Computer Science study guides

A deep-dive SQA National 5 Computing Science guide to Computer systems. Covers data representation and units of storage, computer architecture (processor, memory and buses), the environmental impact of computer systems, and security risks, precautions and the Computer Misuse Act.

A deep-dive SQA National 5 Computing Science guide to Database design and development. Covers database analysis and design (tables, fields, field types, primary and foreign keys, validation) and implementation in SQL with SELECT, FROM, WHERE, ORDER BY, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE, plus testing and evaluation.

A deep-dive SQA National 5 Computing Science guide to Software design and development. Covers the iterative development process, analysis and functional requirements, design with pseudocode and wireframes, data types and arrays, computational constructs, the three standard algorithms, testing and evaluation, and low-level data representation in binary.

A deep-dive SQA National 5 Computing Science guide to Web design and development. Covers web analysis and design (wireframes and navigation structure), building pages with HTML and hyperlinks, styling with CSS selectors, adding interactivity with event-driven JavaScript, and using media files with standard formats and compression.