'a' Level Computing (5th Edition)This popular standard textbook has been comprehensively revised by experienced teacher and examiner Sylvia Langfield. She has bought the text up to date (espically the objectoriented programming and networking chapters, HTML and ASP, networking (TCP/IP and sun-nets) and coursework. It is arranged in 5 modules corresponding to the AQA specification. Exercises and questions from rect exam papers are given at the end of each chapter. A scheme of work, the answers and a complete set of OHP mesters can be downloaded for our web site. |
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