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IGCSE 0478 / 0984 Specification map

For examination from 2023

Unit 10
Unit 4

Unit 8
Unit 6

Unit 9
Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 5

Unit 7
Unit 1
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 
Types of programming language, translators and
4.2
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 
6.1 Artificial intelligence 
7 Algorithm design and problem-solving
7 Algorithm design and problem-solving 
8 Programming
8.1 Programming concepts 
8.2 Arrays 
8.3 File handling 
9 Databases
9 Databases 
10 Boolean logic
10 Boolean logic 

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IGCSE 0478 / 0984 Specification map

2020-2021 Syllabus
Notes: Units 7 and 8 are designed to cover the theoretical elements of Section 2.
It is intended that the remainder of the guided learning hours are spent learning how to program.

Unit 4

Unit 8
Unit 6
Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 5

Unit 7
Unit 1
1.1 Data representation
1.1.1 Binary Systems 
1.1.2 Hexadecimal 
1.1.3 Data storage  
1.2 Communication and Internet technologies
1.2.1 Data transmission 
1.2.2 Security aspects 
1.2.3 Internet principles of operation 
1.3 Hardware and software
1.3.1 Logic gates 
1.3.2 Computer architecture and the fetch-execute cycle 
1.3.3 Input devices 
1.3.4 Output devices 
1.3.5 Memory, storage devices and media 
1.3.6 Operating systems 
1.3.7 High-and-low-level languages and their translators 
1.4 Security
1.4.1 Safety of data 
1.4.2 Firewalls, protocols and encryption 
1.4.3 Online system security 
1.4.4 Real-life applications 
1.5 Ethics
1.5.i Copyright and plagiarism 
1.5.ii Software, freeware and shareware 
1.5.iii Ethical issues, hacking, cracking and malware  
2.1 Algorithm design and problem-solving
2.1.1 Problem-solving and design  
2.1.2 Pseudocode and flowcharts 
2.2 Programming
2.2.1 Programming concepts 
2.2.2 Data structures; arrays 
2.3 Databases
2.3 Data types, primary keys and QBE 

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