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Reepham College · Computer Science

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OCR J277

Lesson sequence

Year 10 lessons

Independent practice

Skills Practice

Short, repeatable practice pages will sit here. Students will choose a skill, practise it repeatedly and receive immediate feedback.

First set

Binary and hexadecimal

Conversions, addition, overflow, shifts, MSB and LSB.

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First set

Trace tables

Follow variables, loops, arrays and outputs line by line.

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First set

OCR Exam Reference Language

Complete, correct and arrange precise OCR-style code.

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First set

Truth tables and logic

AND, OR and NOT gates, symbols and combined logic.

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First set

Test data and validation

Normal, boundary, invalid and erroneous data in context.

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First set

Searching and sorting

Recognise, trace and apply the required algorithms.

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Assessment preparation

Exam Practice

Paper-specific question sets and answer support will be added here, separated from skills practice so revision is easy to target.

J277/01 · 80 marks

Paper 1: Computer systems

Knowledge, calculations, scenario questions and extended responses.

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J277/02 · Section A

Paper 2: Algorithms and theory

Algorithms, programming concepts, Boolean logic and problem solving.

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J277/02 · Section B

Paper 2: Practical programming

Design, write, test and refine using OCR Exam Reference Language.

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