I know it’s over and you have other exams. However, if you have finished them all, now would be a good time to make sure your Scholar is up to date.
Category Archives: Revision
Class task
Create a program that generates 1000 random D20 throws (numbers between 1 and 20). It should then display the luckiest and unluckiest numbers. All number counts should then be shown to for the user to verify the results.
Prelim Revision
I will be offering a lunchtime drop in on Monday for those people who want to cram in some extra revision/questions.
Tuesday’s double period will be focused on revision for the prelim. You can prepare by going over past paper questions, links to which you can find in the appropriate page.
Please feel free to post to the blog over the weekend I will check it in the evenings and post reply’s.
Tomorrow’s NAB
I have decided to postpone this till after the prelims.
Software Development Powerpoints
I have emailed these to your Glow address.
Solutions to 11/12/12 starter questions
Starter and Homework Questions
Some of you have had problems locating your booklets in class. Here are the PDFs of the past papers broken down by section.
Week 2
Week Beginning | Computer Systems | Software Development |
1 – 3/12/12 | Data Representation | The Need for the Software Development Process |
2 – 10/12/12 | Computer Structure | Features of Software Development Process |
3 – 17/12/12 | Computer Performance | Tools and techniques |
4 – 24/12/12 | Peripherals | Personnel |
5 – 31/12/12 | Networking | Languages and Environments |
6 – 7/1/13 | Using Networks | High Level Language Constructs 1 |
7 – 14/1/13 | Computer Software | High Level Language Constructs 2 |
8 – 21/1/13 | Dealing with Viruses | Procedures, Functions and Standard Algorithms |
9 – 28/1/13 | End of Unit Test | End of Unit Test |
Week 1
Week Beginning | Computer Systems | Software Development |
1 – 3/12/12 | Data Representation | The Need for the Software Development Process |
2 – 10/12/12 | Computer Structure | Features of Software Development Process |
3 – 17/12/12 | Computer Performance | Tools and techniques |
4 – 24/12/12 | Peripherals | Personnel |
5 – 31/12/12 | Networking | Languages and Environments |
6 – 7/1/13 | Using Networks | High Level Language Constructs 1 |
7 – 14/1/13 | Computer Software | High Level Language Constructs 2 |
8 – 21/1/13 | Dealing with Viruses | Procedures, Functions and Standard Algorithms |
9 – 28/1/13 | End of Unit Test | End of Unit Test |
SQA Past Papers
A quick reminder that past paper questions can be found on the blog as well as on the SQA site.