2.1.2 Designing, Creating and Refining Algorithms
Section two is a little bit all over the shop. In 2.1.2 you are expected to be able to demonstrate the skill of creating and […]
OCR GCSE Computer Science
2.1.1 – Computational Thinking
How do we actually get machines to do things for us? The dream many decades ago was that we would simply sit in front of […]
1.6.1 Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impact
This section of the course is simultaneously the most in depth and interesting of all topics we study. The legal side of computing is fascinating […]
1.5.2 – Utility Software
Utilities are pieces of software which perform a single, specific task in a computer system and usually do so in the background with little or […]
1.5.1 – Operating Systems
Operating Systems are the single most important piece of software on any computer system. All computer systems must have an operating system in order to […]
1.4.2 – Identifying and Preventing Vulnerabilities
In the previous section, 1.4.1 – Threats to Computer Systems and Networks, we looked at a fairly comprehensive rundown of the most common and prevalent […]
1.4.1 – Threats to Computer Systems and Networks
As the number of network connected devices increases, so does the proportion of poorly designed and insecure devices. Many people do not understand the significance […]
1.3.2 – Wired and Wireless Networks, Protocols and Layers
In the last section we focussed on what networks are, why they are used and covered a broad range of related topics such as how […]
1.3.1 – Networks and Topologies – Part 2 – Performance, Authority and The Cloud
In this section (click to jump): Performance Factors People that look after networks are odd people. I once convinced a student that every network had […]
1.3.1 – Networks and Topologies – Part 1 – Types, Topologies and Hardware
Today, our world is connected in ways which were unimaginable a generation ago. We take for granted the ability to communicate in real time, across […]