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CS-A1 Computer fundamentals

CS-A1.1 Computer hardware and operationCPU components, GPU role, memory types, the fetch-decode-execute cycle, secondary storage, compression, cloud service models.
CS-A1.2 Data representation and computer logicBinary/hex representation, storing data in binary, logic gates, truth tables and logic diagrams.
CS-A1.3 Operating systems and control systemsOS roles and functions, scheduling approaches, polling vs interrupts, control-system components and applications.

CS-A2 Networks

CS-A2.1 Network fundamentalsNetwork types, modern digital infrastructure, network devices, transport/application protocols, the TCP/IP model.
CS-A2.2 Network architectureNetwork topologies, server types, client-server vs peer-to-peer models, network segmentation.
CS-A2.3 Data transmissionsIP addressing, transmission media, packet switching, static and dynamic routing.
CS-A2.4 Network securityFirewalls, common vulnerabilities and countermeasures, encryption and digital certificates.

CS-A3 Databases

CS-A3.1 Database fundamentalsFeatures, benefits and limitations of relational databases.
CS-A3.2 Database designSchemas, ERDs, data types, table construction, normal forms, denormalization.
CS-A3.3 Database programmingDDL vs DML, SQL queries and updates, aggregate functions, views, transactions.

CS-A4 Machine learning

CS-A4.1 Machine learning fundamentalsTypes of machine learning, their real-world applications, and hardware requirements.
CS-A4.4 Ethical considerationsEthics of machine learning and of the growing integration of computing in daily life.

CS-B1 Computational thinking

CS-B1.1 Approaches to computational thinkingProblem specification, abstraction, decomposition, pattern recognition, and flowcharts.

CS-B2 Programming

CS-B2.1 Programming fundamentalsVariables and data types, substring manipulation, exception handling, debugging techniques.
CS-B2.2 Data structuresStatic vs dynamic structures, arrays/lists, stacks, queues.
CS-B2.3 Programming constructsSequencing, selection, iteration, functions and modularization.
CS-B2.4 Programming algorithmsBig O notation, linear/binary search, bubble/selection sort, and (HL) recursion.
CS-B2.5 File processingReading, writing and appending to text files.

CS-B3 Object-oriented programming

CS-B3.1 Fundamentals of OOP for a single classClasses, objects, constructors, encapsulation and information hiding.

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  • Computer Science · SL
  • Paper 2 · Medium
  • 60 minutes · 3 questions
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