Year 12 Computer Science

Autumn Term

• Number Bases
• Data Types
• Hexadecimal
• Operators
• Units
• Selection
• ASCII
• While Loops
• Binary Addition
• For Loops
• Binary Multiplication
• 1D Arrays
• Signed Integers
• Binary Subtraction
• 2D Arrays
• Feedback
• Array Practice
• 3.5.4.4 Fixed Point
• 3.5.1.3 Rational Numbers
• 3.5.5.3 Error Checking and Correction
• 3.1.1.10 Subroutines-Procedures
• 3.1.1.13 & 3.1.1.14 Scope of Variables
• 3.5.6.4 Bitmapped graphics
• 3.2.1.3 Externally stored data
• Subroutines with Parameters

• 4.6.1.1 The relationship between Hardware and Software
• 4.6.1.2 Classification of Software
• 4.6.1.3 System Software
• 4.6.1.3 System Software
• 4.6.1.4 The role of the operating system
• 4.6.2 Classification of programming languages
• 4.6.3 Types of program translator
• Consolidation and Assessment
• Consolidation and Assessment
• 4.6.4 Logic Gates
• 4.6.5 Boolean Algebra
• 4.7.1.1 Internal Hardware components of the computer
• 4.7.2.1 The stored program concept
• 4.7.3.1 The processor and its components
• 4.7.3.2 The Fetch - Execute Cycle
• 4.7.3.3 The processor instruction set
• 4.7.3.4 Addressing Modes
• 4.7.3.5 Machine Code
• 4.7.3.5 Assembler Instructions
• 4.7.3.6 Interrupts
• 4.7.3.7 Factors that affect performance

End of term tests

Exercises and homework(s) on topics

Submission of programming work

Spring Term

• Functions
• 3.5.6.1 Bit patterns, images, sound and other data
• Types of Variable
• 3.1.1.7 String Handling
• 3.1.1.9 Error Handling
• 3.2.1.1 Data Structures
• Compression
• Structures
• 3.4 Theory of Computation
• Form Apps
• Encryption

• 4.7.4.1 Input and output devices
• 4.7.4.2 Secondary storage devices
• 4.9.1.1 Communication Methods
• 4.9.1.2 Communication Basics
• 4.9.2.1 Network Topologies
• 4.9.2.2 Types of networking between hosts
• 4.9.2.3 Wireless Networking
• 4.9.3.1 The Internet and how it works
• 4.9.3.2 Internet Security
• 4.9.4.1 TCP/IP
• 4.9.4.2 Standard Application Layer Protocols
• 4.9.4.3 IP addresses
• 4.9.4.4 Subnet Masks
• 4.9.4.5 IP Standards
• 4.9.4.6 Public and Private IP addresses
• 4.9.4.7 DCHP
• 4.9.4.8 NAT
• 4.9.4.9 Port Forwarding

End of term tests

Exercises and homework(s) on topics

Submission of programming work

Summer Term

• 4.2.2 Linear Queues
• 4.2.2 Circular and Priority Queues
• 4.2.3 Stacks
• OOP
• 4.2.4 - Graphs
• 4.2.5 - Trees
• Recursion
• Introduce coursework
• Coursework Discussions

• 4.9.4.10 Client-Server Model
• 4.9.4.11 Thin Client-Server Model
• Database Normalisation
• Relational Databases
• SQL
• Using SQL to access the DB
• 4.2.4 Programming Adjacency Matrix

Mock Examinations

Exercises and homework(s) on topics

Submission of programming work