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OCR A-Level Computer Science, memorised fast.

Long notes are boring. Brain-hack the whole H446 specification with active recall and actually remember it.

  • Spec H446
  • 16 topics
  • 116 subtopics

What OCR A-Level Computer Science covers

OCR A-Level Computer Science (specification H446) is sat as two written papers and a programming project. Component 01 is computer systems: the processor, software, data exchange, networks, data representation and the legal and ethical issues. Component 02 is algorithms and programming, including computational thinking and the standard algorithms. The programming project is a problem chosen by the teacher or learner, marked by the centre and moderated by OCR.

Cambridge OCR Level 3 Advanced GCE in Computer Science, specification H446, version 3.0. Read the OCR specification ↗

How it is assessed

Component 01

Computer systems

  • The structure and function of the processor, and input, output and storage
  • Systems software, applications generation, software development and types of programming language
  • Exchanging data, networks, web technologies, data types and data structures
  • Boolean algebra, and the legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues

2 hours 30 minutes140 marks40%

Component 02

Algorithms and programming

  • Elements of computational thinking: thinking abstractly, ahead, procedurally, logically and concurrently
  • Problem solving and programming, including programming techniques and computational methods
  • Algorithms: searching, sorting, path finding and the analysis of complexity

2 hours 30 minutes140 marks40%

Component 03 or 04 (80 if carried forward)

Programming project

  • A computing problem chosen by the teacher or learner, analysed, designed, developed, tested and evaluated
  • Assesses the practical application of the content of both written papers
  • Marked by the centre and moderated by OCR, as an upload (03) or by post (04), or carried forward (80) on a retake

Non-exam assessment70 marks20%

The full specification

16 topics, 116 subtopics. Open any topic to see what is inside it.

01Processors: Structure, Performance and Types7 subtopics
02Input, Output and Storage4 subtopics
03Systems Software7 subtopics
04Applications Generation5 subtopics
05Software Development3 subtopics
06Types of Programming Language5 subtopics

How you work through it

Pick the mode that fits the time you have.

Try three questions

No account needed. Answer from memory first.

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Process

Compare the design ideas behind CISC and RISC processors.

Key term

What is held in the current instruction register, and what two parts does it split into?

Key term

Are all the registers special purpose?

Spaced Repetition Schedule

How reviews are timed

Levo will automatically distribute all of your progress into a spaced repetition calendar. Once you’ve answered, it’s scheduled for you on the next day in the spaced repetition schedule. Over time, the gaps between your recall get bigger, from a day to three years, reinforcing memorisation over a long period of time.

Interval sequence

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What is inside Levo

Six ways to work the same material

1Closed book
2Open book
3Closed book

The 3-step method, run for you

Answer cold, learn it, then prove it stuck. Levo tracks the jump between your first attempt and your last.

Processors: Structure, Performance and Types
Input, Output and Storage
Systems Software
Applications Generation

Cram a whole paper in one sitting

Sort every topic into what you know and what you do not, then drill only the weak ones.

If it matches, the search .
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Blank Blitz makes facts automatic

Rapid timed gap-fills on the terms and numbers you need to recall without thinking.

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B0 + 1 gives 1.
C1 + 1 gives 0 carry 1.

Build It gets the exam shape right

Assemble a full-mark answer from its marking points, in the order an examiner wants them.

A global variable means a variable reachable from anywhere in the program.
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Test It catches misconceptions

Spot the fault in a statement. The traps are the mistakes students actually make.

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Brain Breaks between sessions

Short focus games to reset attention, so the next set lands better than the last.

Computer Science revision questions

Common questions about revising OCR A-Level Computer Science. Tap any to open it.

How do you memorise OCR A-Level Computer Science?

By testing yourself, not rereading. Active recall, pulling each answer from memory then checking it, builds far stronger memory than highlighting notes. Levo runs the method for you across all 16 Computer Science topics and brings each one back on a spaced schedule so it stays memorised.

What is the fastest way to revise Computer Science for OCR?

Skip the long notes and go straight to retrieval. Levo turns the H446 specification into short questions you drill with rapid recall, cram whole papers in one sitting, and a readiness score tells you exactly what is left to learn.

What topics are on OCR A-Level Computer Science (H446)?

There are 16 topics, split across 116 subtopics, from Processors: Structure, Performance and Types, Input, Output and Storage, Systems Software and more. Every topic is listed above, and each one opens to the subtopics inside it.

What do you get inside Levo for Computer Science?

Six ways to work the same material. The 3-step method for learning a set, Cram for sorting a whole paper into what you know and what you do not, Blank Blitz for making key facts automatic, Build It for assembling full-mark answers, Test It for catching misconceptions, and Brain Breaks between sessions. A readiness score tracks how much of the subject you have memorised.

Is active recall better than rereading your notes for Computer Science?

Consistently, yes. Rereading feels productive but fades quickly. Retrieving an answer from memory, the way Levo tests you, is what actually forms durable memory, and it shows you honestly what you do and do not know.

Does Levo cover the whole OCR Computer Science specification?

Every topic on the H446 specification is covered, written from the published subject content. The full list is above, and each topic opens to its subtopics so you can see exactly what is there before you subscribe.

How can you encourage your teenager to revise?

Make it short, structured and low-pressure. Levo gives a clear daily plan, quick sessions rather than marathon ones, streaks that reward showing up, and an honest readiness score, so revision feels like progress instead of a chore. Parents can add an account and follow along.

Can you revise Computer Science the night before an exam?

Yes. Cram mode is built for exactly that: fly through a whole paper, sort every topic into red, amber and green, then drill just the reds and ambers you do not know yet. It is the honest version of a last-minute session.

Every question in Computer Science, on a schedule.

Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.

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