Printable Loopcards | Topic 3: Data | Edexcel IGCSE Computer Science

What are loop cards?

Loop cards are a great game that can be played individually or as a class. They are perfect for review key vocabulary or questions at the end of a topic or when revising for an exam.

Instructions

  1. Cut out the cards from the paper horizontally (but don't cut them in half!) and then shuffle them.
  2. Now start joining each question on the right hand side of the card to the matching answer on the next card.
  3. Carry on until all the cards loop together and you have competed the game!

Hint: Make sure that you set your paper to portrait to print 4 cards per sheet of A4 paper.

Edit Vocab

Asymmetric encryption is a method of encryption where a pair of keys is used to encrypt and decrypt data. One key is used to encrypt the data, while the other is used to decrypt the data.
Binary
A number system consisting of two digits, 0 and 1.
Mebibyte (MiB)
A unit of digital information that is equal to 1024 kibibytes, or 1,048,576 bytes.
Entropy Encoding
A method of lossless compression that assigns codes with fewer bits to more frequent symbols and codes with more bits to less frequent symbols.
Byte
A group of 8 bits, used to represent a single character or other data unit.
Bitwise operations
Operations performed on the individual bits of a binary number, including bitwise AND, bitwise OR, and bitwise NOT.
Binary conversion chart
A chart that helps convert binary numbers to denary numbers and vice versa.
Lossy compression
A type of compression method that permanently discards data from the original recording, resulting in a lower quality replica of the sound.
Caesar cipher
A substitution cipher where each letter is shifted to a certain number of places down the alphabet.
Digital Signature
A digital signature is a mathematical technique used to verify the authenticity and integrity of a digital document or message. It provides assurance that the document or message has not been altered in transit.
Asymmetric Encryption