COURSE DESCRIPTION
Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science encourages learners to meet the needs of Higher Education courses in computer science
as well as twenty-first century digital employers. It encourages learners to think creatively, through applying practical programming solutions,
demonstrating that they are effective users of technology.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The aims of this course are to enable students to develop:
- Computational thinking skills
- An understanding of the main principles of solving problems using computers
- an understanding of the component parts of computer systems and how they interrelate, including software, data, hardware, communication and people
- An understanding of the different methods of communication and the functionality of networks and the internet
- The skills necessary to apply this understanding to develop computer based solutions to problems
Course Outline
- Data Representation
- Communication and Internet Technologies
- Hardware and Virtual Machines
- System Software
- Security
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Computational Thinking and Problem Solving
- Further Programming
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 20 weeks
- Skill level Intermediate
- Language English
- Students 6
- Certificate No
- Assessments Yes
