Computer Science Resources (A-Level / GCSE)
A teacher and HOD of Computer Science at GCSE and A-Level. This shop brings together resources that have been used successfully over the delivery of the courses.
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A teacher and HOD of Computer Science at GCSE and A-Level. This shop brings together resources that have been used successfully over the delivery of the courses.
Mindmap Language Translators
Key points for Assembler, Compiler and Interpreter. Useful for Computer Science GCSE and A-Level.
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Exam Key terms / definitions - A-Level Computer Science AQA/OCR
A variety of Knowledge Organisers for the topics of: Database Languages Generations Language Translators HArdware OOP Object Oriented Programming TCP/IP Network Internet
Individually this would cost £16 - offer of half price
All definitions and explanations are taken from mark schemes from A-Level AQA
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AQA - Food Magnate (Short Mock 1 & 2) Computer Science
Two 60 minute mock exam papers covering Section C & D for AQA Computer Science - A-Level. Food Magnate.
Paper 1 gives sample solutions in C# but generic marking points for all programming languages
Paper 2 gives sample solutions in C# and VB.Net as well as marking points generic for all languages.
Paper 1 & 2 can be used for two different mock exams to allow students to get used to the pre-release material for 2020
Lesson: Intro to GCSE Computing / Importance and Reliability
Powerpoints for week 1 of Computing GCSE. What is a Computer System? What is Computing? Reliability of systems. Importance of computer systems. Legal and Ethical effects of Computers.
Mind map - Software
Mind map including key terms relating to bespoke, systems, application software complete with examples e.g. of utilities.
Databases Knowledge Organiser (AQA Computer Science)
Key terms, definitions and examples of different SQL queries as well as DDL. Summarised on one page (definitions from past exam papers).
Generations of Languages Mind-Map
Mind-Map for Computer Science (Computing) on the generations of computer languages.
AQA Computer Science - 4.6.2 Classification of Programming Languages
Knowledge Organiser for the topic on programming languages. What is a programming language? What is the difference between low and high level programming? What is the difference between Software types? What is the difference between a compiler and an interpreter? What is a Declaritive Language? Imperative Language?
AQA - A-Level Computer Science (Food Magnate) (Short Mock Paper 1)
The first in a series of mock exam papers designed around the 2020 Prerelease material for AQA Computer Science - Food Magnate. A-Level.
60 minute Question Paper - Section C & D
EAD (Electronic Answer Document)
Possible Mark Scheme
Operation of Laser Printer, Barcode Scanner and Digital Camera
A series of resources to support the learning and understanding of the operation of a Laser Printer, Barcode Scanner and a Digital Camera. These three external hardware devices feature on AQA Computer Science AS and A-Level. Students need to be able to describe their operation. Powerpoints have been used as flipped learning, and pdf as follow up for students to demonstrate their understanding. Also included are the key mark scheme points from the exam board.
Object Oriented Programming (Knowledge Organiser)
Knowledge organiser designed around AQA spec of Computer Science. Includes definitions from the theoretical side of OO programming, examples of diagrams with inheritance aggregation (composition/association) as well as UML diagram.
Useful for revision
Linking Visual Basic . Net with a Database using SQL
Workbook that takes students through a Computing Project of building a VB solution for Mia's Sandwich Shop Problem. There are free resources on Mia's Sandwich Shop online that can be used prior to this workbook being used. Students will learn how to develop a fully functional program for ordering/retrieving sandwich orders. Database also included as Zip file.
Bitmapped Images
An introduction to bitmapped images with a paint by numbers (using Binary) activity. Also some publisher documents showing how images are made up using pixels. Some good starter points for Bitmapped / Pixels.
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Computer Science - Software Topic
Within this bundle is a lesson including ppt, lesson plan and activities on Hardware vs Software. The bundle also includes mind-maps to use as revision on Hardware, Software (and the categories associated), Generations of Languages. To accompany the language translator section of software is a set of resources for the differences between compilers and interpreters, with an accompanying mind-map summary.
Overall a full set of resources to cover Differences between Hardware & Software, Categories of Software, Language Translators and how they work.
Setting up a Raspberry Pi and coding it to turn lights on and off using LEDs
Set up sheets for a Raspberry Pi and creating a program based on LED and breadboard.
AQA - A-Level Computer Science (Text Adventure) (Short Mock 2 - Section C)
A set of 50 Section C questions along with model answers / mark schemes. This resource is designed to cover as much as can be thought of in relation to the 2019 Text Adventure A-Level Computer Science AQA specification.
Using past exam papers, specification and specimen papers - 50 questions have been developed covering 115 marks that could come up in Section C on the exam paper.
A carefully selected set of answers accompany this to help students revise and prepare for the exam.