KS4 Computer Science

Year 10 Computer Science

Autumn 1

Systems architecture
Architecture of the CPU
CPU performance
Primary storage (Memory)
Algorithms - Computational thinking
Algorithms - Designing, Creating and refining algorithms
Algorithms - Searching and sorting algorithms

Autumn 2:

Secondary storage
Networks and topologies
Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers
Algorithms - Searching and sorting algorithms
Programming Fundamentals
Data types
Additional programming techniques

Spring 1

Networks and topologies
Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers
Threats to computer systems and networks
Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities
Additional programming techniques
Defensive Design - Producing Robust Programs

Spring 2

Operating systems
Utility software
Producing Robust Programs Testing
Boolean Logic
Programming languages
The integrated Development Environment
Low-level programming language LMC

Summer 1

Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact
Memory and Storage
Units
Data storage – Numbers
Data storage – Characters
Data storage – Images

Summer 2

Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact
Data storage – Sound
Compression

Year 11 Computer Science

Autumn 1

Computer Systems
Central Processing
Unit Memory CPU
System Performance

Autumn 2

Secondary Storage Operating systems
Data Representation
Networks

Spring 1

Networks
Computer Legislation
Computer Threats
Open Source
Propriety software NEA

Spring 2

Algorithms
Search and sorting
Programming concepts NEA

Summer 1:

Programming concepts
Design and Testing IDE’s
Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact

Summer 2:

Final revision techniques

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