WJEC
1. Computer Systems
2. Data Representation
3. Computer Software
4. Networks
5. Internet & Communications
6. Algorithms
7 Programming
8 Practical Investigation
9 Ethical, Social, and Legal Aspects
Edexcel AQA
Topic 1: Problem solving Overview of the subject content: 3.1.1 Constants,
1.1 Algorithms variables and data types
1.2 1.2 Decomposition 3.1.2 Structures
3.1.3 Program flow control
Topic 2: Programming 3.1.4 Procedures and functions
2.1 Develop code 3.1.5 Scope of variables, constants, functions and
2.2 Constructs procedures
2.3 Data types and structures 3.1.6 Error handling
2.4 Input/output 3.1.7 Handling external data
2.5 Operators 3.1.8 Computer structure Systems Hardware CPU
2.6 Subprograms (Central Processing Unit) Memory Secondary
storage
Topic 3: Data 3.1.9 Algorithms
3.1 Binary 3.1.10 Data representation
3.2 Data representation 3.1.11 Software development life cycle
3.3 Data storage and Compression Prototyping
3.4 Encryption 3.1.12 Application testing
3.5 Databases 3.1.13 Networking Client server Web application
concepts
Topic 4: Computers 3.1.14 Use of external code sources
4.1 Machines and computational 3.1.15 Database concepts Query methods (SQL)
models Connecting to databases from applications and
4.2 Hardware web based apps
4.3 Logic 3.1.16 The use of computer technology in society
4.4 Software
4.5 Programming languages
Topic 5: Communication and the
internet
5.1 Networks
5.2 The internet and the world wide
web

Topic 6: The bigger picture

6.1 Emerging trends, issues and
impact