Common questions about revising WJEC AS-Level Computer Science. Tap any to open it.
What is on WJEC AS Computer Science?+
16 topics across 112 subtopics, examined in AS Unit 1 and AS Units 1. They are all listed on this page, and each one opens to the subtopics inside it. The full topic list is Hardware: Architecture, Memory and Storage, Networks and Data Transmission, Logic Gates and Boolean Algebra, Data Representation and Data Types, Data Structures, Organisation of Data: Files and Records and more.
Does AS Computer Science count towards the full A level?+
Yes. In Wales the AS units are marked as a standalone AS qualification and also carry forward into the full WJEC A level, which is why the first year matters more here than it does in England. Check the current weighting on the 601-5345-3 specification, as it is set by the board rather than by us.
What is the difference between AS and A level Computer Science?+
AS is the first-year units only. The A level adds 12 further topics, among them Advanced Data Structures and Logic, Recursion, Sorting and Searching, Programming Paradigms and Translators, and expects you to connect them back to the AS material. Work the AS content here, then move up to the full A level page when you start the second year.
When do you sit WJEC AS Computer Science?+
Normally at the end of Year 12, in the summer series. That gives you one year to memorise 1,555 questions' worth of material, which is roughly 8 questions a day across an academic year if you start in September.
How should you revise for AS Computer Science?+
By retrieval, not rereading. Cover the answer, pull it from memory, then check. Levo runs that loop across all 16 AS topics and brings each question back on a spaced schedule, so what you learn in September is still there in June.
Is it worth revising AS content again for the A level?+
Yes, and it is the mistake most students make. The second-year papers assume the first year, and in Wales the AS marks usually count towards the final grade as well. Keeping the AS material on a spaced schedule through Year 13 costs far less time than relearning it.
How many questions are there for WJEC AS Computer Science?+
1,555, written from the 601-5345-3 subject content and grouped into 112 subtopics so you can work one small area at a time rather than a whole topic at once.
Can you use Levo for just the AS year?+
Yes. Pick your subject, choose the AS topics on the topic screen, and every mode — the 3-step method, Cram, Blank Blitz, Build It and Test It — works only that material. Add the second-year topics when you get to them.