April 18, 2016

KS3 Computer Science

This course covers KS3 Computer in one academic year.

Each half term we cover different topics and they can be studied separately.

Term 1:

Intro to Computer Science 

  • Computer Hardware Components
  • Inputs/Outputs
  • Bits and Bytes
  • Computer Software
  • Algorithms
  • Flowcharts

The Internet 

  • History of the Internet
  • What is the Internet
  • How the Internet Works
  • HTML
  • Internet Security

Term 2:

General Computer Science  

  • Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Testing and Evaluation of Software
  • Wireframes – Designing software
  • Audio Files
  • Image Files
  • Networks

Electronics 

  • Digital Electronics and Logic Gates
  • Electronic Circuits

Python Programming – Beginners

Term 3

Python Programming – Beginners cont.