Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science Revision Guide

This series is for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science syllabus (9618) for examination from 2021.

Tony Piper (Author)

9781108737326, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 July 2020

328 pages
27.6 x 22 x 2 cm, 1.15 kg

This series is for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science syllabus (9618) for examination from 2021. Developed by an experienced author and examiner team, this revision guide accompanies the coursebook and is written for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science syllabus (9618). It encourages students to practise their skills to help prepare them for the examination. The guide provides all the explanations to concepts that students have learnt throughout the course with a wealth of extra practice opportunities. Answers to questions are at the back of the book, so students are free to study in their own time.

1. Information representation
2. Communication
3. Hardware
4. Processor fundamentals
5. System software
6. Security, privacy and data integrity
7. Ethics and ownership
8. Databases
9. Algorithm design and problem-solving
10. Data types and structures
11. Programming
12. Software development
13. Data representation
14. Communication and internet technologies
15. Hardware and virtual machines
16. System software
17. Security
18. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
19. Computational thinking and problem solving
20. Further programming - programming paradigms overview: low level and declarative paradigms
21. Further programming – procedural
22. Further Programming – object oriented
23. Further Programming – files and processing.

Subject Areas: Educational: IT & computing, ICT [YQTU], Teaching skills & techniques [JNT]