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Von Neumann Architecture - OCR GCSE Lesson
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Von Neumann Architecture - OCR GCSE Lesson

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This lesson is about the Von Neumann Architecture and has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with an answer sheet, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Please note that the knowledge of passing of data between registers during the FDE cycle is not required, however, I have found students generally understand the content far better if an animation of this process is shown. You can choose whether to keep or remove this animation in the presentation. Duration: 2-3 Lessons This resource is designed to cover: Common CPU components and their function: ALU, CU, cache, registers. Von Neumann architecture. Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle involving registers. ⠀ I hope you like this resource, other complete lessons in unit 1.1: Purpose of the CPU (Free) Von Neumann Architecture (Current) CPU Performance Embedded Systems (Free)
Units of Storage - OCR GCSE Lesson
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Units of Storage - OCR GCSE Lesson

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This lesson is about units of data storage and is designed to teach students about bits and how units are used to simplify file sizes. It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with an answer sheet, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Duration: 1 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: Units of data storage. Moving between different data units. Calculating required storage capacity for files. Why data needs to be converted to binary format. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2: RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage) Units of Storage (Current) Secondary Storage Binary Crash Course Representing Images Representing Sound Representing Characters Compression
Laws and Legislations - OCR GCSE J277 Lesson
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Laws and Legislations - OCR GCSE J277 Lesson

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The main laws and legislations are covered: Data Protection Act 2018, Computer Misuse Act 1990, and Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. This resource has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with answers, custom-made exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the preview to see what is included! This teaching resource is here to save you time and hassle. With our top-quality materials, you can easily reuse and adapt them to fit your unique teaching style. Say goodbye to the stress of lesson planning and hello to more time for what matters most. Suggested Duration: 1 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: Purpose of each legislation and the actions it allows or prohibits: Data Protection Act 2018 Computer Misuse Act 1990 Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.6: Ethical and Cultural Issues Legal, Environmental, and Privacy Issues Laws and Legislation (Current) Software Licenses You can also view a discounted bundle that contains all the above resources.
End of Unit Assessment for 1.1 - OCR GCSE J277
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End of Unit Assessment for 1.1 - OCR GCSE J277

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These assessment exam-styled questions for topic 1.1 cover embedded systems, Von Neumann architecture, and CPU performance - everything required to evaluate students’ knowledge and proficiency in these foundational subjects. Furthermore, these questions can be used for revision to find area of weaknesses prior to the big day! You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification J277. This resource contains: Assessment for topic 1.1 which is designed to evaluate students’ proficiency and understanding of the content found in this topic. The test has been created in a way to ensure it can be completed within 1 lesson. A mark scheme for each question allows for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of answering the question. A word document format is provided to allow for practice for the digital exams in 2025. ⠀ Total Marks: 30 Suggested Allowed Time: 34 minutes (+25% extra time = 43 minutes) ⠀ Other useful resources from us: 8 Mark Practice Q’ (Set B) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) File Handling - Python Programming Challenges Software Licenses - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)
End of Unit Assessment for 1.3 - OCR GCSE J277
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End of Unit Assessment for 1.3 - OCR GCSE J277

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These assessment exam-styled questions for topic 1.3 cover types of networks, connections, performance, standards and protocols… etc. - everything required to evaluate students’ knowledge and proficiency in these foundational subjects. Furthermore, these questions can be used for revision to find area of weaknesses prior to the big day! You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification J277. This resource contains: Assessment for topic 1.3 which is designed to evaluate students’ proficiency and understanding of the content found in this topic. The test has been created in a way to ensure it can be completed within 1 lesson. A mark scheme for each question allows for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of answering the question. A word document format is provided to allow for practice for the digital exams in 2025. ⠀ Total Marks: 32 Suggested Allowed Time: 36 minutes (+25% extra time = 45 minutes) ⠀ Other useful resources from us: Long Answer Practice Q’ (Set B) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) Iterations / Loops - Python Programming Challenges Standards and Protocols - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)
Computer Network Basics - Bargain Bundle!
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Buy these resources together and save 15%. The following resources are included: Types of Networks (OCR GCSE Lesson) Network Hardware (OCR GCSE Lesson) Network Performance (OCR GCSE Lesson) Network Topologies (OCR GCSE Lesson)
End of Unit Assessment for 1.5 - OCR GCSE J277
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End of Unit Assessment for 1.5 - OCR GCSE J277

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These assessment exam-styled questions for topic 1.5 cover operating systems and system utility software… - everything required to evaluate students’ knowledge and proficiency in these foundational subjects. Furthermore, these questions can be used for revision to find area of weaknesses prior to the big day! You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification J277. This resource contains: Assessment for topic 1.5 which is designed to evaluate students’ proficiency and understanding of the content found in this topic. The test has been created in a way to ensure it can be completed within 1 lesson. A mark scheme for each question allows for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of answering the question. A word document format is provided to allow for practice for the digital exams in 2025. ⠀ Total Marks: 28 Suggested Allowed Time: 32 minutes (+25% extra time = 40 minutes) ⠀ Other useful resources from us: Grade 9-7 Practice Q’ (Set B) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) Iterations / Loops - Python Programming Challenges Utility Software - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)
Long Answer Practice (Set B) - OCR GCSE J277
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Long Answer Practice (Set B) - OCR GCSE J277

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These long answer exam-styled questions for J277 are aimed at students who wants to gain those last couple marks in these longer questions! Exam practice questions offer students a targeted and effective way to prepare, ensuring they are confident and successful on the exam day. Level up your students’ exam readiness with our targeted long-answer practice questions, crafted to sharpen your writing skills and secure top marks You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification J277. This resource contains: Long-answer practice questions allow for students to practice their exam technique to gain those last couple marks, which could be the difference between an entire grade. A mark scheme for each question allows for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of answering the question. A word document format is provided to allow for practice for the digital exams in 2025. ⠀ Total Marks: 50 Suggested Allowed Time: 56 minutes (+25% extra time = 70 minutes) ⠀ Other useful resources from us: Grade 9-7 Practice Q’ (Set A) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) Random Numbers - Python Programming Challenges Utility Software - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)
Grade 9-7 Practice Questions (Set B) - OCR GCSE J277
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Grade 9-7 Practice Questions (Set B) - OCR GCSE J277

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These challenging exam-styled questions are aimed high-achieving students aiming for grades 9-7 in the exam! Exam practice questions offer students a targeted and effective way to prepare, ensuring they are confident and successful on the exam day. Challenge your students with our selection of difficult exam practice questions, designed to expand their boundaries. You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification J277. This resource contains: Difficult practice questions allow for students to prepare for success, even when faced with the toughest exam questions - suitable for ace students! A mark scheme for each question allows for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of answering the question. A word document format is provided to allow for practice for the digital exams in 2025. ⠀ Total Marks: 50 Suggested Allowed Time: 57 minutes (+25% extra time = 71 minutes) ⠀ Other useful resources from us: Long Answer Practice Q’ (Set A) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) Iterations / Loops - Python Programming Challenges Software Licenses - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)
Mock Exam Paper 1 (Set B) - OCR GCSE J277
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Mock Exam Paper 1 (Set B) - OCR GCSE J277

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This is a practice paper 1 for computer science, which aims to find any weaknesses in students’ knowledge prior to the exam! Exam practice questions offer students a targeted and effective way to prepare, ensuring they are confident and successful on the exam day. You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification J277. This resource contains: Practice exam paper 1 which allows students to practice their exam technique and find any weaknesses prior to the big day! This mock paper has been designed to contain the correct proportion of AO1 and AO2 questions as per the specification. This means that 42% of the marks are based on AO1, and the remaining 58% based on AO2. A mark scheme for each question allows for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of answering the question. A word document format is provided to allow for practice for the digital exams in 2025. ⠀ Total Marks: 80 Suggested Allowed Time: 90 minutes (+25% extra time = 113 minutes) ⠀ Other useful resources from us: 8 Mark Practice Q’ (Set B) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) Subprograms - Python Programming Challenges Representing Sound - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)
Binary Worksheet Generator with Answers!
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Binary Worksheet Generator with Answers!

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Generate an unlimited amount of printable binary worksheets for your students. The following worksheets can be generated: denary to binary (and back), hexadecimal to denary (and back), hexadecimal to binary (and back), binary shifts, and binary addition. In addition, a separate answer sheet is generated. These worksheets can be used when teaching OCR GCSE Computer Science J277. See the video to see how the worksheets are generated! Situations where this resource can be useful: Starter activity Exam practice Homework
Computer Hardware - Bargain Bundle!
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Computer Hardware - Bargain Bundle!

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Buy these three resources together and save 15%. The following resources are included: Von Neumann Architecture (OCR GCSE Lesson) CPU Performance (OCR GCSE Lesson) Primary Storage: RAM, ROM, Virtual Memory (OCR GCSE Lesson) Network Performance (OCR GCSE Lesson)
Binary Addition - OCR GCSE Lesson
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Binary Addition - OCR GCSE Lesson

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This resource covers the addition of two binary values together and overflow errors that may occur. It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with answers, custom-made exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the preview to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Duration: 1 Lesson Please note that a binary crash course version of this resource is available. This resource is designed to cover: Adding two binary values up to and including 8 bits. Why overflow errors occur. ⠀
Binary to Denary - OCR GCSE Lesson
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Binary to Denary - OCR GCSE Lesson

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This resource covers the conversion between binary integers and decimal values, and vice versa. It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with answers, custom-made exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the preview to see what is included! Feedback has been considered when creating and updating this resource to ensure it is appealing, engaging, and challenging. This resource will be updated to ensure it is (one of) the best! Duration: 1 Lesson Please note that a binary crash course version of this resource is available. This resource is designed to cover: What is binary? Conversion between binary and denary. Conversion between denary to binary - two methods. ⠀
Multiple Choice Questions for Paper 2 (Set A)
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Multiple Choice Questions for Paper 2 (Set A)

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These revision questions for paper 2 are designed to sharpen students’ readiness for the exams, by finding any weaknesses in their knowledge and ensuring a thorough grasp of the topic. This activity can be used as a starter, main lesson activity, and even as homework! You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification J277. This resource contains: 55 multiple-choice questions which cover the content found in paper 2, designed to find any gaps in knowledge so students can be ready for the exams! A mark scheme for each question allows for students to self-evaluate their work. ⠀ Other useful resources from us: 8 Mark Practice Q’ (Set A) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) Long Answer Practice Q’ (Set B) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) Network Performance - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)
8 Mark Practice Q's (Set B) - OCR GCSE J277
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8 Mark Practice Q's (Set B) - OCR GCSE J277

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These 8 mark exam-styled questions are for paper 1 for the computer science J277 course. Exam practice questions offer students a targeted and effective way to prepare, ensuring they are confident and successful on the exam day. These questions aim to enhance students’ understanding allowing them to master key concepts. You can easily reuse and adapt our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification J277. This resource contains: Six unique 8-mark practice questions allow for students to practice their exam-technique on these high mark questions, each is worth 10% of the paper and can be the difference between a grade 8 and grade 9. A mark scheme for each question allows for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of answering the question. A word document format is provided to allow for practice for the digital exams in 2025. ⠀ Total Marks: 48 Suggested Allowed Time: 54 minutes (+25% extra time = 68 minutes) ⠀ Other useful resources from us: 8 Mark Questions (Set A) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) File Handling - Python Programming Challenges Binary Addition - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)