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Frequently Asked Questions about Computer Science Newbies
What is CSNewbs?
Hi, I'm Mr. Pulsford, I've been teaching Computer Science for over 11 years and CSNewbs is a solo project of mine that I created in 2017 and regularly keep updated. Here you can find concise information for a number of British Computer Science exams boards for GCSE and A-Level courses as well as programming help.
In 2025 I started actively creating and uploading videos on YouTube, you can find the channel here.
This website covers all necessary content from relevant specifications, but breaks it down so it is easier to understand and gets straight to the point. It is made by just one person, but updates are frequent.
Which courses does CSNewbs cover?
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The 'Year 10 & 11' section follows the OCR J277 specification and Eduqas specification (2020 edition).
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The 'Year 12 & 13' section follows the OCR A-Level H446 specification and OCR Cambridge Advanced Nationals in Computing specification for Application Development. There is also content for the now-finished Cambridge Technicals IT course.
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The 'Programming' section contains material for Python, HTML, Greenfoot and others.
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The 'Year 7, 8 & 9' section covers basic Computer Science topics including computer components and cybersecurity.
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Is the site linked to any exam boards?
CSNewbs is not affiliated with any exam board, financially or in any other way. The information on this site has been independently created by closely manually analysing (without AI) the publicly released specifications by exam boards such as Eduqas and OCR and their previous exams and mark schemes.
How was this website made?
CSNewbs.com was created and is maintained using Wix.
What's the deal with copyright?
CSNewbs is protected by copyright, and some copy / paste features have been disabled on the site. All images have either been self-created or used from Wix's copyright-free vector gallery / their stock image library / or with a licence from Noun Project. Embedded videos are linked to content from the CSNewbs YouTube page.
Will other exam boards be added?
The site continues to expand over time with new content. The eventual aim is to cover every exam board for GCSE and A-Level Computer Science but that will take a lot of time!
Why is something on the site not working at my school?
Your school's IT administrators may have blocked some elements such as JavaScript or embedded YouTube videos. The videos can be watched directly on YouTube (if not blocked on your school network).
Who is the robot?
The robot is called Questo. It's the site logo and appears on some pages to ask questions about the content ('Questo's Questions') or to display key terms.
What else?
If you work for an exam board or educational resource organisation, and your organisation has opportunities available, please send me an email. I have previously done work for Educake.
How can I contact the creator of CSNewbs?
The contact email is:
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