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How much reading around your subject should you do?

It varies depending on the subject, but you should generally try and have two or three areas within your subject (not covered at school) that you're interested in and are able to talk about at reasonable len...
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Outline the differences between how a compiler and an interpreter works, and explain the advantages and usage of of each [12 marks]

Compilers work by translating all the program code into source code (machine code) first, which is then ran by the computer. Alternatively, an interpreter works by reading and translating each line of code a...
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Answered by Russell P. • Computing tutor
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ABC is an acute-angled triangle. BA=7cm and BC=8cm. The area of triangle ABC is 18 cm^2 . Work out the size of angle BAC. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. You must show all your working.

Draw the triangle ABC and fill in the information given i.e. lengths of BA and BC and identify the angle we are looking for i.e angle BAC Looking at the formulas given identify which one we can use. We have ...
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How can I score well in the synoptic essay?

There are two main parts to the synoptic essay, the subject/specification content which will probably make up around 80-90% of your essay, and then the extra content, which is composed of things above the sy...
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How shall I plan my revision? There's so much to learn!

It can seem daunting when you have got a lot of case studies to revise for your GCSE exams, but the best way to manage it is to break it down. We'll split it into (1) structured content revision and (2) thor...
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