AQA GCSE (8525) Computer Science - 'Technical Topics' PowerPoints & Worksheets

Animated PowerPoint presentations and follow-up worksheets designed to reinforce the mathematical and logical concepts of the AQA GCSE (8525) specification.

Fantastic for encouraging independent work. Students can use the slides provided and complete the worksheets at their own pace

R Walker, 2nd in Dept, Customer

An invaluable resource which enables all students to grasp the fundamentals of algorithms, programming, number bases and data representation.

  • 20 animated PowerPoints providing step-by-steps of important concepts. Perfect for teacher-led classroom learning (and great for visual learners!)
    Also provided in HTML5 (for web browsers/mobile devices)
  • Supporting worksheets test students’ understanding and application of concepts covered in the PowerPoints
  • Interactive practice for calculation/conversion topics
  • Use in class or for homework; to support teaching and revision.
  • Includes easy answers for self/peer or teacher marking.

Topic List

  1. Designing Algorithms (3.1.1-3.1.2)
  2. Tracing Algorithms (3.1.1)
  3. Sorting Algorithms (3.1.4)
  4. Searching Algorithms (3.1.3)
  5. Programming Concepts (3.2.2-3.2.5, 3.2.7, 3.2.9)
  6. Data Types (3.2.1)
  7. String Handling (3.2.8)
  8. Data Structures (3.2.6)
  9. Subroutines (3.2.2, 3.2.10)
  10. Problem Solving & Structured Programming (3.2.2, 3.2.10)
  1. Robust and Secure Programming (3.2.11)
  2. Number Representation (3.3.1-3.3.2)
  3. Binary Arithmetic (3.3.4)
  4. Characters & Images (3.3.5-3.3.6)
  5. Sound (3.3.7)
  6. Data Storage Units (3.3.3)
  7. Data Compression (3.3.8)
  8. Relational Databases (3.7.1)
  9. Structured Query Language (SQL) (3.7.2)
  10. Boolean Logic (3.4.2)