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 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

This resource covers the purpose of IP Addresses and MAC addresses, as well as different modes of connection: wireless (using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) and wired (using Ethernet). 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 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: Purpose of IP Addresses and MAC Addresses in networks. Format of IP Addresses: IPv4 and IPv6. Modes of connecting devices: Wi-Fi Bluetooth Ethernet Brief concept of layers. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.3: Types of Networks Network Performance Network Hardware The Internet Network Topologies Encryption (Free) Standards and Network Protocols Network Connections (Current)

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 resource covers the common ways vulnerabilities can be removed: penetration testing, anti-malware software, firewalls, user access levels, passwords, encryption, and physical security. 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: How network threats are limited. Common vulnerability prevention methods: Penetration Testing Anti-Malware Software Firewalls User Access Levels Passwords Encryption Physical Security ⠀

This lesson teaches students about the internet: Domain Name Service (DNS), server hosting, the cloud, web servers, and clients. 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: The Internet: DNS, Hosting, The Cloud, Web Servers, and Clients. Purpose of the DNS. Purpose of the cloud. Interaction between clients and web servers. Different types of servers and the services they provide. Advantages and disadvantages of the cloud. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.3: Types of Networks Network Performance Network Hardware The Internet (Current) Network Topologies Encryption (Free) Standards and Network Protocols Network Connections

This lesson teaches students about the principle of standards and the different network protocols that are used for communication. 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 Lesson This resource is designed to cover: Principle of Standards Different Types of Network Protocols and their Purpose: TCP/IP HTTP HTTPS FTP SMTP POP IMAP ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.3: Types of Networks Network Performance Network Hardware The Internet Network Topologies Encryption (Free) Standards and Network Protocols (Current) Network Connections

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. ⠀

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.

This resource covers the features of open-source software and proprietary software. 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 resource is here to save you time and hassle. With our top-quality teaching material, 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 a software license and why they are used. Features of open-source software. Features of proprietary software. Recommending a type of license for a given scenario. This includes the benefits and drawbacks. ⠀ Other complete lessons in Unit 1.6: Ethical and Cultural Issues Legal, Environmental, and Privacy Issues Laws and Legislation Software Licenses (Current) You can also view a discounted bundle that contains all the above resources.

This resource covers the conversion between binary and decimal integers to hexadecimal equivalents, 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: Main problem with using binary. Conversion between binary and hexadecimal values. Conversion between hexadecimal and binary values. Conversion between denary to hexadecimal values - two methods. Conversion between hexadecimal and denary values. ⠀

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. ⠀

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 ⠀

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 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. ⠀

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 ⠀

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