129761-2015-syllabus

Syllabus content
1.7 Ethics and ownership
Candidates should be able to:
1.7.1 Ethics
• show a basic understanding of ethics
• explain how ethics may impact on the job role of the computing professional
• show understanding of the eight categories listed in the ACM/IEEE Software Engineering Code of
Ethics
• demonstrate the relevance of these categories to some typical software developer workplace
scenarios
• show understanding of the need for a professional code of conduct for a computer system
developer
1.7.2 Ownership
• show understanding of the concept of ownership and copyright of software and data
• describe the need for legislation to protect ownership, usage and copyright
• discuss measures to restrict access to data made available through the Internet and World Wide
Web
• show understanding of the implications of different types of software licensing: Free Software
Foundation, the Open Source Initiative, shareware and commercial software
1.8 Database and data modelling
Candidates should be able to:
1.8.1 Database Management Systems (DBMS)
• show understanding of the limitations of using a file-based approach for the storage and retrieval
of large volumes of data
• describe the features of a relational database which address the limitations of a file-based
approach
• show understanding of the features provided by a DBMS to address the issues of:
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data management, including maintaining a data dictionary
data modelling
logical schema
data integrity
○ data security, including backup procedures and the use of access rights to individuals/groups
of users
• show understanding of how software tools found within a DBMS are used in practice:
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developer interface
○ query processor
• show understanding of features provided in a high-level language to access the data stored in a
database
Cambridge International AS and A Level Computer Science 9608. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
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