson & Task

2. Lesson & Task

3. Lesson & Task

Topic 16 - System Software

16.1 Purposes of an Operating System (OS)

16.2 Translation Software

1. Lesson & Task

2. Lesson & Task

3. Lesson & Task

1. Lesson & Task

3. Lesson & Task

2. Lesson & Task

Topic 17 - Security

censorship-limitations-freedom-of-expression-restricted-39584.jpeg

17.1 Encryption, Encryption Protocols and Digital certificates

1. Lesson & Task

2. Lesson & Task

Topic 18 - Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Robot

18.1 Artificial Intelligence

2. Lesson & Task

1. Lesson & Task

bottom of page