Year 12 completes CCEA GCSE Digital Technology in Northern Ireland. Remaining theory covers systems software, cyber security, database design, and the ethical, legal and environmental impacts of technology.

Both the written examination and the controlled assessment reward precision — syntactically correct hand-written code, complete test tables and exact terminology. Working through past papers with detailed feedback is the highest-value use of the year.

Curriculum Breakdown

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Algorithms & Efficiency — Sort and search algorithms and comparing their efficiency.
Controlled Assessment Skills — Design, structured code, test data, validation and evaluation.
Systems Software — Operating system functions, utility software and resource management.
Cyber Security — Threats, social engineering, malware, encryption and defences.
Database Design — Relational tables, keys and querying data with SQL.
Impacts of Technology — Legal, ethical, privacy and environmental issues in computing.

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