Cambridge International AS and A Level Computer Science Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)
2nd Edition
Published on 25. April 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
534 pages
978-1-108-56832-6 (ISBN)
Description
This coursebook with Cambridge Elevate edition has been developed by an experienced author and examiner team and written for the international learner. It provides you with a structured and progressive guide to the theoretical and practical skills required by the syllabus. With an emphasis on developing computational skills, this resource helps to build your confidence in using a range of technology and programming languages. Detailed descriptions of concepts are reinforced with exercises, discussion points, and reflection tasks with exam-style and past paper questions. Answers are found within the teacher's resource.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1315 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-56832-6 (9781108568326)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction; Part 1: 1. Information representation; 2. Communication; 3. Hardware; 4. Processor fundamentals; 5. System software; 6. Security, privacy and data integrity; 7. Ethics and ownership; 8. Databases; Part 2: 9. Algorithm design and problem-solving; 10. Data types and structures; 11. Programming; 12. Software development; Part 3: 13. Data representation; 14. Communication and Internet technologies; 15. Hardware and virtual machines; 16. System software; 17. Security; 18. Artificial intelligence; Part 4: 19. Computational thinking and problem solving; 20. Further programming.