Computer Science

specific, measurable and realistic benchmarks used to determine if a project, task or outcome has been accomplished successfully

a document that you can use when developing a program to keep track of your progress throughout the project

Programming project - dictionaries I

This unit introduces pupils to the new data structures of records and dictionaries. They will develop a Caesar cipher encryption program using a dictionary as a cipher wheel. Pupils will explore how data can be read from and written to files and how this data can be used within a program.

Programming: dictionaries and data files

a way to record problems during development

specific, measurable and realistic benchmarks for a project

to determine the programming language to use

to ensure the project is completed quickly

Why is it important to write success criteria before starting a project?

to document progress and problems during development

to understand what the program needs to do

generate success criteria from the project brief

What should you do if a project brief does not include success criteria?

problems encountered and how they were solved

What is the main purpose of success criteria?

What is the process of breaking a program into smaller, more manageable parts?

hiding unnecessary details to focus on the essential features

What does abstraction mean in programming?

What data structure uses key-value pairs to store and access data?

a sequence of instructions to perform a specific task

a collection of attributes for a single entity

a property or characteristic of an entity

to make it more manageable for the programmer

Why is it important to structure a program?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Programming project - dictionaries I

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.