IGCSE Grade 10 Computer Science (CS) Classes in Kochi

Is this course right for a Kochi student?

Most Kochi schools follow the Kerala Board (SCERT), with CBSE, ICSE/ISC and Cambridge schools alongside. We teach the CBSE, ICSE/ISC, Cambridge IGCSE, GSEB and NIOS computer subjects, not the SCERT computer paper itself, so this course suits a Kochi student in one of those schools.

What IGCSE Grade 10 Computer Science (CS) covers

The course follows the full syllabus, 10 units.

• 1. Data Representation
  Number systems: binary, denary and hexadecimal; Why and how computers use binary and hexadecimal; Logical binary shifts and two's complement; Representation of text, sound and images
• 2. Data Transmission
  Types and methods of data transmission: serial, parallel, simplex, half-duplex, full-duplex; Universal Serial Bus (USB) benefits and drawbacks; Methods of error detection: parity checks, checksum, check digit; Automatic Repeat Query (ARQ)
• 3. Hardware
  Computer architecture: CPU, Von Neumann, registers, buses, fetch-decode-execute cycle; Cores, cache and clock speed; instruction sets; embedded systems; Input and output devices; Primary and secondary storage; magnetic, optical and solid-state storage
• 4. Software
  System software vs application software; Role and functions of an operating system; Hardware, firmware and software relationship; Interrupts
• 5. The Internet and Its Uses
  Internet vs World Wide Web; Uniform Resource Locator (URL); HTTP and HTTPS; web browsers; How web pages are located, retrieved and displayed; DNS
• 6. Automated and Emerging Technologies
  Automated systems: sensors, microprocessors and actuators; Advantages and disadvantages of automated systems; Robotics and characteristics of robots; Artificial Intelligence (AI): characteristics, expert systems, machine learning basics
• 7. Algorithm Design and Problem-Solving
  Program development life cycle: analysis, design, coding, testing; Decomposition; structure diagrams, flowcharts and pseudocode; Standard methods: linear search, bubble sort, totalling, counting, max/min/average; Validation and verification checks
• 8. Programming
  Variables, constants and basic data types; Input/output; sequence, selection and iteration; Totalling, counting and string handling; Arithmetic, relational and logical operators; nested statements

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Students from around Kochi

A student anywhere in Kochi can take IGCSE Grade 10 Computer Science (CS) with us — Bhavans, Chinmaya, DHSE or Edappally included — because the class is online and there is no centre to travel to. Kochi sits in Kerala, where the Kerala Board (SCERT) runs alongside the national boards, so we are asked about both.

How Kochi students attend

Every class is live at Indian Standard Time, in a small batch or one-to-one. Nothing is pre-recorded, so a student in Kochi asks questions in the moment, exactly as they would in a classroom. Recordings are provided for revision only.

What students & parents say

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