Guisele

Subject

Component 1:

1.1.1 Architecture of the CPU

1.1 Systems architecture 1.1.2 CPU performance

1.1.3 Embedded systems

1.2.1 Primary storage (Memory)

1.2.2 Secondary storage

1.2.3 Units
1.2 Memory and storage
 1.2.3 Units
1.2 Memory and storage

1.2.4 Data Storage

1.2.5 Compression

1.3.1 Networks and topologies

1.3 Computer networks, connections and

protocols

1.3.2 Wired and wireless networks, protocols

and layers

1.4.1 Threats to computer systems and

networks
1.4 Network security
 1.4 Network security
1.4.2 Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities

1.5.1 Operating Systems

1.5. Systems Security
1.5.2 Utility Software

1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and

1.6.1 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental
environmental impacts of digital
impact
technology

Component 2:

2.1.1 Computational thinking

2.1.2 Designing, creating and refining

algorithms
2.1 Algorithms
2.1 Algorithms

2.1.3 Searching and sorting algorithms

2.2.1 Programming fundamentals

2.2.2 Data types

2.2 – Programming Fundamentals

2.2.3 Additional programming techniques

2.3.1 Defensive design

2.3 Producing robust programs

2.3.2 Testing

2.4 Boolean logic 2.4.1 Boolean logic

 2.5.1 Languages
2.5 – Programming languages and
Integrated Development Environments
2.5.2 The Integrated Development
Environment (IDE)

Resources to support revision:

1) Lesson presentations on VLE
2) Lesson booklets on VLE
3) Videos on VLE
4) Knowledge organisers on VLE
5) CGP workbook
6) CGP revision guide
7) CGP flash cards
8) CGP 10 minutes tests
 Guiseley School Revision Support
Subject: GCSE Computer Science

CGP workbook
1: Exercise books/notes
completed?
The purpose of the CPU
Common CPU components and their features
Von Neumann architecture
How common characteristics of CPUs affect their
performance
The purpose and characteristics of embedded systems

Examples of embedded systems

The need for primary storage
The difference between RAM and ROM
The purpose of ROM in a computer system
The purpose of RAM in a computer system
Virtual memory
The need for secondary storage
Common types of storage
Suitable storage devices and storage media for a given
application
The advantages and disadvantages of different storage
devices and storage media relating to these characteristics
The units of data storage
How data needs to be converted into a binary format to be
processed by a computer
Data capacity and calculation of data capacity req
Convert positive denary whole numbers to binary numbers
and vice versa
Add two binary integers together and explain overflow
errors which may occur
Convert positive denary whole numbers into 2-digit
hexadecimal numbers and vice versa
Convert binary integers to their hexadecimal equivalents
and vice versa
Binary shift
Characters
Images
Sound
The need for compression
Types of compression
Types of network
Factors that affect the performance of networks
The different roles of computers in a client-server and a
peer-to peer network
The hardware needed to connect stand-alone computers
into a Local Area Network
The Internet as a worldwide collection of computer
networks
Star and Mesh network topologies
Modes of connection
Encryption
IP addressing and MAC addressing
Standards
Common protocols
The concept of layers
Forms of attack
 Common prevention methods

The purpose and functionality of operating systems

The purpose and functionality of utility software

Utility system software
Impacts of digital technology on wider society
Legislation relevant to Computer Science

CGP workbook
2: Exercise books/notes
completed?
Principles of computational thinking

Identify the inputs, processes, and outputs

Structure diagrams
Create, interpret, correct, complete, and refine algorithms
Identify common errors
Trace tables
Binary search
Linear search
Bubble sort
Merge sort
Insertion sort
The use of variables, constants, operators, inputs, outputs
and assignments
Programming constructs
Arithmetic operators
Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT
Data types
String maninpulation
File handling operations
Rcords to store data
SQL to search for data
Arrays
Sub programs
Random number generation
Defensive considerations
Input validation
Maintainability
Purpose of testing
Types of testing
Syntax and logic errors
Suitable test data
Refining algorithms
Simple logic diagrams
Truth tables
Combining boolean operators
Applying logical operators
Characteristics and purpose
The purpose of translators
Compiler and interpreter
Common tools in IDEs
 Videos
1. GCSE OCR 1.1 The purpose of the CPU - The fetch-execute cycle.mp4
2. GCSE OCR 1.1 Common CPU components and their function.mp4
3. GCSE OCR 1.1 Von Neumann architecture.mp4

4. GCSE OCR 1.1 The common characteristics of CPUs.mp4

5. GCSE OCR 1.1 Embedded systems.mp4

5. GCSE OCR 1.1 Embedded systems.mp4
6. GCSE OCR 1.2 The need for primary storage.mp4
7. GCSE OCR 1.2 RAM and ROM.mp4
7. GCSE OCR 1.2 RAM and ROM.mp4
7. GCSE OCR 1.2 RAM and ROM.mp4
8. GCSE OCR 1.2 Virtual memory.mp4
9. OCR GCSE 1.2 The need for secondary storage.mp4
10. GCSE OCR 1.2 Common types of storage.mp4

11. GCSE OCR 1.2 Suitable storage devices and storage media.mp4

11. GCSE OCR 1.2 Suitable storage devices and storage media.mp4
12. GCSE OCR 1.2 The units of data storage.mp4

13. GCSE OCR 1.2 How data needs to be converted into binary to be processed by a computer.mp4
14. GCSE OCR 1.2 Data capacity and calculation of data capacity requirements.mp4

15. GCSE OCR 1.2 Converting between denary and 8-bit binary.mp4

16. GCSE OCR 1.2 Adding two 8-bit binary integers.mp4

17. GCSE OCR 1.2 Converting between denary and 2-digit hexadecimal.mp4

17. GCSE OCR 1.2 Converting between denary and 2-digit hexadecimal.mp4
18. GCSE OCR 1.2 Binary shifts.mp4
19. GCSE OCR 1.2 Representing characters and character sets.mp4
20. GCSE OCR 1.2 Representing images.mp4
21. GCSE OCR 1.2 Representing sound.mp4
22. GCSE OCR 1.2 Compression.mp4
22. GCSE OCR 1.2 Compression.mp4
23. GCSE OCR 1.3 Types of networks.mp4
24. GCSE OCR 1.3 Factors that affect the performance of networks.mp4

25. GCSE OCR 1.3 Client-server and peer-to-peer networks.mp4

26. GCSE OCR 1.3 Hardware to connect a LAN.mp4

27. GCSE OCR 1.3 The internet.mp4

28. GCSE OCR 1.3 Star and mesh network topologies.mp4
29. GCSE OCR 1.3 Modes of connection, wired and wireless.mp4
30. GCSE OCR 1.3 Wireless encryption.mp4
31. GCSE OCR 1.3 The use of IP and MAC addressing.mp4
32. GCSE OCR 1.3 Standards.mp4
33. GCSE OCR 1.3 Common protocols.mp4
34. GCSE OCR 1.3 The concept of layers.mp4

35. GCSE OCR 1.4 Forms of attack.mp4

36. GCSE OCR 1.4 Threats posed to networks.mp4
37. GCSE OCR 1.4 Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities.mp4

38. GCSE 1.5 The purpose and functionality of operating systems.mp4

39. GCSE OCR 1.5 Operating systems part 1.mp4
40. GCSE OCR 1.5 Operating systems part 2.mp4
41. GCSE OCR 1.5 Utility system software.mp4

42. GCSE OCR 1.6 How to investigate and discuss Computer Science technologies.mp4
43. GCSE OCR 1.6 Privacy issues.mp4
44. GCSE OCR 1.6 Cultural implications of computer science .mp4
45. GCSE OCR 1.6 Environmetal impact of computer science .mp4
46. GCSE OCR 1.6 Impacts of digital technology on wider society.mp4
47. GCSE OCR 1.6 Legislation relevant to computer science.mp4
48. GCSE OCR 1.6 Open source vs proprietary software.mp4

Videos
49. GCSE OCR 2.1 Abstraction.mp4
50. GCSE OCR 2.1 Decomposition.mp4
51. GCSE OCR 2.1 Algorithmic thinking.mp4
52. GCSE OCR 2.1 Inputs, processes and outputs.mp4
53. GCSE OCR 2.1 Structure diagrams.mp4

54. GCSE OCR 2.1 How to produce algorithms using pseudocode and flow diagrams.mp4
55. GCSE OCR 2.1 Identifying errors and suggesting fixes.mp4
56. GCSE OCR 2.1 Trace tables.mp4
57. GCSE OCR 2.1 Binary search.mp4
58. GCSE OCR 2.1 Linear search.mp4
59. GCSE OCR 2.1 Bubble sort.mp4
60. GCSE OCR 2.1 Merge sort.mp4
61. GCSE OCR 2.1 Insertion sort.mp4

62. GCSE OCR 2.2 The use of variables, constants, inputs, outputs and assignments.mp4

63. GCSE OCR 2.2 The use of the three basic programming constructs.mp4
64. GCSE OCR 2.2 The common arithmetic and comparison operators.mp4
65. GCSE OCR 2.2 The common Boolean operators.mp4
66. GCSE OCR 2.2 The use of data types and casting.mp4
67. GCSE OCR 2.2 The use of basic string manipulation.mp4
68. GCSE OCR 2.2 The use of basic file handling operations.mp4
69. GCSE OCR 2.2 The use of records to store data.mp4
70. GCSE OCR 2.2 The use of SQL to search for data.mp4
71. GCSE OCR 2.2 The use of arrays.mp4
72. GCSE OCR 2.2 How to use sub programs.mp4
73. GCSE OCR 2.2 Random number generation.mp4
75. GCSE OCR 2.3 Defensive design considerations part 2.mp4
74. GCSE OCR 2.3 Defensive design considerations part 1.mp4
76. GCSE OCR 2.3 Maintainability.mp4
77. GCSE OCR 2.3 The purpose and types of testing.mp4
77. GCSE OCR 2.3 The purpose and types of testing.mp4
78. GCSE OCR 2.3 How to identify syntax and logic errors.mp4
79. GCSE OCR 2.3 Suitable test data.mp4
80. GCSE OCR 2.3 Refining algorithms to make them more robust.mp4
81. GCSE OCR 2.4 Simple logic diagrams.mp4
82. GCSE OCR 2.4 Truth tables.mp4
83. GCSE OCR 2.4 Combining Boolean operators.mp4
84. GCSE OCR 2.4 Applying logical operators in truth tables to solve problems.mp4
85. GCSE OCR 2.5 Characteristics and purpose of different levels of programming language.mp4
86. GCSE OCR 2.5 The purpose of translators.mp4
87. GCSE OCR 2.5 Characteristics of compilers and interpreters.mp4

88. GCSE OCR 2.5 IDEs.mp4