AS/A Level ICT

Although ICT is, by tis nature, a practical subject, there are still exams to sit so it's never to early to start making sure you know the theory. There are lots of revision guides available, and when you think you’re ready you can try some past exam papers. There are also some useful online resources you can make use of.

Specifications | Revision Guides | Past Papers | Online Resources

Each exam board produces a syllabus listing exactly what you need to know to pass the exams. Some students find this useful to use as checklist of what you have revised. Make sure you check with your teacher which exam board and syllabus you are following.

• AQA Specification
• Edexcel (Applied ICT) Specification
• OCR (Applied ICT) Specification
• OCR Specification

Revision guides are printed books which summarise everything you need to know to do well in the exam, and are an important part of many people's revision. We have reviews of hundreds of revision guides including:

Attempting sample and past papers is a good way to check how your revision is going, and will allow you to become more comfortable answering exam-style questions. Links to several past papers are below, some of which can be viewed for free online. They are arranged by exam board, if you don’t know which exam board your school is using then you should ask your teacher.

• AQA Past Papers
• Edexcel (Applied ICT) Past Papers
• OCR (Applied ICT) Past Papers
• OCR Past Papers

As well as buying a revision guide, you can add variety to your revision using free online resources. Bear in mind that the content of some of these websites might not be as reliable or up-to-date as printed books, check that the content matches your syllabus and if in doubt ask your teacher.

• ICTWeb.org
• Revise-ict.co.uk
• Teach-ict.com
• The Student Room