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COMPUTER SCIENCE A-level

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1.1.1 structure and function of the processor
What does the alu do,
What is a register,
What is the cu
35  cards
1.1.2 types of processors
What does risc stand for,
What does cisc stand for,
Properties of risc
15  cards
1.1.3 Input And Output
Input device,
Output device,
Input devices
17  cards
1.2.1 system software
What is an operating system,
Describe how virtual memory is us...,
Similarities and differences betw...
30  cards
1.2.2 application software
What is the difference between ap...,
3 examples of utility,
Give one advantage of using close...
32  cards
1.2.3 software development
Identify common stages of softwar...,
Define an algorithm,
Analysis
23  cards
1.2.4 types of programming languages
What are programming paradigms,
Which two broad categories are,
Imperative programming
32  cards
2.1.1Thinking abstractly +2.1.2 Thinking ahead
Abstraction,
Inputs,
Outputs
29  cards
2.1.3 Thinking Procedurally, 2.1.4 Thinking Logically
Thinking procedurally,
Purpose of problem decomposition,
Top down modular design structure...
18  cards
2.1.5 thinking concurrently
What is concurrent thinking,
Are concurrent processing and con...,
What is parallel processing
6  cards
2.2.1 programming techniques
Name 3 programming constructs,
Sequence,
Selection branching
31  cards
2.2.1 Programming Techniques(uncomplete)
Name 3 programming constructs,
Which two categories of loop is i...,
Describe how the branching progra...
27  cards
2.2.2 computational method
Features that make a problem solv...,
Problem recognition,
Problem decomposition
16  cards
python recap
Choosing which lines of code to e...,
For loops,
While loops
7  cards
OOP Definitions
Class,
Object,
Attribute
14  cards
1.3.1 Compression, encryption and hashing
Compression,
Lossy compression,
Lossless compression
12  cards
1.3.2 Databases
What is a database,
Relational databases,
Flat file
23  cards
1.3.3 Networks
Characteristic of a network,
Lan,
Wan
45  cards
2.1.1 Thinking Abstractly
What is abstraction,
The need for abstraction,
2 advantages of abstraction
8  cards
2.1.2 Thinking Ahead
Why is thinking ahead good,
Examples of outputs,
First step of thinking ahead
13  cards

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