A/AS Level Computer Science for OCR Student Book with Digital Access (2 Years)

by Alistair Surrall, Adam Hamflett

Overview

Written for the OCR A/AS Level Computer Science specifications for first teaching from 2015, this print student book and Digital Student Book help students build their knowledge and master underlying computing principles and concepts. This resource develops computational thinking, programming and problem-solving skills. Suitable for all abilities, it puts computing into context and gives students a real-life view on professional applications of computing skills. Digital Student Books contain rich digital content such as animated tutorials. Answers to end-of-chapter questions are located in the free online teacher's resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108412742
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/19/2017
Series:	A Level Comp 2 Computer Science OCR
Pages:	462
Product dimensions:	8.66(w) x 10.91(h) x 0.79(d)

Table of Contents

Component 1; Introduction; 1. Structure and types of processor; 2. Input, output and storage devices; 3. Systems software; 4. Applications and translators; 5. Software development; 6. Types of programming languages; 7. Exchanging data; 8. Databases; 9. Networks; 10. Web technologies; 11. Data types and representation; 12. Data structures; 13. Boolean algebra; 14. Legal and ethical issues; Component 2; 1. Thinking abstractly; 2. Thinking ahead; 3. Thinking procedurally; 4. Thinking logically; 5. Thinking concurrently; 6. Programming techniques; 7. Computational methods; 8. Algorithms.