Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478) FAQs
- What are the software requirements for IGCSE Computer Science?
- We are an Apple school where all the devices being used are MacBook and iMacs. I was wondering if these computers were compatible to teaching this Computer Science syllabus.
- When will the pre-release material for IGCSE Computer Science be available and how do I access it?
- What high-level procedural language should candidates use?
- Will my students be given credit regardless of the pseudocode style used, provided it is consistent?
- Should my students answer questions on exam papers in pseudocode or program code?
- Are candidates limited to using the programming languages in the syllabus to complete the scenario question or can they use another programming language they feel more comfortable with?
- Input and output devices - for the syllabus first examined in 2023, are candidates still expected to know how each device physically functions?
- Can students take dictionaries into IGCSE Computer Science examination?
- Are candidates allowed to use flowchart stencils in exams?
- Can my students sit IGCSE ICT 0417 in the same series as IGCSE Computer Science 0478?
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