More details on BM8

More details on BM8

by Joe McCarthy-Holland -
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I'm not sure exactly when the exam board questions are publicly published (or even how and where they will be put up) , but I am not really using the questions as they are organised anyway. there is a crossover with the questions I am using and the ones AQA have compiled so I do recommend you use them are part of your revision when they are released.  in the mean time   doing as many past paper questions, using the textbooks and Physics and Maths tutor to fill in gaps is the most effective form of revision.
Here are the spec references for each test, these are the main focus but a question could include smaller elements from elsewhere in the course
Week 1:  
  • All of 4.7 (but not HWDotW 4.74) , 
  • all of 4.54 (with a focus on floating point),
  • All of 4.12 Make sure you know the spec and have practised past questions!)
Week 2:
  • All of 4.10 (you should know by now what is in a database question!)
  • 4.64 + 4.65 (you have done a lot of Boolean style questions)
  • 4.8 CouC  (make sure you understand what past questions are awarding marks for.. what is a creditworthy answer!)
Week 3:
  • 4.3  + 4.4 these  will be processing style questions where you are expected to use the information given
Week 4: 
  • Programming. 3 unseen problems in the style of the Paper 1 Section B... (I guess spec refs 4.1 + 4.2 but not really relevent)  
  • All of 4.9 (communication, networking and the internet)
  • All of 4.11 (big data, and graph databases) (clearly there could be a lot of cross-over with other spec elements)
Hopefully this is clear and specific enough. please let your friends know by social media I have given this extra detail