computer science ocr gcse

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Decks in this class (19)

1.1.1 - CPU Architecture
What is a general purpose computer,
Tasks that a general purpose comp...,
What does the cpu do
13  cards
1.1.2 - CPU Performance
Name the three characteristics of...,
What is l1 cache,
What is l2 cache
9  cards
1.1.3 - Embedded Systems
What is an embedded system,
How many tasks does an embedded s...,
Name 3 embedded systems
5  cards
1.2.1 - Primary Storage
What is primary storage,
What does rom stand for,
What does rom do
13  cards
1.2.2 - Secondary Storage
Why is secondary storage needed,
Is secondary storage volatile or ...,
Give the three common types of se...
7  cards
1.2.4 & 1.2.5 - Data Storage and Compression
A character set is,
The size of an ascii character is,
The size of a unicode character is
20  cards
1.3.1 - Networks and Topologies
Give the definition of a network,
What are some advantages of networks,
What are some disadvantages of ne...
40  cards
1.3.2 - Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers
Examples of wireless connection m...,
Give an example of a wired connec...,
Advantages of wired connection
26  cards
1.4.1 & 1.4.2 - Threats and Preventing Vulnerabilities
Malware is a piece of software cr...,
Social engineering is,
A brute force attack is
13  cards
1.5.1 - Operating Systems
Why is an operating system needed,
Examples of operating system,
5 functions of the operating system
16  cards
1.5.2 - Utility Software
What is the purpose of utility so...,
Examples of utility software,
Purpose of compression software
9  cards
2.1.1 - Computational Thinking
What is computational thinking,
What are the different parts of c...,
What is pattern recognition
6  cards
2.1.3 - Searching and Sorting Algorithms
Types of searching algorithms,
Does the list in a linear search ...,
Does the list in a binary search ...
9  cards
2.2 - Programming fundamentals
What does do,
What does do,
What does do
10  cards
2.3.1 - Defensive Design
What is authentication and how is...,
What is input validation and why ...,
Types of validation checks
7  cards
2.3.2 - Testing
What is the purpose of testing,
Iterative testing is,
Final terminal testing is
9  cards
2.4.1 - Boolean Logic
A logic gate is,
A boolean value is,
An and gate means
13  cards
2.5.1 - Languages
What is a high level language,
Advantages of high level languages,
Disadvantages of high level langu...
17  cards
2.5.2 - IDEs
What is an ide,
What is the editor tool,
Why is auto complete useful
9  cards

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