Cambridge International AS and A Level Computing Revision Guide

Cambridge International AS and A Level Computing Revision Guide

Cambridge International AS and A Level Computing Revision Guide

1st Edition
Tony Piper
January 2014
Print
9781107690554

Provides guidance on tackling the different types of examination questions.

£13.25
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Contents

  • Revision guidelines
  • Section 1. System Software:
  • 1. Components of a computer system and modes of use
  • 2. System software
  • 3. Data representation, structure and management
  • 4. Hardware
  • 5. Data transmission and networking
  • 6. System life cycle
  • 7. Choosing appropriate applications software
  • 8. Handling of data in information systems
  • 9. Designing the user interface
  • 10. Logic gates
  • Section 2. Data Types and Data Structures:
  • 11. Designing solutions to problems
  • 12. The structure of procedural programs
  • 13. Data types and data structures
  • 14. Common facilities of procedural languages
  • 15. Writing maintainable programs
  • 16. Testing and running a solution
  • Section 3. Data Representation, Data Structures and Data Manipulation:
  • 17. The functions of operating systems
  • 18. The functions and purposes of translators
  • 19. Computer architecture and the fetch-execute cycle
  • 20. Data representation, data structures and data manipulation
  • 21. Programming paradigms
  • 22. Databases
  • 23. Simulation and real-time processing
  • 24. Networking
  • Answers and tips
  • Index.

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