a-level computer science - component 1 + 2

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1.1.1 - Structure and Function of the Processor
What is the cir and what is its p...,
What is the mdr and what is its p...,
What is the mar and what is its p...
21  cards
1.1.2 Types of Processor
What are the key facts about cisc,
What are the key facts about risc,
What are the key facts about a gpu
7  cards
1.1.3 Input, Output and Storage
Give some examples of an input de...,
Give some examples of an output d...,
Give some examples of an speciali...
14  cards
1.2.1 Systems Software
What features are provided by an ...,
What are the key facts about memo...,
Key facts about paging
24  cards
1.2.2 Applications Generation
Describe and give examples of app...,
Describe and give examples of uti...,
Describe open source software
22  cards
1.2.3 Software Development
Describe a software development m...,
Describe the waterfall lifecycle ...,
In what scenario would it be bene...
30  cards
1.2.4 Types of Programming Language
Define and give the benefits of p...,
Define and give the benefits of t...,
Define and give the benefits of t...
20  cards
1.3.1 Compression, Encryption and Hashing
Define compression,
Define lossy compression and what...,
Define lossless compression and w...
12  cards
1.3.2 Databases
What is a database,
What is a flat file database and ...,
Define a relational database and ...
31  cards
1.3.3 Networks
What is a protocol,
What are some examples of protocols,
What are the benefits of protocols
45  cards
1.3.4 Web Technologies
What information does a web crawl...,
How does a web crawler find a web...,
Where does the information go tha...
28  cards
1.4.1 Data Types
What are the 5 primitive data types,
What is casting,
What is a character set what are ...
30  cards
1.4.2 Data Structures
Which of the following data struc...,
Which of the following data struc...,
Which of the following data struc...
33  cards
1.4.3 Boolean Algebra
Which logic gate is this truth ta...,
Footnotewhich logic gate is this ...,
Which logic gate is this truth ta...
19  cards
1.5.1 Computing related legislation
What is the overall purpose of th...,
What is overall purpose of the co...,
What is the purpose of the copyri...
8  cards
2.1.1 Thinking Abstractly
Component 2
4  cards
2.1.2 - Thinking Ahead
Component 2
11  cards
2.1.3 - Thinking Procedurally
Component 2
8  cards
2.1.4 - Thinking Logically
Component 2
3  cards
2.1.5 - Thinking Concurrently
Component 2
6  cards
2.2.1 - Programming Techniques
Component 2
28  cards
2.2.2 - Computational Methods
Component 2
12  cards
2.3.1 - Algorithms (Searches and Sorts)
What are the pros and cons of the...,
What is the purpose of the temp v...,
What is the purpose of the swapsm...
19  cards
2.3.1 - Algorithms (Big-O)
What is the purpose of big o,
Name and describe the complexity ...,
Name and describe the complexity ...
14  cards
2.3.1 - Algorithms (Data Structures)
What would be output using a brea...,
What would be output using a dept...,
Describe the steps involved in a ...
20  cards
2.3.1 - Algorithms (Shortest Path)
Perform dijkstra s on the followi...,
Perform a on the following graph ...,
What are the key facts about the ...
4  cards

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