WJEC A-Level
Computer Science
19 topics in specification order. WJEC (Wales) specification, teaching from 2015. Many topics appear at AS and again in more depth at A2.
Units
Unit 1 · AS25%Fundamentals of Computer ScienceWritten exam, 2 hours
Unit 2 · AS15%Practical Programming to Solve ProblemsOn-screen exam, 2 hours
Unit 3 · A220%Programming and System DevelopmentWritten exam, 2 hours
Unit 4 · A220%Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and ApplicationsWritten exam, 2 hours
Unit 5 · A220%Programmed Solution to a ProblemNon-exam assessment (project)
Topics
- Hardware and communicationUnit 1 · ASUnit 4 · A2FreeReady to study
- Logical operationsUnit 1 · ASUnit 3 · A2Ready to study
- Data transmissionUnit 1 · ASUnit 4 · A2Ready to study
- Data representation and data typesUnit 1 · ASUnit 4 · A2Ready to study
- Data structuresUnit 1 · ASUnit 3 · A2Ready to study
- Organisation and structure of dataUnit 1 · ASUnit 4 · A2Ready to study
- Databases and distributed systemsUnit 1 · ASUnit 4 · A2Ready to study
- The operating systemUnit 1 · ASUnit 4 · A2
- Algorithms and programsUnit 1 · ASUnit 3 · A2
- Principles of programmingUnit 1 · ASUnit 3 · A2
- Systems analysisUnit 1 · ASUnit 3 · A2
- System designUnit 3 · A2
- Software engineeringUnit 1 · ASUnit 3 · A2
- Program constructionUnit 1 · ASUnit 3 · A2
- Types of software systemUnit 1 · ASUnit 4 · A2
- Data security and integrityUnit 1 · ASUnit 4 · A2
- Economic, moral, legal, ethical and cultural issuesUnit 1 · ASUnit 3 · A2
- Practical programmingUnit 1 · ASUnit 2 · AS
- The Unit 5 projectUnit 5 · A2