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Computer Science A Level

at Newport Girls' High School Academy, Newport · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2022see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

To succeed in this course, it is essential to have achieved a good grade in Computer Science at GCSE. A keen interest and enthusiasm for this subject, especially programming is also required. Computer Science is a practical subject where students can apply the academic principles learned in the classroom to real world systems. It’s an intensely creative subject that combines invention and excitement, and can look at the natural world through a digital prism. Computer systems This component will introduce you to the internal workings of the Central Processing Unit (CPU), the exchanging of data, and also looks at software development, data types and legal and ethical issues. The following are tested: The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices Software and software development Exchanging data (How data is exchanged between different systems) Data types, data structures and algorithms Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues. Content of Algorithms & Programming You will understand what is meant by computational thinking, and understand the benefits of applying computational thinking to solving a wide variety of problems: Elements of computational thinking Problem solving and programming Algorithms Programming project You will analyse, design, develop, test, evaluate and document a program written in a suitable programming language for real users.

What you need to get on

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How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Newport Girls' High School

    WELLINGTON ROAD, NEWPORT, TF10 7HL

    DaytimeClassroom based
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