A/AS Level Computer Science for OCR Digital Teacher's Resource (Updated 2017)

A/AS Level Computer Science for OCR Digital Teacher's Resource (Updated 2017)

A/AS Level Computer Science for OCR Digital Teacher's Resource (Updated 2017)

1st Edition
Christine Swan, Ilia Avroutine
February 2018
Digital
9781108448918

A new series of print and digital resources developed for the 2015 OCR and Eduqas A/AS Level Computer Science qualifications. A comprehensive planning resource to help teachers prepare and deliver component 1 and 2 of the OCR A/AS Level Computer Science syllabus - for first teaching from 2015. This free printable PDF teacher's resource is also available as a Cambridge Elevate edition for use in planning and in the classroom. It includes lesson suggestions as well as tips on teaching a linear course with synoptic examination. Content is mapped specifically to assessment objectives and includes additional stretch and challenge opportunities.

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Overview

A comprehensive planning resource that helps teachers prepare and deliver component 1 and 2 of the OCR A/AS Level Computer Science syllabus - for first teaching from 2015. This free teacher’s resource is also available as a printable PDF for use in planning and in the classroom. It includes lesson suggestions as well as tips on teaching a linear course with synoptic examination. Content is mapped specifically to assessment objectives and includes additional stretch and challenge opportunities. This digital resource is accessible online and on tablet devices through the Cambridge Reader app (iOS and Android).

Features

  • Personalise Digital editions to your needs - set homework, share annotations with your class and link to the web.
  • Common student misconceptions help you identify problem areas.
  • Includes lesson plans and tips on using the student resources for ease.
  • Provides suggested answers to end-of-chapter questions.
  • The Digital edition is simple to navigate - find your annotations quickly with highlights and bookmarks.
  • Simple and easy to use - you can link directly into Cambridge Digital from Moodle, Blackboard or any other VLE.
  • Access a library of Cambridge books anywhere, anytime: whether online or offline (via the app). Please visit cambridge.org/go for more information.

Contents

  • Component 1
  • Introduction
  • 1. Structure and function of the processor and types of processor
  • 2. Input, output and storage
  • 3. Systems software
  • 4. Applications generation
  • 5. Software development
  • 6. Types of programming languages
  • 7. Compression, encryption and hashing
  • 8. Databases
  • 9. Networks
  • 10. Web technologies
  • 11. Data types
  • 12. Data structures
  • 13. Boolean algebra
  • 14. Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues
  • Component 2
  • 15. Thinking abstractly
  • 16. Thinking ahead
  • 17. Thinking procedurally
  • 18. Thinking logically
  • 19. Thinking concurrently
  • 20. Programming techniques
  • 21. Computational methods
  • 22. Algorithms.

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