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A Level Computer Science Pre-release

I do AQA Computer Science A Level, and I'm genuinely SUPER worried about the pre-release because it's so damn simple, especially compared to last year which I heard was brutal. Either the questions are going to be insanely difficult, or the grade boundaries are going to be sky-high. I want to know what other people think about it?

I'm currently trying to predict the questions, and a great place (I also recommend to other people) is wikibooks! Is there any other place people recommend? Because theory is super easy- it's just Section D of this paper that's such a burden.
Reply 1
After having multiple class discussions, Reverse Polish Notation seems to be a big part to this years pre-release. Because of this, we are predicting that in the theory side of the course, RPN won't be picked up as much and will be the 14 marker in the coding component instead. We think adding brackets will be the main part, but also potentially the use of exponential (^) in a smaller question.
Reply 2
Has anyone's school brought zigzag pack? I am a private student. Is anyone please able to share the revision material and possibly the questions from zigzag please?
Original post by Sam2019.
Has anyone's school brought zigzag pack? I am a private student. Is anyone please able to share the revision material and possibly the questions from zigzag please?


Unfortunately doing that would be infringing Zigzag's copyright, and so not something we would encourage here on TSR.
Reply 4
Original post by Ellie24!
After having multiple class discussions, Reverse Polish Notation seems to be a big part to this years pre-release. Because of this, we are predicting that in the theory side of the course, RPN won't be picked up as much and will be the 14 marker in the coding component instead. We think adding brackets will be the main part, but also potentially the use of exponential (^) in a smaller question.

I have just had a question on the use of exponential in my mock exam, so it might not be on the final exam.
Reply 5
can i just say that whoever made the NEA for this course is going to burn in hell for their crimes against humanity

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