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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

CSS is one of the main languages used in the creation of web pages, alongside HTML and Javascript.

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CSS

CSS stands for cascading style sheets.
CSS describes how a web page written in HTML should look, in terms of style and formatting.
CSS can be written once and applied throughout a website.
This makes designing a webpage more efficient, especially when making changes.

CSS rules

CSS rules are made up of selectors and declarations:
- Selectors identify the component of HTML that requires formatting.
- Declarations describe how the component should look.

Attributes

There are many different attributes you can change with CSS. For example:
- background-color.
- border-color.
- border-style.
- border-width.
- color (named and hex colours).
- font-family.
- font-size.
- height.
- width.
Note the American spelling of 'color',

External CSS

External CSS is when the HTML and CSS code exist as separate, but linked files.
- This is the most common way to use CSS.
To link a CSS file into an HTML file, we use the following syntax:
- "stylesheet" type"text/css" href="style.css">

Embedded CSS

Embedded CSS is when CSS is put in <style></style> tags in the <head> part of the HTML code.

Inline CSS

Inline CSS is when CSS is put directly in the <body> of the HTML.
- This is ideal for solitary adjustments of formatting.

JavaScript

Javascript is a well-established and versatile scripting language used to add interactivity to a web page.

JavaScript

JavaScript is a ‘client-side’ scripting language.
This means it is run on the user’s computer, rather than on the webserver.
The code is interpreted rather than compiled, meaning it can run on any type of computer or web browser.
With client-side processing, actions can be completed without having to connect to the webserver.
This makes actions quicker and more efficient.

Uses

JavaScript can be used to create an expanding navigation menu or change the colour of a button when the mouse hovers over it, for example.
JavaScript can also be used to make in-browser games and interactive art.

1Components of a Computer

1.1Structure & Function of the Processor

1.1.1Structure of the CPU

1.1.2Fetch, Decode, Execute Cycle

1.1.3Factors Affecting CPU Performance

1.1.4CPU Architecture

1.2Types of Processors

1.2.1CISC & RISC

1.2.2Multicore & Parallel Cores

1.3Input, Output & Storage

1.3.1Computer Systems

1.3.2Magnetic Storage

1.3.3Optical Storage

1.3.4Types of Optical Storage

1.3.5Types of Memory

1.3.6Flash Memory

1.3.7Virtual Memory

2Software & Software Development

3Exchanging Data

4Data Types, Data Structures & Algorithms

4.1Data Types

4.1.1Data Types

4.1.2Arrays & Strings

4.1.3Representing Numbers

4.1.4Binary Arithmetic

4.1.5Hexadecimal

4.1.6Converting Binary Numbers

4.1.7Floating Points in Binary

4.1.8Floating Point Arithmetic

4.1.9Bitwise Manipulation

4.1.10Character Sets

4.2Data Structures

4.2.1Arrays, Linked Lists & Queues

4.2.2Graphs, Hash Tables & Stacks

4.2.3Trees

4.3Boolean Algebra

4.3.1Computational Logic

4.3.2Boolean Logic

4.3.3Karnaugh Maps

4.3.4Boolean Identities

4.3.5Flip Flops & Adder Circuits

5Legal, Moral, Cultural & Ethical Issues

5.1Computing Related Legislation

5.1.1Data Protection Act (1998)

5.1.2Computer Misuse Act (1990)

5.1.3Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1988)

5.1.4Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000)

5.2Moral & Ethical Issues

5.2.1Online Activity Tracking

5.2.2Censorship

5.2.3Cultural Issues

5.2.4Environmental Issues

5.2.5Layout, Colour Paradigms & Character Sets

6Elements of Computational Thinking

6.1Thinking Abstractly

6.1.1Abstraction

6.2Thinking Procedurally

6.2.1Decomposition

6.3Thinking Logically

6.3.1Pseudocode & Flow Diagrams

7Problem Solving & Programming

7.1Programming Techniques

7.1.1Programming Fundamentals

7.1.2Modularity

7.2Programming Construction

7.2.1Integrated Development Environments

7.2.2Testing

8Algorithms

8.1Algorithms

8.1.1Interpreting, Correcting & Completing Algorithm

8.1.2Sort Algorithms

8.1.3Insertion & Merge Sort

8.1.4Search Algorithms

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