Computer Science GCSE
Simulation and games
What Simulation and games means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Simulation and games
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Uses of random number generation such as simulating a dice roll with a random integer from 1 to 6, or selecting a random item from an array.
Topics that use Simulation and games
- Additional programming techniques (OCR GCSE)
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