A-level Computer Science Study Group 2023-2024

Hey!

I'm in Year 2 of the OCR Computer Science A level (H446) and we're just beginning to work through our NEA at the moment.

My favourite side of the course is Networking. The part of the course that has presented the most positive challenges is Boolean Algebra.

Aw no! I love those topics but we don’t have them really. Do you do the maths of networking? I’ve done a little boolean algebra in a subject i have called engineering science. My NEA is a password manager with encryption

Greetings all, my son just started A' level Computer Science (AQA) and I was wondering what resources to get him.

He said his teacher hasn't recommended any textbooks. As he did not do GCSE Computer Science, this is new territory for him, however, he is ready to push himself to excel in this field. I would appreciate any pointers regarding uselful websites, resources, textbooks etc to help him get going. Thank you very much in anticipation of your help

Isaac computer science has loads of notes and practice questions. There will also be an AQA textbook (I’m in year 13 but do OCR so I’m not sure how good the AQA one is). It could be good to look at some of the GCSE level stuff as a stepping stone to the a level if he’s confused on anything. I hope this helps!

This is where you can chat with other students studying the same subjects as you and support each other as you head towards your exams

You can post any useful tips and resources that you come across, offer support to others, share your successes, or just have moan when it gets tough!

Just remember, it’s against the site rules to ask for or offer any copyrighted papers, or to take conversations off-site to do these things. Posts that break these rules will be removed.

A few possible ice breaker questions are:
What exam board are you with?
What do you enjoy most about this subject/ course?
What area do you struggle with in this subject/ course?

Good luck with the next few months. Remember, ask for help, support where you can and together we can do this!

This is where you can chat with other students studying the same subjects as you and support each other as you head towards your exams

You can post any useful tips and resources that you come across, offer support to others, share your successes, or just have moan when it gets tough!

Just remember, it’s against the site rules to ask for or offer any copyrighted papers, or to take conversations off-site to do these things. Posts that break these rules will be removed.

A few possible ice breaker questions are:
What exam board are you with?
What do you enjoy most about this subject/ course?
What area do you struggle with in this subject/ course?

Good luck with the next few months. Remember, ask for help, support where you can and together we can do this!

Hi, I’m in year 13! My exam board is OCR. Overall I really like the whole course and I’m applying to a computer science degree. My main struggle is making sure I meet deadlines with the project.

How do you study for computer science? i'm so lostttt

My main method is just past paper questions. At the moment I’ll use the textbook alongside the questions if I’m not sure how to answer. If you find YouTube videos helpful then look at CraigandDave, I’m not a huge fan of them but they do cover the information well.

Hi I am in year 13 doing AQA Computer Science, and I have my mock on Tuesday... and the whole paper 1 will be the same as the 2023 paper 1 apart from the prelim, so can someone tell me the Section B question or any other questions they remember, from any mock they have done? I have read that the section B question is something to do with converting a string to ASCII. So if any of you have done a mock and had a coding question similar to this, please let me know