ocr computing coursework 2016, I need help!!!!!!!

so i just started year 11 today and first lesson back I’ve been given my coursework in computer science. i knew i would be starting my coursework but not as soon as summer ended. so i ended up being given my coursework unexpectedly and to make things worse my teacher is off school and none of the student know for how long. no teacher has really messed me up because i really don’t know how to even start this coursework.

my coursework is programming 3 tasks in python and i am really struggling with the tasks. i can send tasks if people are able to help me. this coursework is 40% of my final grade and i really want to do well. so i really hope some people are able to help. please!!!!!!!!!!

Why not just post your 3 tasks?

OCR are very strict about leaking the tasks online - they aren't even meant to leave the classroom.

Why not just post your 3 tasks?

OCR are very strict about leaking the tasks online - they aren't even meant to leave the classroom.

i can only remember them and like i only remember the important bits

I understand - my teacher left my school before my class finished the OCR Computing A Level course. Long story short half the class had to do coursework on their own and the other half who were further ahead had to learn all of the exam content on their own (our school couldn't find a qualified replacement teacher).

Back when I did the OCR GCSE in Computing, you had to do a design, development and testing. Do it in that order, it is easier to write the progams if you have a rough idea of where to start, even a simple flowchart will help. Do not try to do all of it at once - get one part working then try to do the next part and link it all together. If you need help with a specific function, websites like stackoverflow.com will probably have an answer.

If you need more help with programming, khanacademy.com and codecademy.com will be able to teach you the theory which you can apply to the questions.

I'm afraid I can't give help with the specific tasks in question. OCR are very strict when it comes to sharing the tasks outside of your school. I remember they even changed the practical investigation syllabus because answers were leaked online. I can only give general advice, not how to specifically do a question, sorry.

ok thanks for the websites, i guess the bit I’m really struggling with is compression in python, i have no clue what it is

Compression? Do you mean compressing data files into for example a ZIP folder?

Okay. But unless we know what the questions are about, we can't help you work things out. It's up to you.

its to do with compressions in python

compressions of data in a list

You said compression, it isn't compression.
Yes, you can compress memory using the built in zlib, but this isn't GCSE stuff, that's way too advanced.
You're probably looking for concatenation, because you just started year 11.

Do you mean concatenation, such as given a list ["Hello", "World"], printing out the whole list as one string or sentence such as "Hello World"?

OCR are very strict about leaking the tasks online - they aren't even meant to leave the classroom.

The tasks are allowed to leave the classroom.
Source: Teacher is an OCR Computing/ICT Examiner and Moderator.