Computer science

 Computer science is the study of computing and algorithmic processes.

 Leaving Certificate Computer Science includes 

1. how programming and 
2. computational thinking can be applied to the solution of problems, and 
3. how computing technology impacts the world around us.

The specification is constructed into 3 strands, whose learning outcomes are interwoven. The 3 strands are:

1. Practices and principles
2. Core concepts
3. Computer science in practice