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Information & Communication Technology (0417)

Practical ICT skills and theory: systems, networks, safety and productivity tools.

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Syllabus

  • 1. Types and components of computer systems
  • 2. Input and output devices (uses, advantages/disadvantages)
  • 3. Storage devices and media
  • 4. Networks and effects of using them
  • 5. Effects of using IT (applications, modelling, control, medicine, 3D printing)
  • 6. ICT applications: audience, communication, file management, images, layout, styles, proofing, graphs/charts, document production
  • 7. Systems life cycle (development, testing, evaluation)
  • 8. Safety and security (e-Safety, e-Security)
  • 9. Audience appreciation
  • 10. Effective use of the internet (file formats, transmission)
  • 11. File management strategies
  • 12. Tables, corporate house style
  • 13. Proofing tools
  • 14. Databases (create structure)
  • 15. Presentations (output options, print layouts)
  • 16. Spreadsheets (data manipulation)
  • 17. Website authoring (create web pages)
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