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Topic B Project 2: The Student Quiz Engine (Medium Difficulty)
Context: The "Digital Campus" Learning Platform. Time Limit: 3 Hours (SL) / 4 Hours (HL). A teacher wants a revision tool for their students. They have a text file containing questions and answers. They...
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Topic B Project 1: The Digital Librarian (Mild Difficulty)
Context: The "Digital Campus" Library. Time Limit: 3 Hours (SL) / 4 Hours (HL). The school library creates a list of new book arrivals every week in a text file. Currently, the librarian must manually...
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Case Study Activities - Module 1
CyberHealth Security is hired to conduct penetration testing on MedTechPro Hospital (MTPH), which heavily uses technology like EHRs and IoT devices. Using the 7-phase PTES standard, they'll assess network...
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Case Study 2026
CyberHealth Security is hired to conduct penetration testing on MedTechPro Hospital (MTPH), which heavily uses technology like EHRs and IoT devices. Using the 7-phase PTES standard, they'll assess network...
Assessment
Approaching the Case Study
The case study forms the entire basis of Paper 3 of the IB External Exams for Computer Science. It is an annually changing paper intended to prompt research into an area of emerging technology. The case...
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B 3.2.4 Composition and aggregation (HL Only)
This section explores composition and aggregation in OOP, focusing on how to design objects using smaller components. It differentiates between aggregation (subcomponents can exist independently) and...
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B 3.2.4 Worksheet Python
Name: ________________________ Topic: Relationship between objects (Composition vs. Aggregation) Learning Statement: Explain the role of composition and aggregation in class relationships. For each scenario...
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B 3.2.4 Worksheet Java
Name: ________________________ Topic: Relationship between objects (Composition vs. Aggregation) Learning Statement: Explain the role of composition and aggregation in class relationships. For each scenario...
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B 3.2.4 Worksheet Answers
Java Implementation: Python Implementation: Hospital System (Java): Library System (Python):...
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Case Study 2026 - Additional Terminology
Master the language of cybersecurity with our comprehensive glossary of the "Additional Terminology" section. From technical exploits like SQL Injection and Buffer Overflows to reconnaissance techniques...