Computer Science Study Notes

Binary/hex conversions

Text/image/sound representation

Compression/encryption overview

Error detection/correction (as required)

Network types/topologies

Protocols and internet basics

Cybersecurity risks and prevention

Ethical/legal/environmental impacts

CPU, memory, storage, I/O devices

Operating systems and interrupts

Logic gates and truth tables

Translators: compiler/interpreter/assembler

Decomposition and abstraction

Pseudocode/flowcharts; selection/iteration

Arrays, strings, files (as required)

Testing, debugging and trace tables

Programming best practices

Tables/fields/records; data vs information

Keys and simple relationships

Queries and sorting (as required)

Validation and verification