Flashcards (AQA GCSE)

These flashcards are a great way to quickly check your knowledge of keywords, terms and concepts

Each one will only take you a few minutes to complete so try to do at least one different set per day. The more practice you do, the better prepared you will be for your real exam.

 

3.1.1 Representing algorithms

Computational thinking	FLASH CARDS
Flowcharts	FLASH CARDS
Pseudocode	FLASH CARDS

 

3.1.2-3.14 Types of algorithms

Algorithm efficiency	FLASH CARDS
Searching algorithms	FLASH CARDS
Sorting algorithms	FLASH CARDS

 

3.2.1-3.2.6 Programming components

Data types	FLASH CARDS
Variables and constants	FLASH CARDS
Operators	FLASH CARDS
Data structures	FLASH CARDS

 

 

3.3.1 - 3.3.4 Representing numbers

Units and prefixes

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3.3.5 - 3.3.7 Creating files

Character sets	FLASH CARDS
Images	FLASH CARDS
Sound	FLASH CARDS

 

3.3.8 Compression

Compression	FLASH CARDS
Huffman trees	FLASH CARDS
Run length encoding	FLASH CARDS

 

3.4.2 Boolean logic

Boolean logic

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3.4.3 Software classification

Types of software	FLASH CARDS
Operating systems	FLASH CARDS

 

3.4.4 Systems architecture: CPU

CPU and Von Neumann architecture	FLASH CARDS
CPU performance	FLASH CARDS
Fetch-Execute cycle	FLASH CARDS

 

3.4.4 Systems architecture: Memory

Types of memory	FLASH CARDS
Secondary storage	FLASH CARDS
Embedded systems	FLASH CARDS

 

3.5 Networks

PANs, LANs and WANs	FLASH CARDS
Wired & Wi-Fi networks. Network topologies	FLASH CARDS
Network protocols	FLASH CARDS
Network security	FLASH CARDS
Four layer model	FLASH CARDS

 

3.6.1 Cyber security threats

Penetration testing	FLASH CARDS
Social engineering	FLASH CARDS
Malware	FLASH CARDS
Preventing network threats	FLASH CARDS

 

3.7 Societal impact

Legislation

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