GCSE Computer Science/CIE IGCSE Computer Science 0478

__NOTOC__ This section is aimed at students and teachers of the CIE IGCSE Computer Science 0478 course but it is not endorsed by CIE. It should be read together with the most recent course syllabus for this course. Course Structure There are two sections to this course. Section 1: Theory of Computer Science Section 2: Practical Problem-solving and Programming There is no coursework in this course. There are two exams of 1 hour and 45 minutes each at the end of the two year course. The section 1 exam is worth 60% of the final grade and the section 2 exam is worth the final 40%. Calculators are not permitted for either exam. Course Content Section 1: Theory of Computer Science 1.1 Data Representation 1.1.1 Binary systems 75% Mar 22, 2015 1.1.2 Hexadecimal 75% Mar 25, 2015 1.1.3 Data storage 00% Mar 25, 2015 1.2 Communication and Internet technologies 1.2.1 Serial and parallel data transmission 00% Mar 25, 2015 1.2.2 Security aspects 00% Mar 25, 2015 1.2.3 Internet principles of operation 00% Mar 25, 2015 1.3 Hardware and Software 1.3.1 Logic gates 100% Mar 22, 2015 1.3.2 Computer architecture and the fetchexecute cycle 00% Oct 2, 2013 1.3.3 Input devices 75% Mar 25, 2015 1.3.4 Output devices 00% Mar 25, 2015 1.3.5 Memory, storage devices and media Memory 00% Mar 25, 2015 Storage 00% Mar 25, 2015 1.3.6 Operating systems 00% Mar 25, 2015 1.3.7 High- and low-level languages and their translators 00% Mar 25, 2015 1.4 Security 00% Mar 25, 2015 1.5 Ethics 25% Mar 26, 2015 Section 2: Practical Problem-solving and Programming 2.1 Algorithm design and problem-solving 2.1.1 Problem-solving and design 00% Mar 25, 2015 2.1.2 Pseudocode 100% Mar 25, 2015 2.2 Programming 2.2.1 Programming concepts 00% Mar 25, 2015 2.2.2 Data structures; arrays 00% Mar 25, 2015 2.3 Databases 00% Mar 25, 2015 25% CIE IGCSE Computer Science