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  2. International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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    The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an English language based secondary qualification similar to the GCSE and is recognised in the United Kingdom as being equivalent to the GCSE for the purposes of recognising prior attainment. [1] It was developed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.

  3. Computational thinking - Wikipedia

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    A 2019 paper argues that the term "computational thinking" (CT) should be used mainly as a shorthand to convey the educational value of computer science, hence the need of teaching it in school. [32] The strategic goal is to have computer science recognized in school as an autonomous scientific subject more than trying to identify "body of ...

  4. History of computer science - Wikipedia

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    In 1969, an experiment was conducted by two research teams at UCLA and Stanford to create a network between 2 computers although the system crashed during the initial attempt to connect to the other computer but was a huge step towards the Internet. Claude Shannon (1916–2001) created the field of information theory.

  5. Information literacy - Wikipedia

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    2) There is a growing body of scholarly research describing faculty-librarian collaboration to bring information literacy skills practice into higher education curriculum, moving beyond "one shot" lectures to an integrated model in which librarians help design assignments, create guides to useful course resources, and provide direct support to ...

  6. Computer science - Wikipedia

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    Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. [1][2][3] Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to applied disciplines (including the design and implementation of hardware and software). [4][5][6] Algorithms and data structures are central to ...

  7. Data and information visualization - Wikipedia

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    Data visualization refers to the techniques used to communicate data or information by encoding it as visual objects (e.g., points, lines, or bars) contained in graphics. The goal is to communicate information clearly and efficiently to users. It is one of the steps in data analysis or data science. According to Vitaly Friedman (2008) the "main ...

  8. Information technology - Wikipedia

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    Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, and data and information processing, and storage. [ 1 ] IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). [ 2 ] An information technology system (IT system) is generally an information system, a communications ...

  9. Computer literacy - Wikipedia

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    Computer literacy. Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with skill levels ranging from elementary use to computer programming and advanced problem solving. Computer literacy can also refer to the comfort level someone has with using computer programs and applications.