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COMPUTER SCIENCE A-level

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Decks in this class (20)

1.1.1 structure and function of the processor
What does the alu do 1,
What is a register 2,
What is the cu 2
35  cards
1.1.2 types of processors
What does risc stand for 1,
What does cisc stand for 2,
Properties of risc 3
15  cards
1.1.3 Input And Output
Input device 1,
Output device 2,
Input devices 3
17  cards
1.2.1 system software
What is an operating system 1,
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 2,
Give one advantage of using close...
32  cards
1.2.3 software development
Identify common stages of softwar...,
Define an algorithm 2,
Analysis 3
23  cards
1.2.4 types of programming languages
What are programming paradigms 1,
Which two broad categories are pr...,
Imperative programming paradigms 3
32  cards
2.1.1Thinking abstractly +2.1.2 Thinking ahead
Abstraction 1,
Inputs 2,
Outputs 3
29  cards
2.1.3 Thinking Procedurally, 2.1.4 Thinking Logically
Thinking procedurally 1,
Purpose of problem decomposition 2,
Top down modular design structure...
18  cards
2.1.5 thinking concurrently
What is concurrent thinking 1,
Are concurrent processing and con...,
What is parallel processing 2
6  cards
2.2.1 programming techniques
Name 3 programming constructs 1,
Sequence 2,
Selection branching 3
31  cards
2.2.1 Programming Techniques(uncomplete)
Name 3 programming constructs 1,
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 2,
Problem decomposition 3
16  cards
python recap
Choosing which lines of code to e...,
For loops 1,
While loops 2
7  cards
OOP Definitions
Class 1,
Object 2,
Attribute 3
14  cards
1.3.1 Compression, encryption and hashing
Compression 1,
Lossy compression 2,
Lossless compression 3
12  cards
1.3.2 Databases
What is a database 1,
Relational databases 2,
Flat file 3
23  cards
1.3.3 Networks
Characteristic of a network 1,
Lan 2,
Wan 3
45  cards
2.1.1 Thinking Abstractly
What is abstraction 1,
The need for abstraction 2,
2 advantages of abstraction 3
8  cards
2.1.2 Thinking Ahead
Why is thinking ahead good 1,
Examples of outputs 2,
First step of thinking ahead 3
13  cards

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