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Paper 1 – Computer systems<\/mark><\/h2>\n

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Section 1 – Systems architecture, memory and storage<\/h4>\n

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1.1 Architecture of the CPU<\/a>
1.2 CPU performance
1.3 Memory
1.4 Secondary storage<\/p>\n

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Section 2 – Data representation<\/h5>\n

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2.1 Units of data storage and binary numbers
2.2 Binary arithmetic and hexadecimal
2.3 Characters
2.4 Images
2.5 Sound
2.6 Compression<\/p>\n

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Section 3 – Computer networks, connections and protocols<\/h5>\n

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3.1 The Internet and wide area networks
3.2 Local area networks
3.3 Wireless networking
3.4 Client-server and peer-to-peer networks
3.5 Standards, protocols and layers<\/p>\n

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Section 4 – Network security and systems software<\/h5>\n

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4.1 Network threats
4.2 Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities
4.3 Operating systems
4.4 Utility software<\/p>\n

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Section 5 – Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology<\/h5>\n

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5.1 Computer systems in the modern world
5.2 Ethical, cultural and environmental issues
5.3 Legislation and privacy<\/p>\n

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Paper 2 – Computational thinking, algorithms and programming<\/mark><\/h2>\n

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Section 6 – Algorithms<\/h5>\n

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6.1 Computational thinking
6.2 Searching algorithms
6.3 Sorting algorithms
6.4 Developing algorithms using flowcharts
6.5 Developing algorithms using pseudocode
6.6 Interpret, correct or complete algorithms<\/p>\n

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Section 7 – Programming<\/h5>\n

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7.1 Programming fundamentals
7.2 Sequence and selection
7.3 Iteration
7.4 Arrays
7.5 Procedures and functions
7.6 Records and files<\/p>\n

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Section 8 – Logic and languages<\/h5>\n

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8.1 Logic diagrams and truth tables
8.2 Defensive design
8.3 Errors and testing
8.4 Translators and facilities of languages
8.5 The Integrated Development Environment<\/p>

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