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• Programming Fundamentals
  Data validation Formatting and customising string output How to use pre-existing and user-devised subprograms Local and global variables Simple authentication routines The Math and Time module The Turtle module The use of basic file handling operations The use of basic string manipulation The use of data types and casting The use of the three basic programming constructs The use of variables, constants and assignments User input and display output Using arithmetic, comparison and logic operators in programs Using one and two-dimensional structured data types
• Developing Code
  Algorithmic thinking Evaluating a program's fitness for purpose and efficiency How to identify syntax and logic errors How to product algorithms using pseudocode and flow diagrams Program maintenance techniques Using abstraction & decomposition to solve problems
• Issues & Impact
  Environmental impact of computer science Ethical & legal issues with collection of personal data How hackers exploit technical vulnerabilities Intellectual property protection Malware Other ethical & legal issues Protecting digital systems and data Social engineering
• Networks & Security
  Common protocols How the Internet is structured Importance of network security Method of protecting networks Network speeds Network topologies TCP-IP protocol model Types of networks Ways of identifying network vulnerabilities Wired and wireless networks and performance
• Software & Programming
  Characteristics and purpose of different levels of programming language Characteristics of compilers and interpreters Importance of robust software Operating systems - Part 1 Operating systems - Part 2 The purpose and functionality of operating systems Utility software
• Hardware
  Common CPU components and their function Common types of storage Embedded systems Suitable storage devices & storage media The fetch-execute cycle The Internet of Things The need for secondary storage Von Neumann architecture