OCR GCSE (J277) SLR 2.2 Programming fundamentals

It includes:

• Student Learning Record Workbook (for use by students)
• Student Learning Record Answers (for use by teachers)
• End of Topic test and answers
• Lesson PowerPoint’s for every lesson
• Any associated answers or references sheets for class activities

These resources provide workbook activities for this topic, primarily for revision of programming principles that will have already been taught throughout the course. Use our comprehensive TIME 2 CODE resources for a programming course.

This topic covers:

2.2.1 Programming fundamentals

• The use of variables, constants, operators, inputs, outputs and assignments
• The use of the three basic programming constructs used to control the flow of a program:
• Sequence
• Selection
• Iteration (count- and condition-controlled loops)
• The common arithmetic operators
• The common Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT

2.2.2 Data types

• Integer
• Real
• Boolean
• Character and string
• Casting

2.2.3 Additional programming techniques

• The use of basic string manipulation
• The use of basic file handling operations:
• Open
• Read
• Write
• Close
• The use of records to store data
• The use of SQL to search for data
• The use of arrays (or equivalent) when solving problems, including both one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional arrays (2D)
• How to use sub programs (functions and procedures) to produce structured code
• Random number generation