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igcse edexcel computer science

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Algorithms
State what is meant by the term a...,
Give examples of some implementat...,
What are the three main programmi...
10  cards
Decomposition and abstraction
What is decomposition,
What is abstraction
2  cards
Develop code
Give three types of errors that c...,
What is a syntax error,
What is a logic error
5  cards
Constructs
0  cards
Data types and structures
0  cards
Input/output
0  cards
Operators
0  cards
Subprograms
0  cards
Binary
(areas covered: using binary, unsigned integers, two's complement and sign and magnitude signed integers, binary addition, logical and arithmetic shifts, overflow, hexadecimal)
39  cards
Data Representation
(areas covered: characters, bitmap images, analogue sound, limits of binary data representation)
35  cards
Data storage and compression
Exam style question,
Recall the conversions between bi...,
Recall the numbers represented by...
12  cards
Encryption
Describe what is meant by encryption,
What is meant by plaintext,
What is the need for encrypting data
12  cards
Machines and computational modelling
Describe the input process output...,
Give examples of different comput...,
Briefly describe a sequential com...
5  cards
Hardware
What is meant by the term compute...,
Give the core elements used in vo...,
John von neumann proposed the con...
39  cards
Hardware (2)
Exam style question zakir wants t...,
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21  cards
Logic
What are the three logical operators,
What is the order in which the lo...
2  cards
Software
0  cards
Programming languages
Describe what is meant by a low l...,
What is machine code,
What is assembly language
19  cards
Networks
What is a network,
Give some reasons for connecting ...,
Give 3 different types of networks
43  cards
Networks (2)
State what is meant by the term t...,
State the purpose of network prot...,
What is tcp ip transmission contr...
25  cards
Network security
Give some reasons as to why netwo...,
Describe the importance of networ...,
Identify three methods of protect...
7  cards
The internet and the world wide web
What is meant by the internet,
What is meant by the world wide web,
What is an internet service provi...
15  cards
Emerging trends, issues and impact
Describe some negative impacts of...,
State some ways in which vast amo...,
Describe how the disposal of digi...
20  cards

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