GCSE Computing
Students in Year 11 are studying OCR Computer Science. The specification can be found here. The course consists of three units of work:
- (01) Computer systems - Written paper, 1 hour 30 mins (40% of the qualification).
- (02)Computational Thinking, algorithms and programming - Written paper, 1 hour 30 mins (40% of the qualification).
- (03)Programming Project - Non-Examined Assessment, 20 controlled hours (20% of the qualification).
Learning Schedule
Term 1:
NEA Final Preparations
NEA Completion (Completed in controlled classroom conditions)
Term 2:
NEA Completion(Completed in controlled classroom conditions)
Data Representation
Computational Logic
Algorithms, Translators and Languages
Students will complete a Paper 2 mock exam in Week 8.
Term 3:
System Security and Software
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Moral Concerns
Networks
Students will complete a Paper 1 and 2 mock exam in Weeks 7 and 8.
Term 4:
Systems Architecture
Memory and Storage
Revision
Mr Gourlay's resources to help your revision;
GCSE Computer Science Flipped Learning Plan
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14kleD60Ln4idBfrMCC_tSlh2wk5zi27jnQTrsD4cJWM/edit?usp=sharing
Sample papers are at the bottom of this page.
Have a look at these websites they will help your revision, click on the pictures to go straight to the website.
Sample Papers
Mark schemes are located at the bottom of these PDF documents.
Paper 1 - Computer Systems - Sample Exam Paper
Paper 2 - Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming - Sample Exam Paper
Old Specification (A* - C) - Exam papers and mark schemes
Please note the papers below are from the old spec and some questions will not be relevant to you. You should ignore any questions on Databases and Database Management Systems (DBMS).
Jan 2011 | |
June 2011 | June 2011 Mark Scheme |
Jan 2012 | Jan 2012 Mark Scheme |
June 2012 | June 2012 Mark Scheme |
June 2013 | June 2013 Marks Scheme |
June 2014 | June 2014 Mark Scheme |