Modules

• 1: Concepts of Information Technology
  • 1.1: General Concepts
    • 1.1.1: Understand the terms: hardware, software, information technology
      • 1.1.1.1: Understand the terms: hardware, software, information technology
    • 1.1.2: Types of computer
      • 1.1.2.1: Understand and distinguish between mainframe computer, network computer, personal computer, laptop, personal digital assistand (PDA) in terms of capacity, speed, cost and typical users
    • 1.1.3: Main Parts of a personal computer
      • 1.1.3.1: Know the main parts of a personal computer such as: central processing unit (CPU), hard disk, common input and output devices, types of memory. Understand the term peripheral device
    • 1.1.4: Computer Performance
      • 1.1.4.1: Know some of the factors that impact on a computer's performance such as: CPU speed, RAM size, and the number of applications running.
  • 1.2: Hardware
    • 1.2.1: Central Processing Unit
      • 1.2.1.1: Understand some of the functions of the CPU in terms of calculations, logic control, and immediate access memory. Know that the speed of the CPU is measured in megahertz (Mhz) or gigahertz (Ghz)
    • 1.2.2: Memory
      • 1.2.2.1: Understand different types of computer memory such as: RAM (random-access memory), ROM (read-only memory) and distinguish between them.
      • 1.2.2.2: Know how computer memory is measured: bit, byte, KB, MB, GB, TB. Relate computer memory measurements to charachters, files and directories/folders
    • 1.2.3: Input Devices
      • 1.2.3.1: Identify some of the main devices for inputting data into a computer such as: mouse, keyboard, trackball, scanner, touchpad, lightpen, joystick, digital camera, and microphone
    • 1.2.4: Output Devices
    • 1.2.5: Input/Output Devices
      • 1.2.5.1: Understand some devices are both input/output devices such as: touchscreen.
    • 1.2.6: Storage Devices
      • 1.2.6.1: Compare the main types of memory storage devices in terms of speed, cost and capacity such as: diskette, Zip disk, data cartridges, CD-ROM, internal, external hard disk
      • 1.2.6.2: Understand the purpose of formatting a disk
  • 1.3: Software
    • 1.3.1: Types of Software
      • 1.3.1.1: Distinguish between operating systems software and applications software. Understand the reasons for software versions
    • 1.3.2: Operating System Software
      • 1.3.2.1: Describe the main functions of an operating system and name some common operating systems
    • 1.3.3: Applications Software
      • 2.3.3.1: List some common software applications such as: word processing, spreadsheet, database, Web browsing, Desktop publishing, accounting together with their uses
    • 1.3.4: Graphical User Interface
      • 2.3.4.1: Understand the term Graphical User Interface (GUI)
    • 1.3.5: Systems Development
      • 1.3.5.1: Understand how computer based systems are developed. Know about the process of analysis, design, programming and testing often used in developing computer based systems
  • 1.4: Information Networks
    • 1.4.1: LAN, WAN
    • 1.4.2: Intranet, Extranet
    • 1.4.3: The Internet
    • 1.4.4: The Telephone Network in Computing
  • 1.5: The use of IT in everyday life
    • 1.5.1: Computers at work
    • 1.5.2: Electronic World
  • 1.6: Health and saftey, environment
    • 1.6.1: Ergonomics
    • 1.6.2: Health Issues
    • 1.6.3: Precautions
    • 1.6.4: The Environment
  • 1.7: Security
    • 1.7.1: Information Security
    • 1.7.2: Computer Viruses
  • 1.8: Copyright and the law
    • 1.8.1: Copyright
    • 1.8.2: Data Protection Legislation
• 2: Using the Computer & Managing Files
  • 2.1: Computer Environment
    • 2.1.1: First steps with the computer
      • 2.1.1.1: Start the computer
      • 2.1.1.2: Shut down the computer using an appropriate routine
      • 2.1.1.3: Restart the computer using an appropriate routine
      • 2.1.1.4: Shut down a non-responding application
    • 2.1.2: Basic information and operations
      • 2.1.2.1: View the computer's basic system information: operating system and version number, installed RAM (random access memory)
      • 2.1.2.2: Change the computer's desktop configuration: date & time, volume settings, desktop display options (colour settings, screen pixel resolution, screen saver options)
      • 2.1.2.3: Set, change keyboard language
      • 2.1.2.4: Format removable disk media: diskette, Zip disk
      • 2.1.2.5: Install, uninstall a software application
      • 2.1.2.6: Use keyboard print screen facility and paste contents into a document
      • 2.1.2.7: Use available help functions
    • 2.1.3: Text Editing
      • 2.1.3.1: Launch a text editing application. Open, Create a new file
      • 2.1.3.2: Save the file to a location on a drive
      • 2.1.3.3: Close the text editing application
  • 2.2: Desktop
    • 2.2.1: Work with icons
      • 2.2.1.1: Recognize common desktop icons such as those representing: files, directories/folders, applications, printers, recycle bin/wastebasket
      • 2.2.1.2: Select and move desktop icons
      • 2.2.1.3: Open a file, directory/folder, application from the desktop
      • 2.2.1.4: Create a desktop icon desktop menu alias
    • 2.2.2: Work with windows
      • 2.2.2.1: Identify the different parts of a window: title bar, menu bar, toolbar, status bar, scroll bar
      • 2.2.2.2: Colapse, expand, resize, move, close a window
      • 2.2.2.3: Switch between open windows
  • 2.3: Managing files
    • 2.3.1: Concepts
      • 2.3.1.1: Understand how an operating system shows drives, folders, files in a hierarchical structure
      • 2.3.1.2: Know that the devices used by an operating system to store files and folders are the hard disk, diskette, CD-ROM, network drives
    • 2.3.2: Directories/folders
      • 2.3.2.1: Navigate to a file, folder on a drive
      • 2.3.2.2: Create a directory/folder and a further sub-directory/sub-folder
      • 2.3.2.3: Open a window to display directory/folder name, size, location on drive
    • 2.3.3: Working with files
      • 2.3.3.1: Recognize common file types: word processing files, spreadsheet files, database files, presentation files, image files, audio files, video files, compressed files, temporary files.
      • 2.3.3.2: Count the number of files, files of a particular type, in a folder (including any files in sub-folders)
      • 2.3.3.3: Change file status: read-only/locked, read-write
      • 2.3.3.4: Sort files by name, size, type, date modified
      • 2.3.3.5: Understand the importance of maintaining correct file extensions when re-naming files
      • 2.3.3.6: Re-name files, directories/folders
    • 2.3.4: Duplicate, Move
    • 2.3.5: Delete, Restore
    • 2.3.6: Searching
    • 2.3.7: Compressing files
  • 2.4: Viruses
    • 2.4.1: Concepts
    • 2.4.2: Handling Viruses
  • 2.5: Print management
• 3: Word Processing
  • 3.1: Using the Application
    • 3.1.1: First steps with word processing
  • 3.2: Main Operations
    • 3.2.1: Insert Data
      • 3.2.1.1: Insert Text
• 4: Spreadsheets
• 5: Database
• 6: Presentation
• 7: Information & Communication
• 10: Basic ICT/Internet skills
  • 10.1: Research on the Web
    • 10.1.1: Search Engines
      • 10.1.1.1: Type in a search query and return results
      • 10.1.1.2: Browsing the results and refining the search term to obtain the best match
      • 10.1.1.3: Evaluating the integrity of data, based on publisher and using more than one source