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OCR A Level Computer Science mapping file. Download our comprehensive teaching resources and use the mapping table to align to the OCR examination board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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OCR specification<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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A Level Document Reference<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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1.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Structure and function of the processor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1. Computer architecture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2. Functions and characteristics of CPU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.1.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Types of processor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3. Types of processor<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.1.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Input, output and storage<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4. Input devices<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

5. Output devices                        <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

6. Data storage<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Software and software development<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Systems software<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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7. Systems Software<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Applications Generation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8. Categories of software            <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Software development <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10. Software Development life cycle<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

11. Introduction to algorithms<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Types of programming language<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12. Procedural and object oriented<\/span> languages<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

13. Assembly languages<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Exchanging data<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.3.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Compression, Encryption and Hashing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14. Compression, Encryption and Hashing<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.3.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Databases<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15. Introduction to databases<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

16. Relational databases<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

17. Structured query language<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

18. Transaction processing and ACID<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.3.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Networks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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19. Introduction to computer networks<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

20. Network topologies<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

21. Network protocols and layers<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

22. Internet technologies<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

23. Network security<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

27. Cloud computing and web applications<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.3.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Web technologies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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24. Designing web pages using HTML and CSS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

25. JavaScript      <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

26. Search engine indexing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

27. Cloud computing and web applications<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Data types, data structures and algorithms<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.4.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Data types<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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28. Binary<\/span>                                                         <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

29. Hexadecimal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

30. Floating point numbers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

31. Character sets<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Cell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1.4.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Data structures<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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32. Arrays, tuples and records<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

33. Lists and linked lists<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

34. Stacks                                      <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

35. Queues                                                      <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

36. Graphs                                                   <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

37. Trees                              <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

38. Hash table            <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.4.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Boolean algebra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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39. Logic gates and circuits<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

40. de Morgan’s laws<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

41. Karnaugh maps        <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

42. Adders and flip-flops<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1.5.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Computing related legislation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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43. Computing related legislation<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Cell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1.5.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Moral and ethical Issues<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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44. Moral and ethical Issues<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Elements of computational thinking<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2.1.3<\/p>\n

2.1.4<\/p>\n

2.1.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Thinking abstractly<\/span><\/p>\n

Thinking ahead<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thinking procedurally<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thinking logically<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thinking concurrently<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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45. Computational thinking<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Problem solving and programming<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Cell<\/td>\nCell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2.2.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Programming techniques<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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46. Introduction to programming<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

47. Basic programming constructs<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

48. Functions and procedures<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

49. Integrated development environment<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

50. Object oriented techniques<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Cell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2.2.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Computational methods<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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51. Computational methods<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Cell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Algorithms<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Cell<\/td>\nCell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2.3.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Algorithms<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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52. Evaluation and design of algorithms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

53. Searching algorithms<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

54. Sorting algorithms<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

55. Algorithms for main data structures<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

56. Dijkstra’s shortest path algorithm and A* algorithm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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OCR A Level Computer Science mapping file. Download our comprehensive teaching resources and use the mapping table to align to the OCR examination board. OCR specification A Level Document Reference Additional content 1.1 The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices 1.1.1 Structure and function of the processor 1. Computer architecture 2. Functions … <\/p>\n

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