GCSE Computer Science (OCR)

📚 Course Materials

• OCR GCSE Computer Science J277
• Specification
• Past Papers

📝 Exam Structure

• Paper 1: Computer systems (80 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes)
  • 1.1 Systems architecture
  • 1.2 Memory and storage
  • 1.3 Computer networks, connections and protocols
  • 1.4 Network security
  • 1.5 Systems software
  • 1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology
• Paper 2: Computational thinking, algorithms and programming (80 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes)
  • 2.1 Algorithms
  • 2.2 Programming fundamentals
  • 2.3 Producing robust programs
  • 2.4 Boolean logic
  • 2.5 Programming languages and Integrated Development Environments

🌐 Websites

• Isaac Computer Science
  • Covers all the content
  • Information organised by topic
• Oak National Academy
  • Revision videos
  • Exam questions

📽️ Videos

• Craig'n'Dave (Youtube)
  • Playlists explaining each topic
  • Exam technique
  • Real world applications

📁 Documents

• OCR Exam Reference Language Poster
  • Poster of OCR pseudocode syntax
  • Useful for the programming exam
  • Examples of data types and program flow