MY REVISION NOTES aqa a-level computer science.

✍ Scribed by MARK CLARKSON

• Publisher: HODDER EDUCATION
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 259
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Set your students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes: AQA A-level Computer Science.

Our clear and concise approach to revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence.

With My Revision Notes: AQA A-level Computer Science, students can:

Consolidate knowledge with clear, focused and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for
Develop understanding with self-testing - our regular 'Now test yourself,' tasks and answers will help commit knowledge to memory
Improve technique through exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid
Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Learning links' focus
Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new exam breakdown feature, user-friendly definitions throughout and questions and answers online

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Book title
Copyright
My Revision Planner
Introduction
Command words
1 Fundamentals of programming
Programming
Programming paradigms
Object-oriented programming
2 Fundamentals of data structures
Data structures and abstract data types
Queues
Stacks
Graphs
Trees
Hash tables
Dictionaries
Vectors
3 Fundamentals of algorithms
Graph traversal
Tree traversal
Reverse Polish notation
Searching algorithms
Sorting algorithms
Optimisation algorithms
4 Theory of computation
Abstraction and automation
Regular languages
Context-free languages
Classification of algorithms
A model of computation
5 Fundamentals of data representation
Number systems
Number bases
Units of information
Binary number system
Information coding systems
Representing images, sound and other data
6 Fundamentals of computer systems
Hardware and software
Classification of programming languages
Types of program translator
Logic gates
Boolean algebra
7 Computer organisation and architecture
Internal hardware components
The stored program concept
Structure and role of the processor and its components
External hardware devices
8 Consequences of using computers
Moral, ethical, legal and cultural issues and opportunities
9 Fundamentals of communication and networking
Communication
Networking
The internet
The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
10 Fundamentals of databases
Conceptual models and entity relationship modelling
Relational databases
Database design and normalisation techniques
Client-server databases
11 Big Data
Big data
12 Functional programming
Functional programming paradigm
Writing functional programs
13 Systematic approach to problem solving
Aspects of software development
Glossary
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