Computer Science IGCSE topics, by unit

18 topics · 2 units · 23 papers

Matched automatically, by keyword patterns in each paper’s questions and mark scheme, so a topic sits under a unit when one of that unit’s papers matched it. A topic assessed in more than one unit appears under each, counted and listed for that unit alone.

Paper 1 — Computer Systems

11 papers · assesses:

• Automated and emerging technologies (5 papers)
• Boolean logic (6 papers)
• Computer architecture (7 papers)
• Cyber security (8 papers)
• Data storage (8 papers)
• Data storage and compression (9 papers)
• Data transmission (8 papers)
• Ethics (2 papers)
• Input and output devices (7 papers)
• Network hardware (4 papers)
• Number systems (11 papers)
• Text, sound and images (4 papers)
• The internet and the world wide web (6 papers)
• Types of programming language, translators and integrated development environments (IDEs) (6 papers)
• Types of software and interrupts (4 papers)

Paper 2 — Algorithms, Programming and Logic

12 papers · assesses:

• Algorithm design and problem-solving (11 papers)
• Boolean logic (3 papers)
• Databases (12 papers)
• Programming (12 papers)

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