Specification points
WJEC GCSE Computer Science 3460QS
34 points in 2 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.
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1 Unit 1: Understanding Computer Science
- 1.1 Computer architecture
- 1.1.1 Components
- 1.1.2 Peripheral devices
- 1.1.3 Storage
- 1.2 How systems are structured and function
- 1.2.1 Data types, including representation, storage and compression
- 1.2.2 Data and file structures
- 1.2.3 Automated systems
- 1.3 How systems communicate
- 1.3.1 Networks and infrastructure
- 1.3.2 Cybersecurity and personal privacy
- 1.4 Algorithms
- 1.4.1 Algorithms
- 1.5 Software
- 1.5.1 Principles of programming
- 1.5.2 Software development, including the software development life cycle (SDLC)
- 1.5.3 Program construction
- 1.6 Logical operations
- 1.6.1 Logical operators
- 1.7 Operating systems
- 1.7.1 Operating systems
- 1.8 Systems development life cycle
- 1.8.1 Systems development life cycle (SDLC)