11.2.2.3 describe the characteristics of a development framework
11.5.4.1 create a mobile application interface using the components of an application designer
11.5.4.2 edit properties of components in a program code

Mobile Application Development

11.5.4.3 create an application for mobile devices using conditional operators
11.5.4.4 create an application for mobile devices using loop structures
11.5.4.5 use the technical capabilities of smartphones when developing

Publishing Applications

11.5.4.6 publish the results of a project on the network (application store)

Term 4

Basic Algorithmic Structures

11.4.1.1 use basic algorithmic structures (sequential, branching, loop)

Validation & Verification

11.4.1.2 difference between validation and verification of data

Good Programming Style

11.4.1.3 apply rules of good programming style

Data Protection

11.1.2.1 security, privacy, data integrity

Backup & Mirroring

11.1.2.3 data backup and disk mirroring

Encryption & Authentication

11.1.2.4 encryption and access rights

Blockchain

11.1.2.6 function and operation of Blockchain

Open & Closed Software

11.1.3.2 open-source specifics
11.1.3.3 closed-source specifics

Copyright & Access Restriction

11.1.3.1 copyright law in computing
11.1.3.4 methods of access restriction

Cloud Technologies

11.1.3.5 evaluate risks of cloud technologies

LAN & WAN

11.6.1.1 compare LAN and WAN

Network Topology

11.6.1.2 bus, ring, star, mesh topologies

Network Hardware

11.6.1.3 purpose of network equipment

Client-Server Model

11.6.2.3 features of client-server model

URL & DNS

11.6.2.1 structure and purpose of URL
11.6.2.2 Domain Name System

Network Protocols

11.6.2.2 network protocols

IP Address

11.6.2.4 format of IP address

Grade 11 — Programming (PROG)

Term 1

Output & Escape Sequences

11.1.1.1 organize data output
11.1.1.2 use the escape sequences with data output

Data Types & Type Conversion

11.1.1.3 distinguish between data types in Python
11.1.1.4 convert data types of variables

Input & Arithmetic Operations

11.1.1.5 organize keyboard inputs
11.1.1.6 use arithmetic operations when solving problems

Boolean Logic & Branching

11.1.1.7 apply logic operations to Boolean variables
11.1.1.8 use logical operations AND, OR, NOT in selection structure
11.1.1.9 implement the branching algorithm according to the flowchart

While Loop & Flowcharts

11.1.2.1 write program code using a While loop
11.1.2.2 implement a loop algorithm according to a flowchart

For Loop & Range

11.1.2.4 write program code using a For loop
11.1.2.5 define a range of values for a loop

Nested Loops

11.1.2.7 use nested loops when solving problems

Tracing & Debugging

11.1.2.3 trace program code
11.1.2.6 debug a program

Term 2

Creating Sets

11.2.1.1 create sets
11.2.1.2 use operations of adding, deleting, counting the number of elements

Set Operations & Comparison

11.2.1.3 apply operations to sets: union, intersection, subtraction, symmetric difference
11.2.1.4 compare sets

String Indexing & Slicing

11.2.2.1 perform access to the elements of strings, lists, tuples
11.2.2.2 use slicers to process the string

String Methods

11.2.2.3 apply functions and string processing methods

Creating Lists & split/join

11.2.3.1 create a list
11.2.3.2 organize the output of a string using the split() and join() methods

List Methods

11.2.3.3 apply functions and methods of processing lists

Tuples & Type Conversion

11.2.4.1 create a tuple
11.2.4.2 convert from one data structure to another

Term 3

Dictionaries

11.2.5.1 create a dictionary
11.2.5.2 search for data in a dictionary for a given key

List & String Methods

11.2.3.3 apply functions and methods of processing lists
11.2.2.3 apply functions and methods of processing strings

Functions

11.3.1.1 write code in a programming language using functions

Lambda & Applied Problems

11.3.2.1 write code in a programming language using lambda functions
11.4.3.2 solve applied problems of various subject areas

Term 4

Classes & Objects

11.4.1.1 create classes and instances of classes
11.4.1.3 use special method __init__ to set default properties
11.4.1.2 develop methods for the class

Inheritance & Polymorphism

11.4.2.2 explain the concept of inheritance with examples
11.4.2.1 explain the concept of polymorphism with examples

Applied OOP Problems

11.4.3.1 decompose an applied task
11.4.3.2 solve applied problems of various subject areas

Grade 12 — Computer Science (CS)

Term 1

AI Applications

12.4.3.1 describe spheres where artificial intelligence is applied: industry, education, medicine, gaming industry, society
12.4.3.2 explain the purpose of virtual and augmented reality

Declarative vs Imperative

12.5.1.1 compare declarative and imperative programming languages

Expert Systems

12.5.1.2 create a simple expert system

Program Compilation Stages

12.5.1.3 describe programme compilation stages: lexical and syntactic analysis, code generation, and optimization

Testing Methods

12.5.3.2 perform testing using normal data
12.5.3.3 perform testing using extreme data
12.5.3.4 perform testing using erroneous data
12.5.3.1 describe execution errors at program startup
12.5.3.5 describe a syntax error in a program code
12.5.3.6 describe a logic error in a program code

Term 2

Threats to Computer System

12.1.3.2 analyze problems arising due to malware, physical risks
12.1.3.1 analyze ethical problems arising due to computer system cracking

Data Protection Measures

12.1.2.1 describe protection measures for data and computer systems such as firewalls, encryption, biometrics

Backup & Disk Mirroring

12.1.2.2 use data protection measures such as data backup and disk mirroring

Protect Data from Unauthorized Access

12.1.2.3 protect data from unauthorized access

Privacy Policies

12.1.3.3 explain privacy policies
12.1.3.4 analyze problems arising due to disseminating and using information

Cloud Computing & E-Government

12.5.4.1 Describe what is meant by Cloud Technology and its benefits
12.5.4.2 Differentiate between types of cloud computing (Deployment and Service models)
12.5.4.3 Outline the purpose and functions of E-Government
12.5.4.4 Describe the different types of services available on the E-Gov portal

Making a Text Document

12.2.1.1 use headers and footers when documenting a project
12.2.1.2 use footnotes when documenting a project
12.2.1.3 use tables when documenting a project

Formatting a Text Document

12.2.1.4 set page parameters when documenting a project
12.2.1.5 set page numbers when documenting a project
12.2.1.6 set indents and line spacing when documenting a project

Plagiarism Verification

12.1.3.5 check documents using antiplagiarism resources
12.1.3.6 list copyright protection rules

Implementation Methods

12.2.1.7 list system implementation methods
12.2.1.8 compare the advantages and disadvantages of system implementation methods

Installation & Implementation Plan

12.2.1.9 explain the importance of making a system implementation plan
12.2.1.10 make a system implementation plan

Term 3

Types of Operating Systems

12.3.1.1 describe a real-time operating system
12.3.1.2 describe a network operating system
12.3.1.3 describe a batch processing operating system

User Interfaces

12.3.1.4 define the advantages and disadvantages of a graphical user interface (GUI)
12.3.1.5 define the advantages and disadvantages of a command-line interface (CLI)
12.3.1.6 define the advantages and disadvantages of natural-language and gesture-recognition user interfaces

Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle

12.3.2.5 explain three operations in a fetch-execute cycle (fetch / decode / execute)

System Bus

12.3.2.4 explain how data is transferred between different components through the address bus, data bus, and control bus

Clock Speed, Word Size & Bus Width

12.3.2.6 explain how the clock speed, word length, and bus width affect the performance

RISC vs CISC

12.3.2.1 describe the RISC architecture
12.3.2.2 describe the CISC architecture
12.3.2.3 compare RISC and CISC

Addressable Memory

12.3.4.1 explain the principle of memory addressing
12.3.4.2 explain the principle of storing programs and data

Paging & Segmentation

12.3.4.2 explain the principle of memory organization by segment and page

Virtual Machine

12.3.4.3 explain the concept of a virtual machine

Boolean Logic

12.3.3.2 build logical structures
12.3.3.4 analyze logical structures

Logic Laws

12.3.3.3 simplify logical expressions using the laws of logic

Number Systems

12.1.1.1 convert a number from one number system to another
12.1.1.2 explain the advantages of using hexadecimal numbers in computer systems
12.1.1.3 perform the arithmetic operations: addition and multiplication of binary numbers

Two's Complement & Floating Point

12.1.1.4 represents positive and negative numbers in two's complement and specifies the range of n bits
12.1.1.5 perform subtraction using two's complement
12.1.1.6 use binary numbers with a fixed point to represent fractional numbers with a given number of bits
12.1.1.7 represent positive and negative floating-point decimal numbers in binary

Data Structures

12.5.2.1 describe the operation of stack and queue data structures
12.5.2.2 build a binary tree

Internet & the World Wide Web

12.6.2.1 distinguish features of the World Wide Web, Intranet and the Internet

OSI Model

12.6.1.2 describe the functions of the OSI network model layers

Circuit Switching & Packet Switching

12.6.1.1 explain the difference between packet switching and circuit switching

Packet Routing & MAC Addresses

12.6.2.2 describe the role of MAC addresses in packet routing
12.6.2.3 identify the MAC address of a computer

Term 4

Engineering & SDLC

11.2.2.3 describe the characteristics of a development framework
11.2.2.5 discuss the use of prototypes based on a specific example
11.2.2.6 develop a prototype for a new system
11.2.2.7 define minimum requirements for hardware when implementing solutions

Databases

11.4.1.1 describe relational databases and their purpose
11.4.1.2 use the terms attribute, object, index, record, table and tuple
11.4.1.3 explain the difference between primary, composite and foreign key
11.4.1.4 define data types when creating a database
11.4.1.5 define the connections between tables (1–3NF)
11.4.1.6 define the connections between tables
11.4.1.7 create an entity-relationship (ER) model

SQL Query Language

11.4.2.3 describe the basic SQL queries: CREATE, ALTER, DROP
11.4.2.4 use SQL queries: SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE
11.4.2.5 use SQL SELECT for data selection in multiple tables
11.4.2.1 explain the purpose of data dictionary

Programming Paradigms

11.5.1.1 distinguish between generations of programming languages
11.5.1.2 classify programming languages into low and high-level
11.5.1.3 analyze a simple program written in assembly language
11.5.1.4 use trace tables to verify the correctness of an algorithm
11.5.1.5 advantages and disadvantages of high-level languages
11.5.1.6 advantages and disadvantages of low-level languages
11.5.1.7 advantages and disadvantages of compilers
11.5.1.8 advantages and disadvantages of interpreters

Protocols

11.6.3.1 explain the role of protocols (HTTP, FTP, POP3, SMTP, HTTPS, FTPS)
11.6.3.2 explain the format of an IP address and how it is associated with a device
11.6.3.3 explain the difference between public and private IP addresses