Computer science

Course Requirements 50% in ICT, Maths and English

COMPUTER SCIENCE Cambridge (CAIE) IGCSE 0478

Assessment This course is made up of 2 components – paper 1 and paper 2. Each externally assessed exam has a duration of 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Paper 1 – This is a theory examination worth 60% of the nal grade and contains 75 marks.

Paper 2 – This is also a written exam based on problem solving and programming. It is worth 40% of the nal grade with 50 marks available. 20 of the marks are set on the pre-release material.

Course content The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus. The aims are to develop: • computational thinking, that is thinking about what can be computed and how, and includes consideration of the data required • understanding of the main principles of solving problems by using computers • understanding that every computer system is made up of sub-systems, which in turn consist of further sub-systems • understanding of the component parts of computer systems and how they interrelate, including software, data, hardware, communications and people • skills necessary to apply understanding to solve computer-based problems using a high-level programming language.

What will you study?:

Section 1 – Theory of computer science Sections 2 1.1 Data representation 1.2 Communication and Internet technologies 1.3 Hardware and software 1.4 Security 1.5 Ethics 2.1 Algorithm design and problem-solving 2.2 Programming 2.3 Databases

Career Paths

• Software developer • Database administrator • Computer hardware engineer • Systems analyst • Network Architect • Web developer • Information security analyst • Computer and information research scientist • Information System manage • IT project manager