A Level Concepts - 101 Computing https://www.101computing.net Boost Your Programming Skills! Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:57:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.101computing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png A Level Concepts - 101 Computing https://www.101computing.net 32 32 Scheduling Algorithms – Python Challenge https://www.101computing.net/scheduling-algorithms-python-challenge/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:32:31 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=21399 One of the main purpose of the Operating System is to control the hardware and more specifically the CPU. The CPU performs all the jobs/processes requested by the different applications. A scheduler is a program of the Operating System that…

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]]> Parameter Passing: Take the Quiz https://www.101computing.net/parameter-passing-quiz/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:25:54 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=20932 When we call a function in a programming language, we often need to pass data (or parameters) to that function for it to operate on. The way these parameters are passed — either by value or by reference — plays…

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]]> MS-DOS Emulator https://www.101computing.net/ms-dos-emulator/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:19:50 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=20859 MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an early operating system developed by Microsoft in the early 1980s. It was widely used on IBM-compatible personal computers and is known for its command-line interface, where users type commands to perform tasks rather…

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]]> Smoothies Ingredients Data Set https://www.101computing.net/smoothies-ingredients-data-set/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:01:21 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=20677 For this programming challenge, we are going to practise reading and extracting data from a JSON file. We will be using a JSON file storing information about the ingredients and recipes for 20 different smoothies. JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) JavaScript…

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]]> Paris 2024 – JSON Challenge https://www.101computing.net/paris-2024-json-challenge/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:45:20 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=20437 The Paris 2024 Olympics provided a great opportunity for around 10,500 athletes to compete in 329 events, each event giving an opportunity for competing athletes to win one of the three medals: Gold, Silver and Bronze. All together, 206 countries…

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]]> Search Engine Indexing… In your own words… https://www.101computing.net/search-engine-indexing-in-your-own-words/ Wed, 01 May 2024 08:18:08 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=20017 Before completing this task, you will need to revise how search engine indexing works and how the page rank algorithm is used to decide which pages should appear at the top of your search results when using a search engine…

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]]> The MafiaBoy dDoS attack https://www.101computing.net/the-mafiaboy-ddos-attack/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:38:06 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=19902 This post is part of series of blog posts investigating different impacts of UK legislation relevant to Computer Science with a particular focus on: Data Protection Legislation Intellectual Property Protection (incl. Copyright and Trade Marks legislation) Computer Misuse Act (1990)

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]]> The Environmental Impacts of Computer Science https://www.101computing.net/the-environmental-impacts-of-computer-science/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:50:37 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=19870 This post is part of series of blog posts investigating different ethical, environmental and legal impacts of Computer Science in today’s world.

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]]> The Apple–FBI Encryption Dispute https://www.101computing.net/the-apple-fbi-encryption-dispute/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:00:10 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=19856 This post is part of series of blog posts investigating different impacts of UK legislation relevant to Computer Science with a particular focus on: Data Protection Legislation Intellectual Property Protection (incl. Copyright and Trade Marks legislation) Computer Misuse Act (1990)

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]]> Unveiling the World of Ethical Hacking https://www.101computing.net/ethical-hacking/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:26:11 +0000 https://www.101computing.net/?p=19850 This post is part of series of blog posts investigating different impacts of UK legislation relevant to Computer Science with a particular focus on: Data Protection Legislation Intellectual Property Protection (incl. Copyright and Trade Marks legislation) Computer Misuse Act (1990)

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