Areas Of Study:

1 Data representation

1.1 Number systems

1.2 Text, sound and images

1.3 Data storage and compression

2 Data transmission

2.1 Types and methods of data transmission

2.2 Methods of error detection

2.3 Encryption

3 Hardware

3.1 Computer architecture

3.2 Input and output devices

3.3 Data storage

3.4 Network hardware

4 Software

4.1 Types of software and interrupts

4.2 Types of programming language, translators and integrated development environments (IDEs)

5 The internet and its uses

5.1 The internet and the world wide web

5.2 Digital currency

5.3 Cyber security

6 Automated and emerging technologies

6.1 Automated systems

6.2 Robotics

6.3 Artificial intelligence

7 Algorithm design and problem-solving

8 Programming

8.1 Programming concepts

8.2 Arrays

8.3 File handling

9 Databases

10 Boolean logic