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Computer Science This textbook, Computer Science for Advanced Secondary Schools Student’s Book,
Preface

FOR ONLINE READING ONLY
has been written specifically for Form Five students in the United Republic of
Tanzania.

The book is prepared in accordance with the 2023 Computer Science Syllabus for
Advanced Secondary Education, Form V-VI, issued by the Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology.

The book consists of eight chapters, which are: Computer architecture; Performance
and optimization of computer processor; Advanced computer networks; Object-
Oriented Programming with C++; Object-Oriented Programming with Java;
Object-Oriented Programming with Python; Operating Systems; and Databases and
Database Management Systems. In addition to textual descriptions, each chapter
contains illustrations, activities, and exercises. You are encouraged to do all activities
and exercises in this book, and other assignments provided by your teacher. You
are also required to prepare a portifolio for keeping records of activities performed
in different lessons. This will enhance your understanding and development of the
intended competencies for this level.

In addition to your studies at this level, you will be required to design and carry out
a project in Computer Science, and then submit its final report for assessment. For
more details refer to the project guide.

Additional learning resources are available in the TIE e-learning at https://ol.tie.go.tz
or ol.tie.go.tz

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