H446-01 Computer systems

Topics

• 1.1 The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output, and storage devices
  • 1.1.1 Structure and function of the processor
  • 1.1.2 Types of processor
  • 1.2.3 Software development
• 1.2 Software and software development
  • 1.2.1 Systems software
  • 1.2.2 Applications generation
  • 1.2.3 Software development
  • 1.2.4 Types of programming language
• 1.3 Exchanging data
  • 1.3.1 Compression, encryption, and hashing
  • 1.3.2 Databases
  • 1.3.3 Networks
  • 1.3.4 Web technologies
• 1.4 Data types, data structures, and algorithms
  • 1.4.1 Data types
  • 1.4.2 Data structures
  • 1.4.3 Boolean algebra
• 1.5 Legal, moral, cultural, and ethical issues
  • 1.5.1 Computing related legislation
  • 1.5.2 Moral and ethical issues