OCR Computer Science Getting Ready for Year 12

OCR Computer Science Getting Ready for Year 12 Name:

Year 12 – What can I do to prepare? • You will be coming to the course from different backgrounds. • Visit OCR’s A Level Computer Science page and have a look the specification and familiarise yourself with the course: • https: //www. ocr. org. uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce/computer-scienceh 046 -h 446 -from-2015/ • Please complete the tasks on the following slides so that you are ready for year 12.

Programming Task 1 - Code. Cademy • Click on the image to the right or visit: https: //www. codecademy. com/catalog/subject/all • Sign up for a Code. Cademy account • Complete the following course: • Python: https: //www. codecademy. com/learn-python • Try to complete a minimum 3 to 4 tasks a week. • Try to spend at least twenty minutes per day on this. • You must include print screen evidence in this presentation

Programming Task 2 – HTML, CSS and Java. Script • Click on the image to the right or visit: https: //www. codecademy. com/catalog/subject/all • Sign up for a Code. Cademy account • Complete the following courses: • HTML and CSS: https: //www. codecademy. com/learn/make-a-website • Java. Script: https: //www. codecademy. com/learn/introduction-to-javascript • Try to complete a minimum 3 to 4 tasks a week. • Try to spend at least twenty minutes per day on this. • You must include print screen evidence in this presentation

Research Task 1 Identify four events that take place during the fetch-execute cycle. • Response -

Research Task 2 • Describe the effect of multiple cores on processing speed. • Response -

Research Task 3 • What is the difference between Harvard CPU architecture and Von Neumann CPU architecture? • Response -

Research Task 4 • What is a RISC processor and how does it function? • Response -

Research Task 5 • What is a CISC processor and how does it function? • Response -