Okay so you've done Paper 1 and survived, what fresh insanity will Computer Science Paper 2 bring? Never fear, Mrs James is here with some top tips to get you in tip top condition to tackle Thursday's programming and algorithms paper.You'll s

Last minute tips for GCSE Computer Science Paper 1

May 16th, 2023 11m 52s

Panicking about the up coming GCSE Computer Science exam this Friday?Not to fear! In this mini episode I cover the topics in this paper with some tips about what not to do!You're doing great - you got this!--- Send in a voice message: htt

1.3 Secondary Storage - uses, types & characteristics

Mar 1st, 2021 15m 29s

In this slightly longer bite size podcast I discuss secondary storage:What is it?What are the 3 types you need to know about for GCSE?What are the 6 characteristics of storage types that you need to be aware of for answering analytical

1.2.2 Virtual memory & flash storage

Feb 21st, 2021 6m 58s

Mrs James is back discussing what you need to know about virtual memory and flash storage for your Computer Science GCSE (J276) Specifcally It covers:the need for virtual memory flash memoryHave a question? Feel free to drop me an audio

1.2.1 RAM and ROM - their purpose and main differences

Feb 23rd, 2020 6m 16s

Welcome back!This bite size revision podcast covers the purpose of RAM and ROM memory types and the two main differences between them.As always if you have any questions feel free to message me here:https://anchor.fm/bitesize-computer-scienc

1.1.2 Factors that affect the performance of the CPU

Feb 23rd, 2020 3m 46s

I'll be discussing the 3 factors that affect the performance of the CPU, specifically :The clock speedThe Cache sizeThe number of coresIf you have any questions feel free to message me here:https://anchor.fm/bitesize-computer-science

1.1.1 The purpose of the CPU

Dec 18th, 2019 9m 22s

Today we're looking at the purpose of the CPU, specifically the following parts from the OCR Computer Science Specification (https://www.ocr.org.uk/images/225975-specification-accredited-gcse-computer-science-j276.pdf)the purpose of the CPU V

Podcast intro

Nov 19th, 2019 4m 1s

This short episode is a welcome session to discuss what I will be covering (and what I won't) and a task for you to get hold of a copy of the topic list (from the OCR website) so you know what order the topics I will be covering over the coming