Leaving Cert Computer Science help
Need Leaving Cert Computer Science help? StudyRoom gives Leaving Certificate Computer Science students 405 original practice questions mapped to the course, with hints, worked steps and an explanation of every answer.
How StudyRoom helps with LC Computer Science
Short practice questions with explanations make it easy to check what you know and fix what you do not.
- 405 original questions across 27 topics
- Hints first, then a worked method, then why each wrong answer is wrong
- Spaced review brings back topics just before you would forget them
- Links to the official past papers on examinations.ie
LC Computer Science topics you can practise
Strand 1: Practices and principles
Computing in society · Ethics, privacy and the law · Computational thinking · Design and development · History of computing · Artificial intelligence and machine learning · User experience and accessibility
Strand 2: Core concepts
Abstraction · Programming in Python · Functions and modular code · Strings, lists and dictionaries · Searching algorithms · Sorting algorithms · Algorithm efficiency and complexity · Recursion · Binary, hexadecimal and denary · Representing text, images and sound · Logic gates and Boolean logic · Computer systems and architecture · Networks and the internet · Data, databases and analytics · Evaluation and testing
Strand 3: Computer science in practice (applied learning tasks)
ALT 1: Interactive information systems · ALT 2: Analytics · ALT 3: Modelling and simulation · ALT 4: Embedded systems · Coursework project
Frequently asked questions
Is StudyRoom a live online Computer Science tutor?
No. StudyRoom is a self-study platform: questions, hints and explanations you can use any time. It does not offer live lessons or grinds. Many students use it to practise between grinds or classes.
Is StudyRoom free?
Everything is free during our November promotion, with no card needed. Teachers are free, and work a teacher assigns is free for the class.
Does it follow the Irish Computer Science course?
Leaving Certificate Computer Science topics are mapped to the NCCA specification (linked on the subject page), with 27 topics. Check your own school's level and specification year, as some subjects have revised specifications for newer cohorts.
Can I practise past papers?
Yes. StudyRoom links to the official past papers on examinations.ie for each year so you can try the real exam, and its own practice questions cover the same topics. StudyRoom does not copy the papers.
How do I get started?
Create a free account, pick your year and level, and start with any topic. StudyRoom suggests what to practise next and brings topics back for review at the right time.
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