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National 5 Computing Science (C816 75)

Every topic with its Qualifications Scotland (SQA) National 5 reference, and free notes and tools to revise it.

We made this map from the board's own specification. Our topics follow the GCSE and A-level courses, so where a board groups content differently, one reference can cover more than one topic. Specification (PDF) (opens a new tab)

TopicSpecNotes and tools
AlgorithmsSoftware design and development: design, standard algorithms Searching algorithms: linear and binary searchAlgorithms: lessons and questions
Programming in exam styleSoftware design and development: implementation, testing Data types, variables and operatorsSequence, selection and iterationProgramming in exam style: lessons and questions
Databases and SQLDatabase design and development Databases and SQL queriesDatabases and SQL: lessons and questions
Data representationComputer systems: data representation Binary, denary and hexadecimalData representation: lessons and questions
Computer systemsComputer systems: computer structure The CPU and the fetch-execute cycleComputer systems: lessons and questions
Cyber securityComputer systems: security precautions Cyber security: malware, social engineering and attacksCyber security: lessons and questions
Languages and translatorsComputer systems: translators High and low-level languages, compilers and interpretersLanguages and translators: lessons and questions
Ethical, legal and environmental impactsComputer systems: environmental impact; Database design and development: legal implications Ethical, legal and environmental impacts of computingEthical, legal and environmental impacts: lessons and questions

Official Qualifications Scotland (SQA) National 5 pages

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