SL/HL core

• Topic 1: System fundamentals
• Topic 2: Computer organization
• Topic 3: Networks
• Topic 4: Computational thinking, problem-solving and programming

HL extension

• Topic 5: Abstract data structures
• Topic 6: Resource management
• Topic 7: Contro

Case study

Additional subject content introduced by the annually issued case study

HL extension

Students study one of the following options:

• Option A: Databases
• Option B: Modelling and simulation
• Option C: Web science
• Option D: Object-oriented programming (OOP)

Internal assessment Solution

Practical application of skills through the development of a product and as