A-level Computing/OCR

This book aims to inform about the current content of the OCR A-Level Computing H446 Specification. It is not endorsed by OCR and is simply a collection of notes on the topic. This WikiBook may not contain completely accurate information, however it is intended to be similar to a revision guide and as such the information contained within it may have been simplified to aid understanding.

= Table of Contents =

Unit 1 Computer systems
Unit 1.1 The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices Unit 1.2 Software and software development Unit 1.3 Exchanging data Unit 1.4 Data types, data structures and algorithms Unit 1.5 Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues
 * /Unit 1.1.1 Structure and Function of the Processor/
 * /Unit 1.1.2 Types of Processor/
 * /Unit 1.1.3 Input, Output and Storage/
 * /Unit 1.2.1 Systems Software/
 * /Unit 1.2.2 Applications Generation/
 * /Unit 1.2.3 Software Development/
 * /Unit 1.2.4 Types of Programming Language/
 * /Unit 1.3.1 Compression, Encryption and Hashing/
 * /Unit 1.3.2 Databases/
 * /Unit 1.3.3 Networks/
 * /Unit 1.3.4 Web technologies/
 * /Unit 1.4.1 Data Types/
 * /Unit 1.4.2 Data Structures/
 * /Unit 1.4.3 Boolean Algebra/
 * /Unit 1.5.1 Computing Legislation/
 * /Unit 1.5.2 Moral and Ethical Issues/

Unit 2 Algorithms and programming

 * /Unit 2.1 Elements of Computational Thinking/
 * /Unit 2.2 Problem Solving and Programming/
 * /Unit 2.3 Algorithms/

Glossary of Terms

 * /Glossary/