CCEA AS 2 Digital Technology Key Notes | Updated for 2026–2027 | Includes Past-Paper Analysis
Newly updated for the 2026–2027 academic year, this revision resource brings together clear definitions, explanations and comparisons for CCEA Year 13 AS 2: Fundamentals of Digital Technology.
The Key Notes draw on a detailed review of past-paper questions and mark schemes. Relevant answer points have been brought together into one organised booklet, giving pupils a practical resource for learning key terminology, strengthening explanations and preparing for examination questions.
What’s new for 2026–2027?
The updated booklet includes additional and refined content covering character sets, ASCII control characters, ASCII and Unicode, modulus 11 special cases, batch/hash/control totals, RAM, flash storage, clock speed, file backup, RISC and CISC, and HTML tags. Comparisons of custom-built and off-the-shelf software have also been made clearer.
Now includes a detailed past-paper analysis and question tracker
Alongside the Key Notes, this package includes an analysis of nine supplied AS 2 papers covering 2017–2019 and 2021–2026, examining 235 marked question items worth 900 marks.
The analysis includes:
Topic frequency rankings showing which areas appeared most often.
A visual marks-by-year heatmap showing how coverage varied between papers.
Recurring question styles, with references to useful practice questions.
Rarely tested topics and specification content not explicitly tested in the reviewed papers.
Pupil-friendly revision guidance to help turn knowledge into stronger examination answers.













