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Computer Science Revision Taster 4 GCSE (Year 10 and 11)

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Course Information

This CompSci Revision Taster 4 GCSE session is designed to give Year 10 and 11 students planning to take the GCSE Computer Science exam, a sneak peek into the GCSE CompSci Revision 4 GCSE course.

During this engaging and interactive taster session, attendees will get a sense of the material and topics covered for revising topics in both Paper 1 (computer organisation) and Paper 2 topics (computational thinking and algorithms).

The full course is mostly exam-board agnostic, applying to all UK exam boards (with a few exceptions which will be highlighted during the course). All of the sessions are attended online, enabling students to attend from home.

Whilst the Taster session will focus on a single topic, here is a list of topics covered over the full revision course:

 

Data Representation

  • Binary System
  • Hexadecimal System
  • Character Sets
  • Images
  • Sounds
  • File Formats & Data Compression

Memory & Data Storage

  • Random Access Memory (RAM)
  • Secondary Data Storage

Networking

  • Network Topology
  • Wired & Wireless Networks
  • Network Protocols & Layers
  • Data Transmission Technologies
  • Internet Technologies
  • Cloud Computing & Web Applications

Computer Security & Ethics

  • Computer Security
  • Ethics

Algorithms

  • Problem Solving & Design of Algorithms
  • Linear Search
  • Binary Search
  • Bubble Sort
  • Insertion Sort
  • Merge Sort
  • Algorithm in Pseudocode
  • Efficiency of algorithms

Programming

  • Fundamental Programming Constructs
  • Data Types & Variables
  • String Manipulation
  • Functions & Procedures
  • File Handling
  • Data Structures
  • Producing Robust Programs

Databases

  • Relational Databases
  • Querying Databases – Structured Query Language (SQL)
  • Data Organisation
  • Database Management Systems
  • Automated & Emerging Technologies


Summer Dates 2025

This Summer, our classes start week commencing Monday 21st April 2025 and run until Saturday 5th July (inclusive).

Kindly note that at Spark4Kids, new joiners who start after the term has begun do not miss out on any course content. New joiners start at the beginning of the syllabus (regardless of when they join) and continue attending into subsequent terms until they complete their full complement of allotted classes.

Here are the dates when classes are in session for the Summer 2025 term:

  • Monday classes: Starting 21st April running until 30th June (inclusive)
  • Wednesday classes: Starting 23rd April running until 2nd July (inclusive)
  • Thursday classes: Starting 24th April running until 3rd July (inclusive)
  • Friday classes: Starting 25th April running until 4th July (inclusive)
  • Saturday classes: Starting 26th April running until 5th July (inclusive)

 

Please make note of the following dates, when there will be no coding sessions:

  • May Half-Term: Monday 26th May until Saturday 31st May (inclusive)


 

Minimum System Requirements

The system requirements below only apply if your child is attending the online, remotely accessible version of this course.

Windows Compatible Mac Compatible Chromebook Compatible Browser Based Microphone required
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  • Hardware: Desktop or laptop computer, microphone and speakers (or headset with mic), mouse and keyboard, fast internet connection
  • Operating System: Windows, Mac, Chromebook
  • License: None
  • Memory: n/a
  • Disk Space: n/a
  • Processor: n/a

To find out what your computers’ technical specifications are, kindly use the links below:

Our online classroom software requires minimum internet speeds of 5 Mbps for upload and 15 Mbps for download. The vast majority of broadband providers’ packages will exceed these speeds. To test the speed of your broadband click the link below:

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