Described and justified the features that make the problem solvable by computational methods, explaining why it is amenable to a computational approach [1].
This criterion poses the question of why your solution should be coded: what about it is well suited to computation and computational methods?
Note that this criterion just requires description, explanation, and justification—it does not require you to perform any of the computational methods you discuss (this comes later), nor does it require you to provide a textbook-style description of computational methods.
Moderators' report
Moderators say “When discussing features that make the problem solvable by computational methods, we are looking for candidates to describe how their solution is better as a computerised solution rather than as something paper based” [1]. They warn against merely describing computational methods on the specification, saying that such methods “must be applied to the given problem” [1].
The mark scheme’s focus is on describing and justifying the features of your problem and why the problem overall is amenable to computational approaches, rather than describing computational approaches and methods themselves. Some description of computational methods may be helpful when justifying suitability though you can assume the person reading your write-up is familiar with computational approaches and methods.
Specification links
- 2.1 Elements of computational thinking (some overlap)
- 2.2.2 Computational methods
- 3.1.1 Problem identification
References
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[1]Cambridge OCR 2024. A Level Computer Science Moderators’ Report H446/03/04 Summer 2024 Series. Cambridge OCR.
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[2]Cambridge OCR 2024. A Level Specification Computer Science H446. Cambridge OCR.