GCSE Computing - OCR J275: 2.1 Unit A451 Index

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Public Teaching and Learning Resources GCSE Computing textbooks This textbook by Susan Robson covers the OCR specification for GCSE Computing and focuses on the Theory unit, A451. Available as a colour paperback, a B/W paperback or as a colour PDF eBook. GCSE computing courses www.teach-ict.com/gcse_computing.html 1.2 Computing hardware Logic.ly - Logic gate design VirtLab - Online Logic gate design, up to 4 inputs/outputs Neuroproductions Logic Lab - Online Logic gate design Nrich online activities Circuit Maker Circular Circuitry Not Another NAND! Adding Machine Simple Counting Machine Logic, Truth Tables and Switching Circuits Challenge Truth Tables and Electronic Circuits All very logical - Royal Institute PDF guide to an interactive activity on logic gates HowStuffWorks.com - excellent website covering all aspects of computer hardware Computer architecture and history - slides, animations and a useful glossary. How a hard drive works - explanation + animation CPU fetch/execute cycle - animation Fetch Execute cycle on a simplified CPU - animation 1.4 Representation of data Cisco binary Tetris game - binary mathematics practise. YOUSRC Binary to Denary game YOUSRC Denary to Binary game 1.6 Computer communications and networking Network construction simulation 1.7 Programming MS Small basic - An excellent text-based programming language with good support for graphics and file handling. Programs can be converted to Visual Basic and it also supports the LOGO programming language. Small Basic - Home page and download link. Tutorial (PDF and Docx format). Reference guide Teaching resources - MS PowerPoint GCSEcomputing.org support pages Little Man Computer (LMC) Little Man Computer - a JAVA applet CPU simulator recommended by OCR. The LMC instruction set and example programs. Little Man Computer - simpler version but it can be downloaded and is nicely animated. www.ictcool.com MS excel LMC simulation - an excellent version using MS Excel. YouSrc.com - an excellent on-line, command line programming environment that has all the basics of input/output, file handling, graphics etc. combined with the teacher administration of student accounts and teacher access to code written by students. Excellent support from the developer who is keen to support GCSE Computing. Scratch - a programming language recommended by OCR that uses simple-to-assemble blocks to create computer programs that can then be shared on the web. BYOB - an extension to the Scratch language allowing you to create your own custom blocks. Panther - another extension to the Scratch language. StarLogo TNG - modelling and simulation software that uses the same block system as Scratch but allows users to simulate complex systems using 3D graphics. BBC Basic: BBC BASIC for Windows download BBC Basic resource site PicAxe BASIC Programming Editor The free software application for developing and simulating programs in PicAxe BASIC that will run on PicAxe microcontroller chips and simulators. Logicator for PicAxe Graphical flowchart-based software for quick and easy programming of low-cost PICAXE chips. Allows integration with PicAxe BASIC commands. GCSEcomputing support pages Progranimate - a visual problem-solving tool and code generator that allows the users to construct a computer program via an interactive flowchart. It can then generate the equivalent code in Java, VisualBasic6.0 and VisualBasic.Net. Manuals and Other Documents Manufactoria - A graphical approach to designing algorithms. RoboMind - a simple programming language to control a robot that can interact with a basic 2D environment. Alice - a 3D programming environment recommended by OCR that can produce animations, interactive games or videos to share on the web. Kodu Game Lab - game design software developed by Microsoft Research. GameMaker - game software with extensive tutorials. Jeroo - allows students to use the programming languages: Java, C++ and Python to learn the basic concepts of object-oriented programming. Java/C++/C# style reference manual VB.NET style manual Python style manual Jeroo lessons and activities GWJeroo - incorporates Jeroo but extends it by allowing the use of any feature in the Java. language including variables and FOR loops. Python: Python - a download site for the Python programming language. Pygame - a set of Python modules designed for writing video games. Documentation (PDF) - an introduction to Computer Science Using Python and Pygame. Light Bot / Light Bot 2 - Puzzle games that uses simple programming techniques to solve the levels. Compilr - an online IDE that lets you write and compile code for a variety of platforms from any major web browser. Codecademy - a series of online JavaScript interactive tutorials. Codingbat - Online code practice in Java and Python with progress graphs. Microsoft Dreamspark - the download that gives students Microsoft professional tools at no charge. Programming Languages for teaching - advice on some of the programming languages available for teaching. General resources Computer Science for Fun - Online magazine where the digital world meets the real world. Lesson guides / teaching resources Lesson_1.doc Lesson_2.doc Lesson_3.doc HW-introduction_hardware_software.doc Lesson_1 worksheet Introduction - PowerPoint Week 1 - PowerPoint Week 2 - PowerPoint Scheme of Work (OCR).doc

GCSE Computing Home Page

Unit A451 Index Page

Teaching and Learning resources

GCSE Computing - OCR Examination Board: J275

Public Teaching and Learning Resources

GCSE Computing Textbook by Susan Robson GCSE Computing textbooks

This textbook by Susan Robson covers the OCR specification for GCSE Computing and focuses on the Theory unit, A451.
Available as a colour paperback, a B/W paperback or as a colour PDF eBook.

GCSE computing courses

www.teach-ict.com/gcse_computing.html

1.2 Computing hardware

Logic.ly - Logic gate design
VirtLab - Online Logic gate design, up to 4 inputs/outputs
Neuroproductions Logic Lab - Online Logic gate design
Nrich online activities
All very logical - Royal Institute PDF guide to an interactive activity on logic gates
HowStuffWorks.com - excellent website covering all aspects of computer hardware
Computer architecture and history - slides, animations and a useful glossary.
How a hard drive works - explanation + animation
CPU fetch/execute cycle - animation
Fetch Execute cycle on a simplified CPU - animation

1.4 Representation of data

Cisco binary Tetris game - binary mathematics practise.
YOUSRC Binary to Denary game
YOUSRC Denary to Binary game

1.6 Computer communications and networking

Network construction simulation

1.7 Programming

MS Small basic - An excellent text-based programming language with good support for graphics and file handling. Programs can be converted to Visual Basic and it also supports the LOGO programming language.
- Small Basic - Home page and download link.
- Tutorial (PDF and Docx format).
- Reference guide
- Teaching resources - MS PowerPoint
- GCSEcomputing.org support pages
Little Man Computer (LMC)
- Little Man Computer - a JAVA applet CPU simulator recommended by OCR.
  - The LMC instruction set and example programs.
- Little Man Computer - simpler version but it can be downloaded and is nicely animated.
- www.ictcool.com MS excel LMC simulation - an excellent version using MS Excel.
YouSrc.com - an excellent on-line, command line programming environment that has all the basics of input/output, file handling, graphics etc. combined with the teacher administration of student accounts and teacher access to code written by students. Excellent support from the developer who is keen to support GCSE Computing.
Scratch - a programming language recommended by OCR that uses simple-to-assemble blocks to create computer programs that can then be shared on the web.
- BYOB - an extension to the Scratch language allowing you to create your own custom blocks.
- Panther - another extension to the Scratch language.
StarLogo TNG - modelling and simulation software that uses the same block system as Scratch but allows users to simulate complex systems using 3D graphics.
BBC Basic:
- BBC BASIC for Windows download
- BBC Basic resource site
PicAxe BASIC Programming Editor
- The free software application for developing and simulating programs in PicAxe BASIC that will run on PicAxe microcontroller chips and simulators.
Logicator for PicAxe
- Graphical flowchart-based software for quick and easy programming of low-cost PICAXE chips. Allows integration with PicAxe BASIC commands.
- GCSEcomputing support pages
Progranimate - a visual problem-solving tool and code generator that allows the users to construct a computer program via an interactive flowchart. It can then generate the equivalent code in Java, VisualBasic6.0 and VisualBasic.Net.
- Manuals and Other Documents
Manufactoria - A graphical approach to designing algorithms.
RoboMind - a simple programming language to control a robot that can interact with a basic 2D environment.
Alice - a 3D programming environment recommended by OCR that can produce animations, interactive games or videos to share on the web.
Kodu Game Lab - game design software developed by Microsoft Research.
GameMaker - game software with extensive tutorials.
Jeroo - allows students to use the programming languages: Java, C++ and Python to learn the basic concepts of object-oriented programming.
- Java/C++/C# style reference manual
- VB.NET style manual
- Python style manual
- Jeroo lessons and activities
- GWJeroo - incorporates Jeroo but extends it by allowing the use of any feature in the Java. language including variables and FOR loops.
Python:
- Python - a download site for the Python programming language.
- Pygame - a set of Python modules designed for writing video games.
- Documentation (PDF) - an introduction to Computer Science Using Python and Pygame.
Light Bot / Light Bot 2 - Puzzle games that uses simple programming techniques to solve the levels.
Compilr - an online IDE that lets you write and compile code for a variety of platforms from any major web browser.
Codecademy - a series of online JavaScript interactive tutorials.
Codingbat - Online code practice in Java and Python with progress graphs.
Microsoft Dreamspark - the download that gives students Microsoft professional tools at no charge.
Programming Languages for teaching - advice on some of the programming languages available for teaching.

General resources

Computer Science for Fun - Online magazine where the digital world meets the real world.

Lesson guides / teaching resources