IGCSE Computer Science

Cambridge Assessment International Examination’s goals for its Computer Science courses are to enable students to develop:

• computational thinking skills
• an understanding of the main principles of solving problems using computers
• the skills necessary to solve computer-based problems using a high-level programming language
• an understanding of the component parts of computer systems and how they interrelate, including software, data, hardware, communication and people
• an understanding of the internet as a means of communication and its associated risks, and the functionality of networks and the internet
• an understanding of the development and use of automated and emerging technologies.
• the skills necessary to apply this understanding to develop computer based solutions to problems.

IGCSE candidates study the following topics:

Computer systems

1. Data representation
2. Data transmission
3. Hardware
4. Software
5. The internet and its uses
6. Automated and emerging technologies

Algorithms, programming and logic

1. Algorithm design and problem-solving
2. Programming
3. Databases
4. Boolean logic