February Mock revision list!
1. Can you convert/count things like = Bits in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes
2. Working out combinations of 8 bits??????!?!?!?!??!?!!?
3. Counting in binary????
4. Converting to and from hexadecimal?
5. Data speeds whats it measured in?
6. Error checking data transmission (can you remember methods of detecting errors in data packets – (remember the card trick?)
7. Encryption – can you describe / talk about methods and uses?
8. What are programs?
9. Advantages of network – pros and cons?
10. Network media (3 different types – pros and cons?)
11. Features of different topologies (pros and co_ns)
12. Network protocol – handshake etc (define, methods)
13. MAC addresses (what are they? What are they for? What can you do with them?>)
14. Ipv4 / ipv6 (differences? Pros and cons)
15. Features of IP addresses (What are they for? What do they do?)
16. Functions of operating systems (what are the main jobs)
17. Interpreters and compilers (what do they do?)
18. Sensors, Switches, actuators, Motors, (differences)
19. Legislation (data protection act, copyright designs and patents act (intellectual property), computer misuse act, health and safety)
20. Sort – selection, bubble (remember and describe different methods of sorting data)
21. SQL statements (the structure of an SQL search)
22. CSS code examples
23. Emerging trends – quantum computing (what are the potential uses)
24. Computational models – multi agent / swarm (how does this work? What is it?)
25. Computational models - Virtual machines (What is a vitual machine?)
26. Floating point binary – go and find out
27. Difference between analogue and digital (can you describe it)
28. Compression – lossy, lossless (what is the difference?)
29. Copyright, designs and patents act
30. GPS – social implications (what are the uses of GPS? What might people use it for? Why might people be concerned? How might companies use it?)
31. Database – advantages
32. Types of validation (How do you check the data going in is correct?)
33. Trace tables (What do they do – can you trace a program from the start to the end?)
December Mocks!
Click on revision site below
http://mrocallaghanedu.wordpress.com/2014/05/10/gcse-computing-revision-materials/
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