This coursebook is written specifically for the University of Cambridge International Examinations' AS and A Level Computing syllabus (9691) by experienced authors and a CIE examiner. It follows the syllabus in a chronological fashion with helpful cross-references to the syllabus codes. Written in plain English with clear explanations of concepts using diagrams, screenshots and photos, it is easily accessible for International students. There are self-assessment questions with hints at the end of each chapter, with answers at the back of the book to give students the opportunity to assess their own development and/or revision needs. Exam questions taken from real past papers at the end of each Module give the students plenty of exam practice and a chapter devoted to exam preparation will help the students get ready for the exam. A detailed Glossary allows quick access to key and/or difficult terms.

 

This book was published 2012 by Cambridge University Press .

This book has the following chapters: Module 1. Computer Systems, Communications and Software: 1. 1. Components of a computer system and modes of use; 1. 2. System software; 1. 3. Data: its representation, structure and management; 1. 4. Hardware; 1. 5. Data transmission and networking; 1. 6. Systems development life cycle; 1. 7. Choosing appropriate application software; 1. 8. Handling of data in information systems; 1. 9. Designing the user interface; 1. 10. Logic gates; Module 2. Practical Programming Techniques: 2. 1. Designing solutions to problems; 2. 2. The structure of procedural programs; 2. 3. Data types and data structures; 2. 4. Common facilities of procedural languages; 2. 5. Writing maintainable programs; 2. 6. Testing and running a solution; Module 3. Systems Software Mechanisms, Machine Architecture, Database Theory, Programming Paradigms and Integrated Information Systems: 3. 1. The functions of operating systems; 3. 2. The function and purpose of translators; 3. 3. Computer architectures and the fetch-execute cycle; 3. 4. Data representation, data structures and data manipulation; 3. 5. Programming paradigms; 3. 6. Databases; 3. 7. Simulation and real-time processing; 3. 8. Networking; Module 4. Computing Project: 4. 1. Report; 4. 2. Definition, investigation and analysis; 4. 3. Design; 4. 4. Software development, programming, testing and implementation; 4. 5. Documentation; 4. 6 Evaluation.