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

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Teacher: Wendy Wilson

Country: Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

Assigned School: Five Rivers Government Secondary School

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Key points

List of Topics to Cover

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.

Self Assessment

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Students will be have access to:

• • Questions Sheets.
  • Mind Map as study aides.

to help them master the theoretical aspect of this course.

Objectives

Fundamentals of Hardware and Software

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.

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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