Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science 2nd Edition

Developed by an experienced author and examiner team, this series supports teachers and students following the Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science syllabus (9618) for examination from 2021. With an emphasis on developing computational skills, this series will increase students’ confidence in using a range of technology and programming languages while also building skills for life. The series includes a coursebook, teacher’s resource and revision guide.

Developed by an experienced author and examiner team, this teacher’s resource accompanies the coursebook and is written for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science syllabus (9618). It includes chapter-by-chapter support and guidance that will save you valuable time when planning lessons. This resource also contains answers to the coursebook questions.

Features

• Your digital teacher's resource gives you access to materials to plan your teaching. Choose from editable Word files or PDFs for lesson plans and worksheets, and download supporting files, such as guidance documents for using digital resources, from within the resource.
• Full lesson plans with associated notes save you valuable time.
• Advice on how to tackle common mistakes and misconceptions helps you prepare students.
• Printable worksheets including extension activities give you readymade lessons materials.
• A bibliography for further reading
• Answers to the coursebook questions help you mark quickly and confidently.
• Go directly to the resource index to download every file you need to deliver a specific unit or lesson, so you don’t have to rely on your internet connection.
• Cambridge Elevate is simple to navigate and personalise - highlight text, annotate, create voice notes, or organise your table of contents.
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CONTENTS

• 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