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A Level Computer Science lesson packs

92 lessons in 20 topics, in syllabus order. Every pack is a 45-minute plan, a printable worksheet with its answer key, a quiz you can assign or play, and the lab tabs to project.

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Topic 01

Information representation

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Binary and decimal prefixes

AS
1.1
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Binary, denary, hexadecimal and BCD

AS
1.1
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Two's complement and binary arithmetic

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1.1
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Character sets: ASCII, extended ASCII and Unicode

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1.1
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Bitmap and vector graphics

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1.2
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Sampled sound

AS
1.2
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Lossy and lossless compression, run-length encoding

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1.3
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Topic 02

Communication

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LANs, WANs, client-server and peer-to-peer

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2.1
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Network topologies and hardware

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2.1
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Cloud computing

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2.1
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Wired and wireless media, Ethernet and CSMA/CD

AS
2.1
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The internet and the world wide web

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2.1
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IP addressing and the domain name service

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2.1
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Topic 03

Hardware

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Input, output and storage devices

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3.1
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RAM and ROM: SRAM, DRAM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM

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3.1
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Embedded systems, monitoring and control

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3.1
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Logic gates

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3.2
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Logic circuits, truth tables and expressions

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3.2
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Topic 04

Processor fundamentals

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The Von Neumann model and registers

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4.1
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Buses, ports and processor performance

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4.1
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The fetch-execute cycle in register transfer notation

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4.1
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Interrupts

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4.1
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Assembly language and the two-pass assembler

AS
4.2
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Addressing modes

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4.2
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Tracing an assembly language program

AS
4.2
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Shifts, masks and bit manipulation

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4.3
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Topic 05

System software

System Software

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Why a computer needs an operating system

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5.1
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Utility software and program libraries

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5.1
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Assemblers, compilers and interpreters

AS
5.2
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Features of an IDE

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5.2
PlanWorksheetQuizLab
Topic 06

Security, privacy and data integrity

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Security, privacy and integrity of data

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6.1
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Threats to computer systems and how to protect them

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6.1
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Validation and verification

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6.2
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Topic 07

Ethics and ownership

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Ethics and professional codes of conduct

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7.1
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Copyright and software licensing

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7.1
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The impact of artificial intelligence

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7.1
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Topic 08

Databases

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Relational databases and keys

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8.1
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Entity-relationship diagrams

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8.1
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Normalisation to third normal form

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8.1
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Database management systems

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8.2
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SQL data definition language

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8.3
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SQL data manipulation language

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8.3
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Topic 09

Algorithm design and problem-solving

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Abstraction and decomposition

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9.1
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Structured English, flowcharts and pseudocode

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9.2
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Stepwise refinement

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9.2
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Topic 10

Data types and structures

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Data types and records

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10.1
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1D and 2D arrays

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10.2
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Linear search and bubble sort

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10.2
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Text files

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10.3
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Stacks, queues and linked lists

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10.4
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Topic 11

Programming

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Variables, constants and built-in functions

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11.1
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Selection and iteration constructs

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11.2
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Procedures and functions

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11.3
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Passing parameters by value and by reference

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11.3
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Topic 12

Software development

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Program development life cycles

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12.1
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Structure charts

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12.2
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State-transition diagrams

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12.2
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Types of error and testing methods

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12.3
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Test data and maintenance

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12.3
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Topic 13

Data representation

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User-defined data types

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13.1
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File organisation, access and hashing

A2
13.2
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Floating-point binary representation

A2
13.3
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Normalisation, range and precision

A2
13.3
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Topic 14

Communication and internet technologies

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The TCP/IP protocol suite

A2
14.1
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HTTP, FTP, POP3, IMAP, SMTP and BitTorrent

A2
14.1
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Circuit switching and packet switching

A2
14.2
PlanWorksheetQuizLab
Topic 15

Hardware and virtual machines

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RISC and CISC processors and pipelining

A2
15.1
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Parallel processing architectures

A2
15.1
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Virtual machines

A2
15.1
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Boolean algebra

A2
15.2
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Karnaugh maps

A2
15.2
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Half adders, full adders and flip-flops

A2
15.2
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Topic 16

System software

System Software

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Process states and scheduling

A2
16.1
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Paging, segmentation and virtual memory

A2
16.1
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The stages of compilation

A2
16.2
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BNF and syntax diagrams

A2
16.2
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Reverse Polish notation

A2
16.2
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Topic 17

Security

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Symmetric and asymmetric encryption, quantum cryptography

A2
17.1
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SSL and TLS

A2
17.1
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Digital signatures and digital certificates

A2
17.1
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Topic 18

Artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

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Graphs in AI: Dijkstra's and A* algorithms

A2
18.1
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Machine learning: supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement

A2
18.1
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Neural networks, deep learning and back propagation

A2
18.1
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Topic 19

Computational thinking and problem-solving

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Binary search

A2
19.1
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Insertion sort and comparing sorts

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19.1
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Stacks, queues, linked lists and binary trees

A2
19.1
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Comparing algorithms: Big O notation

A2
19.1
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Recursion and the call stack

A2
19.2
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Topic 20

Further programming

Further Programming

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Low-level, imperative and declarative paradigms

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20.1
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Object-oriented programming

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20.1
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Serial, sequential and random file processing

A2
20.2
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Exception handling

A2
20.2
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