OCR GCSE Computer Science

Computer Architecture

An introduction to how computers process instructions using the Fetch - Execute cycle

Languages & IDEs

High & Low level languages & Development environments

Memory, Storage & Data Representation

How data is stored and represented on computer systems

Networking & The internet

Explore how computers communicate with each other across networks and the internet.

Network Security

Hardening networks against attack and unauthorised access

Computer Software

An introduction to system and application software

Ethical & Legal Considerations

Develop your knowledge of the legal, ethical & environmental issues surrounding computing.

Problem Solving & Algorithms

An introduction to how problems are broken down into subproblems and algorithms are created and represented.

Python Programming

Explore the fundamentals of programming - variables, selection, iteration & data structures

Logic Gates

A logic gates and circuits function within a computer