Component 1

1.1 System Architecture

1.1.1 Architecture of the CPU
1.1.2 CPU performance
1.1.3 Embedded systems

1.2 Memory and storage

1.2.1 Primary storage (memory)
1.2.2 Secondary storage
1.2.3 Units
1.2.4 Data storage
1.2.5 Compression

1.3 Computer networks, connections and protocols

1.3.1 Networks and topologies
1.3.2 Wired and wireless networks, protocols and layers

1.4 Network security

1.4.1 Threats to computer systems and networks
1.4.2 Identifying and preventing vulnerabilities

1.5 Systems software

1.5.1 Operating systems
1.5.2 Utility software

1.6 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact

1.6.1 Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impact

Component 2

2.1 Algorithms

2.1.1 Computational thinking
2.1.2 Designing, creating and refining algorithms
2.1.3 Searching and sorting algorithms

2.2 Programming fundamentals

2.2.1 Programming fundamentals
2.2.2 Data types
2.2.3 Additional programming techniques

2.3 Producing robust programs

2.3.1 Defensive design
2.3.2 Testing

2.4 Boolean logic

2.4.1 Boolean logic

2.5 Programming languages and Integrated Development Environments

2.5.1 Languages
2.5.2 The Integrated Development Environment (IDE)