This resource covers everything about utility software, including encryption, defragmentation, and data compression. 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 This resource is designed to cover: Purpose of specified utility software and why it is required: Encryption software Defragmentation Data Compression ⠀

(!) New Update - September 2024 Complete overhaul of this resource to provider a greater challenge to students learning Python! This activity aims to challenge students’ Python programming skills in using file handling techniques. This resource is suitable for students with different abilities, with the source code being available for each challenge. 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, and allows for students to develop their problem-solving skills.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the AQA/OCR GCSE Computer Science specifications 8525/J277. This resource contains: 12 challenges provide students with an invaluable opportunity to sharpen their coding skills and problem-solving abilities through using file handling techniques. Source code answers allowing for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of solving the problem.   Other useful resources from us: String Manipulation - Python Programming Challenges Random Numbers - Python Programming Challenges Representing Images - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)

This teaches students about Local Area Networks LAN and Wide Area Networks WAN, as well as the role of computers in the Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer models. 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, two worksheets with answers, 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: 2-3 Lessons This resource is designed to cover: Local Area Networks and common examples. Wide Area Networks and common examples. Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer Network Model. Role of computers in the Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer models. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.3: Types of Networks (Current) Network Performance Network Hardware The Internet Network Topologies Encryption (Free) Standards and Network Protocols Network Connections

Secondary storage can be a difficult idea to get your head around, but this complete lesson is going to change that! 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 flashcards worksheet with answers, 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: 2-3 Lessons This resource is designed to cover: The need for secondary storage. Common types of storage technology: optical, magnetic, solid-state/flash. Advantages and disadvantages of storage technology. Characteristics of secondary storage technology: cost, capacity, speed, portability, durability, reliability. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2: RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage) Units of Storage Secondary Storage (Current) Binary Crash Course Representing Images Representing Sound Representing Characters Compression

This resource covers network threats, including malware, social engineering, brute-force, denial-of-service, data interception & theft, and SQL injection. 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 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: 2 Lessons This resource is designed to cover: Malware Social Engineering Brute-Force Attacks Denial-of-Service Attacks Data Interception Data Theft Concept of SQL injection Purpose of each threat and how it is used. ⠀

This is designed to teach how characters are represented using binary in computers, and character sets: ASCII, Extended ASCII and Unicode. 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 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: How characters are represented using binary codes. Character sets: ASCII, Extended ASCII, Unicode. Character limit due to how many bits are used to represent a character. Logical order of characters in character sets. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2: RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage) Units of Storage Secondary Storage Binary Crash Course Representing Images Representing Sound Representing Characters (Current) Compression

These exam-styled questions 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: 46 Suggested Allowed Time: 52 minutes (+25% extra time = 65 minutes) ⠀ Other useful resources from us: 8 Mark Practice Q’ (Set A) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) String Manipulation - Python Programming Challenges Software Licenses - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)

This is a practice paper 1 for computer science, which aims to maximise students’ readiness and allow them to master the material to ace the test. 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: Grade 9-7 Practice Q’ (Set A) - Exam Q’ Practice (OCR GCSE J277) Random Numbers - Python Programming Challenges Units of Storage - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)

(!) New Update - September 2024 Complete overhaul of this resource to provider a greater challenge to students learning Python! This activity aims to challenge students’ Python programming skills in using random numbers. This resource is suitable for students with different abilities, with the source code being available for each challenge. 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, and allows for students to develop their problem-solving skills.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the AQA/OCR GCSE Computer Science specifications 8525/J277. This resource contains: 10 challenges provide students with an invaluable opportunity to sharpen their coding skills and problem-solving abilities through using random numbers. Source code answers allowing for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of solving the problem.   Other useful resources from us: File Handling - Python Programming Challenges Random Numbers - Python Programming Challenges (Free) Encryption - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)

(!) New Update - September 2024 Complete overhaul of this resource to provider a greater challenge to students learning Python! This activity aims to challenge students’ Python programming skills in using string manipulation techniques. This resource is suitable for students with different abilities, with the source code being available for each challenge. 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, and allows for students to develop their problem-solving skills.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ Compliant with the AQA/OCR GCSE Computer Science specifications 8525/J277. This resource contains: 12 challenges provide students with an invaluable opportunity to sharpen their coding skills and problem-solving abilities through using string manipulation techniques. Source code answers allowing for students to self-evaluate their work or explore a different way of solving the problem.   Other useful resources from us: Random Numbers - Python Programming Challenges Iterations / Loops - Python Programming Challenges Utility Software - Complete Lesson (OCR GCSE J277)   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀ Feel free to leave any feedback in the review section below! :)

This lesson is about the Factors which affect the Performance of CPUs/processors 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! Duration: 1 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: Characteristics which affects the performance of the processor: clock speed, cache memory capacity, number of cores. Effect on performance if changing one, or a combination, of the above characteristics. ⠀ Have any questions? Feel free to contact me. Other complete lessons in Unit 1.1: Purpose of the CPU (Free) Von Neumann Architecture CPU Performance (Current) Embedded Systems (Free)

This lesson teaches students about the star and mesh network topologies. This includes the advantages and disadvantages of each topology. 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 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: 1-2 Lessons This resource is designed to cover: Star Network Topology Mesh Network Topology Advantages and Disadvantages of the Star and Mesh Topologies ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.3: Types of Networks Network Performance Network Hardware The Internet Network Topologies (Current) Encryption (Free) Standards and Network Protocols Network Connections

This complete lesson teaches students about network hardware: Wireless Access Points WAP, Network Interface Controllers NIC, Switches, Routers, and Transmission Media. 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 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: 1-2 Lessons This resource is designed to cover: Hardware needed to connect devices to a Local Area Network (LAN): Wireless Access Points Network Interface Controllers Routers Switches Transmission Media: Ethernet Cables Fibre Optics Wi-Fi Function and purpose of each piece of hardware. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.3: Types of Networks Network Performance Network Hardware (Current) The Internet Network Topologies Encryption (Free) Standards and Network Protocols Network Connections

This resource covers binary shifts - multiplying and dividing binary values by ‘shifting’ them by a certain number of places. 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: Effects of shifting binary values. Shifting binary values to the left to multiply values by 2^x. Shifting binary values to the right to divide values by 2^x. ⠀

This resource covers everything about the OS, including user interfaces, and memory, peripheral, user, and file management. 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: 2 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: User Interfaces: Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Command-Line Interface (CLI) Memory Management Multitasking Peripheral Management, including Device Drivers User Management File Management ⠀

Learn all about Python exception handling! Teach students to catch errors, use try-except blocks, and create robust Python programs that handle unexpected issues smoothly and efficiently. This interactive workbook includes examples, challenges, and annotated solutions to allow students to self-evaluate their code. You can easily reuse and build upon our top-quality teaching material to fit your unique teaching style. This activity is suitable for classroom use or for self-study at home, and allows for students to develop their problem-solving skills.   █▀▀ █▀▀ ▄▀█ ▀█▀ █░█ █▀█ █▀▀ █▀ █▀░ ██▄ █▀█ ░█░ █▄█ █▀▄ ██▄ ▄█ This resource can be used for both GCSE and A-Level classes. This workbook contains 9x pages with: Explanations & Examples to simplify learning and clarify concepts which are complex to understand at first. 6x Challenging Tasks to apply knowledge learned and enhance problem-solving skills. Some challenges may require more thinking and research than others. Solutions in both source code form and written form for students who use online compilers.   Other useful resources from us: Dictionaries - Python Programming Challenges   █▀▀ █▀█ █ █▀▄▀█ █▀ █▀█ █▄░█ █▄▄ █▀▄ █ █░▀░█ ▄█ █▄█ █░▀█   █░█░█ █ ▀█ ▄▀█ █▀█ █▀▄ ▀▄▀▄▀ █ █▄ █▀█ █▀▄ █▄▀