AS Level Computer Science 9618 AS
Paper 1 Theory Fundamentals and Paper 2 Fundamental Problem-solving and Programming Skills.
Theory Fundamentals
1 hour 15 minutes · 75 marks
Chapters 1 to 8.
Information representation
How different kinds of data are stored and compressed.
Communication
Networks and the internet.
Hardware
The components of a computer and the logic behind them.
Processor fundamentals
What happens inside the CPU.
System software
The software that runs the computer.
Security, privacy and data integrity
Keeping data safe and correct.
Ethics and ownership
The social side of computing.
Databases
Designing and querying relational databases.
Fundamental Problem-solving and Programming Skills
2 hours · 75 marks
Chapters 9 to 12.
Algorithm design and problem-solving
A structured approach to solving problems.
Data types and structures
Organising data in a program.
Programming
Writing programs with Cambridge pseudocode.
Software development
How software is planned, built and tested.
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