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GCSE Computer Science/CIE IGCSE Computer Science 0478

This section is aimed at students and teachers of the CIE IGCSE Computer Science 0478 course but it is not endorsed by CIE. It should be read together with the most recent course syllabus for this course.

Course Structure

There are two sections to this course.

Section 1: Theory of Computer Science
Section 2: Practical Problem-solving and Programming

There is no coursework in this course. There are two exams of 1 hour and 45 minutes each at the end of the two year course. The section 1 exam is worth 60% of the final grade and the section 2 exam is worth the final 40%. Calculators are not permitted for either exam.

Course Content

Section 1: Theory of Computer Science

1.1 Data Representation

1.1.1 Binary systems (Mar 22, 2015)
1.1.2 Hexadecimal (Mar 25, 2015)
1.1.3 Data storage (Mar 25, 2015)

1.2 Communication and Internet technologies

1.2.1 Serial and parallel data transmission (Mar 25, 2015)
1.2.2 Security aspects (Mar 25, 2015)
1.2.3 Internet principles of operation (Mar 25, 2015)

1.3 Hardware and Software

1.3.1 Logic gates (Mar 22, 2015)
1.3.2 Computer architecture and the fetchexecute cycle (Oct 2, 2013)
1.3.3 Input devices (Mar 25, 2015)
1.3.4 Output devices (Mar 25, 2015)
1.3.5 Memory, storage devices and media

Memory (Mar 25, 2015)
Storage (Mar 25, 2015)

1.3.6 Operating systems (Mar 25, 2015)
1.3.7 High- and low-level languages and their translators (Mar 25, 2015)

1.4 Security (Mar 25, 2015)
1.5 Ethics (Mar 26, 2015)

Section 2: Practical Problem-solving and Programming

2.1 Algorithm design and problem-solving

2.1.1 Problem-solving and design (Mar 25, 2015)
2.1.2 Pseudocode (Mar 25, 2015)

2.2 Programming

2.2.1 Programming concepts (Mar 25, 2015)
2.2.2 Data structures; arrays (Mar 25, 2015)

2.3 Databases (Mar 25, 2015)

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