Computer Studies - Year 9 (3 Years)

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Duration (no ofweeks)

TopicLearning

ObjectivesLearning Activities

Learning outcome(At the end of the lessons,students will be able to )

ResourcesAssessm

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1 week

Informatio

n System

Be able to

explain whatan informationsystem is.

Be able todraw a blockdiagram toexplain how aninformationsystemoperates.

Group Work:

Identify the dataand devices involvedin an informationsystem in terms ofinput-process-output.

explain what an information

system is. draw a simple block diagram

to show how an informationsystem works.

U6:

(Pg 9 11)

OnlineResource:BasicPrinciples(Appendix )

Suggeste

dExercises

Data VSInformation

Be able todifferentiatebetween dataandinformation.

Discussion: Examples of data and

information.

Differences betweendata and information

differentiate between dataand information.

provide examples ono datao information

U3:(Pg 1-2)U13:(Pg 21)U10:(Pg 1)

SuggestedExercisesU10:(Pg 53Q.3)

COMPUTER STUDIES SCHEME OF WORK SPN 21

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1 week

Bits andBytes

Be able todifferentiatevariousmeasurementof storagecapacity in a

computerstoragedevice.

Discussion:

Comparison betweenDecimal and BinaryNumber system

Relationshipsbetween various

measurements(bit,bytes, kilobyte,megabyte, gigabyte,etc)

Task:

Conversion betweenthe two numbersystems.

A table of ASCII codesis given to students.Students to suggestthe ASCII code forcertain characters.

differentiate between Base-2(Binary) and Base-10(Decimal) Number System.

convert from onemeasurement to another (e.g.convert from kilobyte to bytes

or bits and vise-versa)

U3:(Pg 1)U13:(Pg 23)

U9:(Pg 14-15)


TopicLearning



ResourcesAssessm

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Bits andBytes(Contd)

Compute the storagecapacity of variousstorage devices.

convert between the twonumber systems

suggest a suitablemeasurement of storagecapacity for any given

permanent storage device.

U3:(Pg 1)U13:(Pg 23)

U9:(Pg 14-15)


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1 week

Types ofcomputers

Be able tocategorizetypes ofcomputersbased on size.

Be able to listcharacteristicsof differenttypes ofcomputers.

Group Work:

To categorizecomputers based onsize.

To list thecharacteristics of

different types ofcomputers.

state the differences betweendesktop computers andnotebook computers.

describe the characteristicsof microcomputer,minicomputer, mainframecomputer, supercomputers.

U1 (Pg 88-89, 97-98)

SuggestedExercises

1 week

Microprocessors

State the useofmicroprocessors in everydaylife.

Group work:

Identify the use ofmicroprocessors inembedded system.

Identify the data anddevices involved inembedded system interms of input-process-output .

differentiate betweenmicrocomputer andmicroprocessors.

identify the data and devicesinvolved in embeddedcomputers in terms of input-

process-output (e.g. mobilephone, washing machine,etc)

state the use ofmicroprocessors in everydaylife

o digital cameraso digital watcho CCTV

Etc

U10: (Pg11-12)

1 week

Software Be able todifferentiatesystemsoftware andapplicationsoftware

Group work: Identify various

system software andapplication software.

distinguish between systemsoftware and applicationsoftware.

give examples of systemsoftware

o Operating System

e.g. DOS, Windows XP, etc


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TopicLearning



ResourcesAssessm

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Software

(Contd)

.

Demonstration :

Show some

coursewaredeveloped by usingauthoring tools (e.g.Hyperstudio,Authorware)

Utility programs e.g.antivirus, backup, etc

Translation programs(compilers andinterpreters)

give examples of applicationsoftware.

o Word processingsoftwareo Electronicspreadsheet packageso Databasemanagement packages

o Graphic packageso Desktop publishingpackageso Presentationsoftwareo Web designsoftwareo Authoring toolssoftwareo etc

U6:(Pg 36 41)

U6:(Pg 41)

Operating

System

Be able to

state thefunctions ofoperatingsystem.

Demonstration:

Use of some DOScommands such asCLS, COPY, CD, MD,DIR etc.

Utility software: runany antidotesoftware, anti

define operating system

state the tasks of OSo control the hardwareomanage data files on the

disko run computer programo etc

Online

Resource:OperatingSystem

Checklist

on DOSCommands

SuggestedExercises


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spyware, errorchecking,defragmenting, etc.

state what utility software isand give examples.

U6: (Pg42)

UserInterface

Be able to listthe differenttypes of userinterface.

Be able to usegraphical userinterface forfile

management.

Hands-On:

Create folders andsub-folders.

Move and copyfolders.

Group Work:

Discuss the real timetransaction

processing ino airline booking

systemo online stock control

systemo etc

state the advantages anddisadvantages of thedifferent user interfaceo Command line interfaceoMenu driven interfaceoGraphical user interface

(GUI)

create folders and sub-folders.

copy, move, list, delete,save, rename, retrieve andprint files.

identify root directory andsubdirectories.

state the use ofsubdirectories.

U1: (Pg113-115)

SuggestedExercisesU1: (Pg119)


TopicLearning



ResourcesAssessm

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OperatingsystemFacilities

Be able toidentifydifferentoperatingsystemfacilities.

explain batch OS, real-timeOS (real-time transactionprocessing), online and offlineOS, multi-access OS, networkOS, multitasking OS, process-control OS.

U1: (Pg107-110) SuggestedExercisesU1: (Pg117)


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1 weekInputdevices

Be able to listthe standardand specialistinput devicesand state theuses of these

devices.

Group Work:

Discuss thedifferent sensors thatcould be used tomeasure all aspects ofthe weather.

Discuss thedevices tocommunicate withvirtual realitysystems.

list the standard andspecialist input devices andstate the uses of thesedevices.o keyboardo point and touch devices

e.g. mouse, touch sensitivescreens.

o video digitisers andscanners with the use ofAnalog to Digital Converteror A/D Converter or ADC)

o Magnetic input devicessuch as magnetic stripesby using magnetic encoderand magnetic ink by usingmagnetic ink character

recognition (MICR).o optical mark reader

(OMR) with multiple choicequestions.

o optical characterrecognition

o bar code reader, graphictablets

o light pens, microphoneso MIDIo Sensors ( temperature,

sound, magnetism, radar,light), proximity sensors(pressure, touch,microwave)

o special goggles andelectronic gloves (forvirtual reality system)

o Optical Character

U1: (Pg 89-94)U6: (Pg 14-27, 66-50)

SuggestedExercisesU6: (Pg27-29)


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Recognition (OCR)o Speech recognitiono etc

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Topic LearningObjectives

Learning Activities Learning outcome(At the end of the lessons,students will be able to )

Resources Assessment


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1 week

Datacapture

Be able todifferentiatemanual, directand automaticdata capturemethods with

its advantagesanddisadvantages.

Group Work:

Discuss the use ofturnaround documentsin OCR.

Discuss Flood warning

with the use ofautomatic datacapture.

describe the manual datacapture (key to disk)

list different direct datacapture methods with itsadvantages anddisadvantages

o Magnetic stripsreadero Magnetic inkcharacter recognition(MICR)o Optical Mark

Recognition (OMR)o Bar code readero Optical CharacterRecognition (OCR)o Speech recognition

describe the automatic datacapture using signals

o remote sensing, etc

U6: (Pg 66-50)


1 week

Outputdevices

Be able to listthe standardand specialistoutput devicesand state theuses of thesedevices.

Group Work:

Discuss the inputand output devices tohelp disabled people:o blindo limblesso etc

list the standard and specialistoutput devices and state theuses of these deviceso monitoro printer (laser printer,

inkjet printer, dot matrixprinter, plotter)

o speakerso control devices, etc

U1: (Pg 94-97)U6: (Pg 14-27)

SuggestedExercisesU6: (Pg27-29)


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storagemedia

Be able tostate thefunction andcharacteristicsof storagemedia.

Group Work:

Discuss thesuitability of storagedevices for differentpurposes.

Discuss the

process of formattinga disk done by theoperating system.

state the functions andcharacteristics of storagemedia such as

o RAM,o ROM,o CDROM,o CD-R/W,o DVD, USBo flash memory,o diskso tapes.

U1: (Pg 98-101)U6: (Pg 31-34)


Duration (no

ofweeks)

TopicLearning


Learning outcome(At the end of the

lessons, students will beable to )

ResourcesAssessm

ent

1 week

Mailmerge

Be able toidentifyfeatures inmail mergeand to create adata sourceusing Microsoftword

Hands-on:

Create and save a datasource file in a tabularform containing names,addresses

create form letters,

mailing labels, envelopes

open, create data sourcetable and save it.

U11: (Pg 20-30)

Mailmergeusingwordprocessing

Be able tocreate adocument withvariable fields.

Be able tomerge thedata source tothe document.

Hands-on:

Create a document withvariable fields such asname, address, etc.

Merge the data sourcewith the letter to producepersonalize letters.

create a document withdifferent merged fields .

produce mergeddocuments.

U11: (Pg 20-30)

1 weekCentralProcessingUnit

Be able toidentify themain elements

Role play:

Students play the role ofcontrol unit, ALU and IAS

list and explain briefly thefunctions of the threemain elements of CPU.

U6: (Pg 9 -10)

SuggestedExercises


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of the centralprocessingunit.

to solve simple arithmeticproblems.

o Control unito Arithmetic andlogic unit (ALU)o Immediateaccess store (IAS)

Peripheral

devicecontrol

Be able to

explain thecommunicationbetween thecomputer andexternaldevices andhow thiscommunicationis controlled.

Demonstration:

A video clip to show howbuffer works.

Group Work:

Discuss the use of buffersin printers.

define interrupts and

interrupt priorities,spooling, polling,handshaking andchecksums.

describe the use ofbuffers in printers.

U1: (Pg 115-

116)

Suggeste

dExercisesU1: (Pg118)

1 week

Graphicspackages

Be able to listmain types of

graphicspackages.

Be able tostate thefeatures ofgraphicspackages.

Discussion:

Resolutions in graphics

packages. Comparison between

bitmap and vectorgraphics.

define pixels

list different type ofgraphic packages

o Photoshop, MSPaint

o CADo etc

U13:(Pg 110-111)

U10:(Pg 37)

U10:(Pg 41)

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TopicLearning




ResourcesAssessm

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state the featuresof graphics packages

list the features ofbit-mapped graphics andvector graphics

1 weekCAD Be able to Demonstration: list the features of CAD U6: (Pg22,


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(Computer-AidedDesign)

state thefeatures ofCAD packages.

3D design produced usingCAD software (3D HomeArchitect, Home Design)

Project:

To design house plan,road map, etc.

program

list CAD packages

list peripherals needed

state main applications ofCAD

list advantages of using

CAD

64, 66, 69)U10: (Pg205,318)

1 week

WebDesign

Be able toexplain thepurpose ofdesigning aweb page.

Demonstration:

shows some webdesigning packages.

show HTML codes.

show few websiteswhich are personal,business, educational,news, entertainment ande-commerce.

list examples of webdesigning packages

state the language usedin designing websitee.g.HTML

list the steps in designinga website

www.teach-ict.com

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GenericpackagesVSSpecially-writtenpackages

Be able todifferentiateand provideadvantagesanddisadvantagesof genericpackages andspecially-writtenpackages.

Group Work: Various computing tasks

carried out in differentorganisations, generaloffice or at home aregiven to students.Identify which of thetasks are done using ageneric software andwhich are done by aspecially-written

software.

Discuss the virtues andlimitations of each type ofpackages.

define and provide anexample of a Genericpackage

define and provide anexample of a Specially-written software

state advantages anddisadvantages ofeach package.

U8:(Pg 28 and32)

U13:(Pg 106-107)

U9:(Pg 28and 33)

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Learning Activities Learning outcome(At the end of the lessons,



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IntegratedPackages

Be able todifferentiateand provide

advantagesanddisadvantagesof integratedpackages.

Demonstration:

Load and run anintegrated package.

Discussion:

Discuss the features inan integrated package.

define and provide anexample of an Integratedpackage

state the different packagesyou would expect in anintegrated package.

state advantages anddisadvantages of anintegrated package.

U13:(Pg 110-111)

U10:(Pg 39)

U10:(Pg 43)

1 week

Spreadsheets:

Basicfeatures

Be able tocreate aspreadsheetwith functionsand formulae.

Hands-on:

Create a class marksheet.

enter text, numbers andformulae.

convert marks to grades.

arrange ranking.

create charts.

U4: (Pg.220-238)

Progresstest

2weeks

Spreadsheets:BusinessApplications

Be able to usespread sheetfor businessapplicationssuch as payrolland invoicing.

Hands-on:

Produce a workbookwith at least 3worksheets of data. Usethe workbook forprocessing Payrolland/or invoicing usingFORMULAE and variousspreadsheet functionssuch as VLOOK andHLOOK. Try to makeuse of CONDITION(IF)as well.

Use VLOOK and HLOOKfunctions appropriately.

Create a payroll program

Produce an invoice programfor any business.

U4: (Pg.220-238)


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Network Be able toidentify thetopologies ofNetwork.

Group work:Distinguish what is LAN,MAN and WAN.Draw diagrams of Star,Ring and Bus topologies.

* Types of networks:

LAN, MAN & WAN.* Basic Topologies ofnetwork: Bus, Star &Ring.

state the basic characteristicsof LAN, MAN and WAN.

draw network topologies suchas Ring, Star and Bus.

identify the advantages ofeach topology.

U10: (Pg 117-120)

Bus

Star

TOPOLOGIES

Homework

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ResourcesAssessm

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http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/hardware/networks/students/shome_networks.htm

1 weekInternet &Intranet

Be abledifferentiateInternet &Intranet

relating toWAN, LAN andMAN.

Be able toname someapplications of

Group Work:Discuss the differencesbetween Internet andIntranet.

Discuss the popular servicesprovided by an ISP. (Internet,Email, Message boards, On-line shoppingetc.)

Hands-on:

list some features ofInternet and Intranet.

use a search engine

to look for specificeducational resource.

use some of theservices provided by anISP.

U11: (Pg 216)

http://www.teach-

ict.com/gcse/theory/internet/student/shome_internet


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Internet andIntranet.

Browse the Internet andsome school websites.

1 week

Programminglanguages

Be able todescribemachine codeand assemblylanguage.

Be able todifferentiatebetween lowlevel languageand high levellanguage.

Be able todiscussbetween thedifferent types

of translators.

Demonstration:

Show students differenttypes of translators andprogramming languages.

describe what ismachine code

describe thedifferences between high-level languages and low-level languages.

discuss theadvantages anddisadvantages ofassembly languages

differentiate betweenobject code and sourcecode.

discuss thedifferences between thethree types of translationprograms; assemblers,compilers andinterpreters.

U10: (Pg 39-41)

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LOGOProgramming

Be able towrite simpleproceduresusing LOGOcommands.

Task:

Draw geometrical shapeslike square, rectangle,circles, pentagon, octagonetc using LOGO

instructions andprocedures.

use some LOGOcommands

use LOGO instructions todraw simple diagrams

define a procedure and

the use of variables

U10: (Pg 295-297)


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Suggested Book List For Year 3, 4 and 5

BookRef

Book Author Book Title Publisher Year

U1Chris Leadbetter &

Stewart WainwrightComputer Studies and Information Technology Cambridge University Press 2004

U2 Colin Harber GCSE ICT Study Guide Letts Educational 2007

U3 Colin Harber-Stuart GCSE ICT The Revision Guide Coordination Group 2005

U4 C W Kong Learning Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Venton Publishing 2000

U5 Eric Deeson The Essential of GCSE ICT Lonsdale 2005

U6 Steve Cushing The Ultimate Study Guide - Revise GCSE ICT Letts 2005

U7Jonathan Chan &Choy Wai Tse Kelly

Computer Applications-Upper Secondary Pearson Longman 2007

U8 Sean OByrne GCSE SUCCESS: Visual Revision Guide ICT Letts Publications 2001

U9 Sean OByrneGCSE SUCCESS: Visual Revision Guide ICT,Questions & Answers

Letts Publications 2003

U10 Stephen Doyle Information Systems for you 3rd Edition Stanley Thornes 2001

U11 Stephen Doyle Applied ICT GCSE Nelson Thornes 2002

U12 Tim Anderson Visual Basic in Easy Steps Computer Step 1997

U13 Tony Rackham GCSE Information Technology Letts Educational 1995

U14 Tony Rackham GCSE Computer Studies Letts Educational 1994


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Documents

Computer Studies - Year 9 (3 Years)