As part of the 3d printing module students are asked to showcase their work and assess their progress, they also gain feedback from their peers as part of the process. This lesson is designed to completed the unit and allow the students to improve upon their designs using their own assessments and peers thoughts. ***The whole unit is also available in my shop! Grab a bargain! and decrease your planning time!***

A introduction to 3d printing and Google SketchUp, which was used as part of our 3d printing topic with keystage 3. It requires the students to look into the ways in which 3d printing works as well as introducing them to Google Sketchup Also included is a worksheet to remind students of the tools in SketchUp ***The whole unit is also available in my shop! Grab a bargain! and decrease your planning time!***

This lesson guides the students through Python Lists, it has challenges to test students knowledge and build upon their previous lessons (also available in shop). This will develop their skills in using lists and combining data together.

Attached is a lesson on how to create a login system using a csv file in Python. Included are the following: 1. PPT explaining how to create a login system 2. Example programs (in zip file)

Attached is a lesson on how to read and write to a csv file in Python. Included are the following: 1. PPT explaining how to write and read from a csv file 2. Example programs (in zip file)

Here you will find easy to follow revision sheets which will help your students to recap the topic: 1.5 Network topologies, protocols and layers which includes: star and mesh network topologies Wifi: frequency and channels encryption ethernet the uses of IP addressing, MAC addressing, and protocols including: TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) FTP (File Transfer Protocol) POP (Post Office Protocol) IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) the concept of layers packet switching. The revision sheets include exam questions at the end of each topic to help the students recap their revision and apply it to a question. Check out my shop to save on buying multiple sheets!! Enjoy!

Here you will find the resources to complete unit 18 in the level 3 Cambridge Technicals. All of the Learning Objectives have been covered and the lessons contain notes from the chief moderator from OCR. Also attached is a sample of how you could complete the practical element to the assignment, although you can choose another method! The assignment which has been used has also been checked using the Assignment Checking service from OCR. (Service is £30 per assignment) Enjoy!

Attached is a lesson on how to create a login system using a database of users in SQLite3 in Python. Included are the following: 1. PPT explaining how to create a login system (2 ways) 2. Example programs (in zip file) 3.Example Database (in zip file, access through a program such as DB Browser (Freeware)) if you need free software to run and connect to sql databases please download the DB Broswer for FREE and also check out a little guide i made to the software, also FREE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sqlite-program-introduction-db-browser-11751031

Attached is a lesson on how to query a database using SQLite3 in Python. Included are the following: 1. PPT explaining how to run a query in a database 2. Example programs (in zip file) 3.Example Database (in zip file, access through a program such as DB Browser (Freeware)) if you need free software to run and connect to sql databases please download the DB Broswer for FREE and also check out a little guide i made to the software, also FREE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sqlite-program-introduction-db-browser-11751031

Here you will find the resources to complete Unit 19 in the level 3 Cambridge Technicals. All of the Learning Objectives have been covered and the lessons contain notes from the chief moderator from OCR. The assignment which has been used has also been checked using the Assignment Checking service from OCR. (Service is £30 per assignment) Enjoy!

Here you will find easy to follow revision sheets which will help your students to recap the topic: 1.1 Systems Architecture which includes: the purpose of the CPU Von Neumann architecture: MAR (Memory Address Register) MDR (Memory Data Register) Program Counter Accumulator common CPU components and their function: ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit) CU (Control Unit) Cache the function of the CPU as fetch and execute instructions stored in memory how common characteristics of CPUs affect their performance: clock speed cache size number of cores embedded systems: purpose of embedded systems examples of embedded systems. The revision sheets include exam questions at the end of each topic to help the students recap their revision and apply it to a question. Enjoy!

Here you will find easy to follow revision sheets which will help your students to recap the topic: 2.6 Data Representation Units bit, nibble, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte how data needs to be converted into a binary format to be processed by a computer. Numbers how to convert positive denary whole numbers (0–255) into 8 bit binary numbers and vice versa how to add two 8 bit binary integers and explain overflow errors which may occur binary shifts how to convert positive denary whole numbers (0–255) into 2 digit hexadecimal numbers and vice versa how to convert from binary to hexadecimal equivalents and vice versa check digits. Characters the use of binary codes to represent characters the term ‘character-set’ the relationship between the number of bits per character in a character set and the number of characters which can be represented (for example ASCII, extended ASCII and Unicode). Images how an image is represented as a series of pixels represented in binary metadata included in the file the effect of colour depth and resolution on the size of an image file. Sound how sound can be sampled and stored in digital form how sampling intervals and other factors affect the size of a sound file and the quality of its playback: sample size bit rate sampling frequency. Compression need for compression types of compression: lossy lossless. The revision sheets include exam questions at the end of each topic to help the students recap their revision and apply it to a question. Check out my shop to save on buying multiple sheets!! Enjoy!

Here you will find easy to follow revision sheets which will help your students to recap the topic: 1.6 Systems Security which includes: forms of attack threats posed to networks: malware phishing people as the ‘weak point’ in secure systems (social engineering) brute force attacks denial of service attacks data interception and theft the concept of SQL injection poor network policy identifying and preventing vulnerabilities: penetration testing network forensics network policies anti-malware software firewalls user access levels passwords encryption. The revision sheets include exam questions at the end of each topic to help the students recap their revision and apply it to a question. Check out my shop to save on buying multiple sheets!! Enjoy!

NEW J277 SPECIFICATION Here you will find easy to follow revision sheets which will help your students to recap the topic: 1.3 Computer Networks, Connections and Protocols 1.3.1 Networks and topologies ¨ Types of network: o LAN (Local Area Network) o WAN (Wide Area Network) ¨ Factors that affect the performance of networks ¨ The different roles of computers in a client-server and a peer-topeer network ¨ The hardware needed to connect stand-alone computers into a Local Area Network: o Wireless access points o Routers o Switches o NIC (Network Interface Controller/Card) o Transmission media ¨ The Internet as a worldwide collection of computer networks: o DNS (Domain Name Server) o Hosting o The Cloud o Web servers and clients ¨ Star and Mesh network topologies 1.3.2 Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers ¨ Modes of connection: o Wired • Ethernet o Wireless • Wi-Fi • Bluetooth ¨ Encryption ¨ IP addressing and MAC addressing ¨ Standards ¨ Common protocols including: o TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) o HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) o HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) o FTP (File Transfer Protocol) o POP (Post Office Protocol) o IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) o SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) ¨ The concept of layers

Here you will find easy to follow revision sheets which will help your students to recap the topic: 2.2 Programming techniques the use of variables, constants, operators, inputs, outputs and assignments the use of the three basic programming constructs used to control the flow of a program: sequence selection iteration (count and condition controlled loops) the use of basic string manipulation the use of basic file handling operations: open read write close the use of records to store data the use of SQL to search for data the use of arrays (or equivalent) when solving problems, including both one and two dimensional arrays how to use sub programs (functions and procedures) to produce structured code the use of data types: integer real Boolean character and string casting the common arithmetic operators the common Boolean operators. The revision sheets include exam questions at the end of each topic to help the students recap their revision and apply it to a question. Check out my shop to save on buying multiple sheets!! Enjoy!

NEW J277 SPEC Here you will find easy to follow revision sheets which will help your students to recap the topic: 1.6 Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impacts of Digital Technology ¨ Impacts of digital technology on wider society including: o Ethical issues o Legal issues o Cultural issues o Environmental issues o Privacy issues ¨ Legislation relevant to Computer Science: o The Data Protection Act 2018 o Computer Misuse Act 1990 o Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 o Software licences (i.e. open source and proprietary)

NEW J277 SPECIFICATION: Here you will find easy to follow revision sheets which will help your students to recap the topic: 2.3 Producing Robust Programs ¨ Defensive design considerations: o Anticipating misuse o Authentication ¨ Input validation ¨ Maintainability: o Use of sub programs o Naming conventions o Indentation o Commenting ¨ The purpose of testing ¨ Types of testing: o Iterative o Final/terminal ¨ Identify syntax and logic errors ¨ Selecting and using suitable test data: o Normal o Boundary o Invalid/Erroneous ¨ Refining algorithms The revision sheets include exam questions at the end of each topic to help the students recap their revision and apply it to a question. Enjoy!

Here you will find easy to follow revision sheets which will help your students to recap the topic: 2.4 Computational logic: why data is represented in computer systems in binary form simple logic diagrams using the operations AND, OR and NOT truth tables combining Boolean operators using AND, OR and NOT to two levels applying logical operators in appropriate truth tables to solve problems applying computing-related mathematics: – / Exponentiation (^) MOD DIV The revision sheets include exam questions at the end of each topic to help the students recap their revision and apply it to a question. Check out my shop to save on buying multiple sheets!! Enjoy!

A little checklist I made for my computer science class to use for revision purposes. It is for the first three topics in the Computer Systems topic