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Irish Leaving Certificate Computer Science

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Flashcards for Irish Leaving Certificate Computer Science, split into the specification's three strands (Practices and principles, Core concepts, Computer science in practice) and then by topic in the order the learning outcomes present them. Code cards use Python, the language of the end-of-course examination.

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What is inside (29 subdecks)

  • Strand 1: Practices and principles99 cards
    • 1. Computational thinking34 cards
    • 2. Computers and society40 cards
    • 3. Design and development25 cards
  • Strand 2: Core concepts421 cards
    • 1. Abstraction24 cards
    • 2. Algorithms153 cards
      • 2.1 Programming concepts and Python syntax45 cards
      • 2.2 Lists and strings in Python20 cards
      • 2.3 Searching algorithms20 cards
      • 2.4 Sorting algorithms20 cards
      • 2.5 Algorithmic complexity23 cards
      • 2.6 Subroutines: functions, procedures and recursion25 cards
    • 3. Computer systems159 cards
      • 3.1 The CPU and computer architecture30 cards
      • 3.2 Logic gates and Boolean logic39 cards
      • 3.3 Number systems and conversion34 cards
      • 3.4 Operating systems and software layers23 cards
      • 3.5 Networks and the internet33 cards
    • 4. Data61 cards
      • 4.1 Data types21 cards
      • 4.2 Character encoding21 cards
      • 4.3 Collecting, storing and sorting data19 cards
    • 5. Evaluation and testing24 cards
  • Strand 3: Computer science in practice82 cards
    • 1. Interactive information systems and databases20 cards
    • 2. Analytics20 cards
    • 3. Modelling and simulation20 cards
    • 4. Embedded systems22 cards

Some of its cards

  • What is a data type?
    A classification that tells a program what kind of value a piece of data holds and what operations can be performed on it
  • What is a staged design and development process?
    A process that moves through its stages in a fixed order, completing one stage before starting the next
  • What is a sorting algorithm?
    An algorithm that rearranges the items in a list into a particular order, such as ascending or descending
  • What is software testing?
    The process of running a program to find and correct errors, and to check that it produces the intended output
  • What is a list, in Python?
    An ordered, changeable collection of values, written inside square brackets and separated by commas
  • What is algorithmic complexity?
    A measure of how the resources an algorithm needs, such as time or memory, grow as the size of its input grows
  • What is an operating system?
    System software that manages a computer's hardware and resources, and provides a way for other software and users to interact with the computer
  • What is a logic gate?
    A basic electronic component that takes one or more Boolean inputs and produces a single Boolean output, based on a fixed rule
  • What is the CPU?
    The central processing unit, the component of a computer that fetches, decodes and executes instructions
  • What is the binary number system?
    A number system with only two digits, 0 and 1, used internally by digital computers

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