Subject: GCSE COMPUTING Recommended revision guides Year: 9 support and study materials. Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Students exercise books Topics covered: Topics covered: Topics covered: BBC bitesize Topic 1.1 Topic 1.2 Topic 1.3 OCR COMPUTER SCIENCE TEXT Systems & The purpose of the CPU; Von Neumann Memory Difference between RAM & Wired / Wireless Types of networks; BOOK architecture ROM; Purpose of RAM & ROM; Performance of Networks; Roles of Memory computers; Hardware need; The internet; Revision Guides Produced at Systems CPU components and function; Virtual networks. Hodgson Characteristics of CPU’s; Embedded systems Secondary storage; types of storage; storage devices and media. Topologies & Protocols Star and Mesh Topic 2.1 topologies; WiFi; Ethernet; IP addressing; Topic 2.2 Concept of layers; Packet switching Algorithms & Computational thinking; Standard searching & sorting algorithms Programming Topic 2.3 Variables, constants, operators, Producing algorithms; Interpret, correct or inputs, outputs and assignments; Robust Programs Defensive design complete algorithms Sequence, selection and iteration; considerations; Maintainability; Purpose of testing; Programming & Practical Application Basic string manipulation; Basic file handling operations Assessment: Assessment: HALF TERM 5 HALF TERM 1 HALF TERM 3 1 hour assessment paper based on topics 1 hour assessment paper based on topics covered 1 hour assessment paper based on covered in lesson in lesson topics covered in lesson HALF TERM 6 HALF TERM 2 HALF TERM 4 1 hour assessment paper based on topics 1 hour assessment based on topics covered in 1 hour assessment paper based on covered in lesson lesson (focus Algorithms and Pseudocode) topics covered in lesson Homework: One piece of homework will be given every week when students are doing the theory elements of the course. Students should be practicing the coding elements for at least an hour at home a week.
Subject: GCSE COMPUTING Year: 9 Recommended revision guides support and study materials. Term 1 Topics covered: Topic 1.1 Systems & The purpose of the CPU; Von Neumann architecture Systems CPU components and function; Characteristics of CPU’s; Embedded systems Topic 2.1 Algorithms & Computational thinking; Standard searching & sorting algorithms Producing algorithms; Interpret, correct or complete algorithms Term 2 Topics covered: Topic 1.2 Memory Difference between RAM & ROM; Purpose of RAM & ROM; Memory Secondary storage; types of storage; storage devices and media. Topic 2.2 Programming Variables, constants, operators, inputs, outputs and assignments; Sequence, selection and iteration; Programming & Practical Application Basic string manipulation; Basic file handling operations Term 3 Topics covered: Topic 1.3 Wired / Wireless Types of networks; Performance of Networks; Roles of computers; Hardware need; The internet; Virtual networks. Topologies & Protocols Star and Mesh topologies; WiFi; Ethernet; IP addressing; Concept of layers; Packet switching Topic 2.3 Robust Programs Defensive design considerations; Maintainability; Purpose of testing; Students exercise books BBC bitesize OCR COMPUTER SCIENCE TEXT BOOK Revision Guides Produced at Hodgson Assessment: HALF TERM 1 1 hour assessment paper based on topics covered in lesson HALF TERM 2 1 hour assessment based on topics covered in lesson (focus Algorithms and Pseudocode) Assessment: HALF TERM 3 1 hour assessment paper based on topics covered in lesson HALF TERM 4 1 hour assessment paper based on topics covered in lesson HALF TERM 5 1 hour assessment paper based on topics covered in lesson HALF TERM 6 1 hour assessment paper based on topics covered in lesson Homework: One piece of homework will be given every week when students are doing the theory elements of the course. Students should be practicing the coding elements for at least an hour at home a week.
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