KS4 Computing

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Assessment Overview

Year group

Assessment(s)/ End of year exam

Y10 Computing

AP1 Assessment - Exam questions based on the topic of Computer ssytems and covers all internal components including von neuman systems

AP2 Assessment - Exam questions based data representation. There are convertion question from binary to denary and also how numbers/ letters/ sounds are converted

AP3 Assessment - Exam questions based around algoritham and basic programming

AP4 Assessment - Exam questions based on networks, protocls and the importance of netowrk for orgnaisations

AP5 Assessment - Exam questions based on the topic of netowrk topologies

AP6 Assessment - Exam questions based on the topic of cyber Security

Y11 Computing

AP1 Assessment - J277/01: Computer systems
This component will assess:
1.1 Systems architecture
1.2 Memory and storage
1.3 Computer networks, connections and
protocols
1.4 Network security
1.5 Systems software
1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental
impacts of digital technology

AP2 Assessment - J277/02: Computational thinking, algorithms and
programming
This component will assess:
2.1 Algorithms
2.2 Programming fundamentals
2.3 Producing robust programs
2.4 Boolean logic
2.5 Programming languages and Integrated
Development Environments

AP3 Assessment - J277/01: Computer systems
This component will assess:
1.1 Systems architecture
1.2 Memory and storage
1.3 Computer networks, connections and
protocols
1.4 Network security
1.5 Systems software
1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental
impacts of digital technology

AP4 Assessment - J277/02: Computational thinking, algorithms and
programming
This component will assess:
2.1 Algorithms
2.2 Programming fundamentals
2.3 Producing robust programs
2.4 Boolean logic
2.5 Programming languages and Integrated
Development Environments

AP5 Assessment - J277/02: Computational thinking, algorithms and
programming
This component will assess:
2.1 Algorithms
2.2 Programming fundamentals
2.3 Producing robust programs
2.4 Boolean logic
2.5 Programming languages and Integrated
Development Environments

EXAM

 

How can parents help?

 

Year group

Online homework/Knowledge Organisers/Revision techniques

10

Revision of knowledge organisers words on a weekly basis in their practice book

Knowitallninja.com

CGP Revision guide

Seneca

11

Revision of knowledge organisers words on a weekly basis in their practice book

Knowitallninja.com

CGP Revision guide

Seneca

 

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