Computer Science Getting Ready for Year 12

Year 12 – What can I do to prepare? You will be coming to the course from different backgrounds. I have prepared some tasks for you to complete so that you are ready for year 12.

Programming Task - CodeCademy Click on the image to the right or visit: https://www.codecademy.com/catalog/subject/all Sign up for a CodeCademy account (You can use your Google login from school) Complete the Python course: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python Try to complete a minimum 3 to 4 tasks a week. Try to spend at least twenty minutes per day on this.

Programming Task 2 – HTML, CSS and JavaScript Click on the image to the right or visit: https://www.codecademy.com/catalog/subject/all Sign up for a CodeCademy account – if you haven’t already (You can use your Google login from school) Complete the following courses: HTML and CSS: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/make-a-website JavaScript: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/introduction-to- javascript Try to complete a minimum 3 to 4 tasks a week. Try to spend at least twenty minutes per day on this.

Research Task 1 Identify four events that take place during the fetch-execute cycle. Response -

Research Task 2 Describe the effect of multiple cores on processing speed. Response -

Research Task 3 What is the difference between Harvard CPU architecture and Von Neumann CPU architecture? Response -

Research Task 4 What is a RISC processor and how does it function? Response -