NOSTT/Projects/Forms 4-5/Information Technology/Theory

'Teacher: Wendy Wilson''

Country: Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

Assigned School: Five Rivers Government Secondary School'''

Students need to understand and be able to apply knowledge of:
 * Fundamentals of hardware and software.
 * /Problems-solving and Program Design./
 * link to objectives to be covered.
 * /Program Implementation/
 * link to objective to be covered.
 * /Applications and Implications of Information and Communications Technology./
 * link to objectives to be covered.
 * /Information Processing./
 * link to objectives to be covered.
 * /Wordprocessing, presentation, webpage design theory./
 * link to objectives to be covered.
 * /Spreadsheets theory./
 * link to objectives to be covered.
 * /Database Management theory./
 * link to objectives to be covered.

Students will be have access to: to help them master the theoretical aspect of this course.
 * Questions Sheets.
 * Mind Map as study aides.

Students should be able to:
 * State:
 * the types and function of output devices.
 * Describe:
 * general purpose computer systems.
 * data storage and manipulation methods within the computer.
 * interpret hardware specifications.
 * Explain the:
 * uses of input devices and media
 * major hardware components functions.
 * functions of the OS.
 * different processing modes.
 * Distinguish between:
 * Multiprocessing, Multitasking and Multiprogramming.
 * the types of user interface.
 * system programs and application programs.
 * Outline the:
 * functions and uses of primary storage devices.
 * Compare the:
 * types of secondary storage media with respect to portability, speed and capacity.
 * Manipulate:
 * units of storage.
 * Interpret the:
 * hardware specifications of a computer system.
 * Use:
 * terms associated with storage devices.

Source: Information taken from the folloing Information Technology Syllabus CXC 30/G/SYLL 08 Longman Information Technology for CXC by R Birbal J Blair Log on to IT for CSEC by R Birbal M Taylor