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K–12 Standards

Computer Science: Grades 9-12

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Algorithms and Programming

  • 1

    Create prototypes that use algorithms to solve computational problems by leveraging prior student knowledge and personal interests.9-12.AP.A.1

  • 2

    Demonstrate the use of both linked lists and arrays to simplify solutions, generalizing computational problems instead of repeatedly using simple variables.9-12.AP.V.1

  • 3

    Justify the selection of specific control structures when tradeoffs involve implementation, readability, and program performance, and explain the benefits and drawbacks of choices made.9-12.AP.C.1

  • 4

    Design and iteratively develop computational artifacts for practical intent, personal expression, or to address a societal issue by using events to initiate instructions.9-12.AP.C.2

  • 5

    Decompose problems into smaller components through systematic analysis, using constructs such as procedures, modules, and/or objects.9-12.AP.M.1

  • 6

    Create artifacts by using procedures within a program, combinations of data and procedures, or independent but interrelated programs.9-12.AP.M.2

  • 7

    Systematically design and develop programs for broad audiences by incorporating feedback from users.9-12.AP.PD.1

  • 8

    Evaluate licenses that limit or restrict use of computational artifacts when using resources such as libraries. 9-12.AP.PD.2

  • 9

    Evaluate and refine computational artifacts to make them more usable by all and accessible to people with disabilities. 9-12.AP.PD.3

  • 10

    Design and develop computational artifacts working in team roles using collaborative tools. 9-12.AP.PD.4

  • 11

    Document design decisions using text, graphics, presentations, and/or demonstrations in the development of complex programs.9-12.AP.PD.5

Computing Systems

  • 1

    Explain how abstractions hide the underlying implementation details of computing systems embedded in everyday objects. 9-12.CS.D.1

  • 2

    Compare levels of abstraction and interactions between application software, system software, and hardware layers. 9-12.CS.HS.1

  • 3

    Develop guidelines that convey systematic troubleshooting strategies that others can use to identify and fix errors.9-12.CS.T.1

Data and Analysis

  • 1

    Translate between different bit representations of real-world phenomena, such as characters, numbers, and images (e.g., convert hexadecimal colors to decimal percentages, ASCII/Unicode representation).9-12.DA.S.1

  • 2

    Evaluate the tradeoffs in how data elements are organized and where data is stored. 9-12.DA.S.2

  • 3

    Create interactive data visualizations or alternative representations using software tools to help others better understand real-world phenomena.9-12.DA.CVT.1

  • 4

    Create computational models that represent the relationships among different elements of data collected from a phenomenon, process, or model.9-12.DA.IM.1

Impacts of Computing

  • 1

    Evaluate the ways computing impacts personal, ethical, social, economic, and cultural practices. 9-12.IC.C.1

  • 2

    Test and refine computational artifacts to reduce bias and equity deficits.9-12.IC.C.2

  • 3

    Demonstrate ways a given algorithm applies to problems across disciplines. 9-12.IC.C.3

  • 4

    Explain the potential impacts of artificial intelligence on society.9-12.IC.C.4

  • 5

    Use tools and methods for collaboration on a project to increase connectivity of people in different cultures and career fields.9-12.IC.SI.1

  • 6

    Explain the beneficial and harmful effects that intellectual property laws can have on innovation.9-12.IC.SLE.1

  • 7

    Explain the privacy concerns related to the collection and generation of data through automated processes that may not be evident to users.9-12.IC.SLE.2

  • 8

    Evaluate the social and economic implications of privacy in the context of safety, law, or ethics.9-12.IC.SLE.3

Networks and the Internet

  • 1

    Evaluate the scalability and reliability of networks, by describing the relationship between routers, switches, servers, topology, and addressing.9-12.NI.NCO.1

  • 2

    Give examples to illustrate how sensitive data can be affected by malware and other attacks.9-12.NI.C.1

  • 3

    Recommend security measures to address various scenarios based on factors such as efficiency, feasibility, and ethical impacts.9-12.NI.C.2

  • 4

    Compare various security measures, considering tradeoffs between the usability and security of a computing system.9-12.NI.C.3

  • 5

    Explain tradeoffs when selecting and implementing cybersecurity recommendations.9-12.NI.C.4

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Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12

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