IGCSE Computer Science

IGCSE Computer Science

1. Data Representaion

   • Computers are used to store all different kinds of data: numbers, text, sound, graphics, etc.
   • Data also comes in different forms, bytes, hexadecimal, denary, etc.

2. Communication and Internet technologies

   • How computers communicate with each other and how the internet connects millions of devices around the world.

3. Hardware and Software

   • The differences and advantages and disadvantages of hardware and software as well as understanding their purposes.

4. Security

   • How computer security works and methods for keeping your personal data and computer safe from intruders.

5. Ethics

   • The ethical side of computing; why viruses are created; how are computers used for good and how are they used for bad.

6. Algorithm design and problem-solving

   • How algorithms are used to solve problems automatically and generate data when following specific rules and conditions

7. Programming

   • How programs are made using their different coding languages. (Python, C#, C++, Objective C, BASIC, Java, Javascript, Lua, Ruby, Perl, Lisp, etc.)

8. Databases

   • How databases are used to store data as well as their advantages and disadvantages. How databases are used on a daily basis