CAT GRADE 11 - 2020

TERM 1 15 January – 20 March

Content Weeks Planned Date Resources Activities Comments % Per % Per

date complete year term
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Theory Systems • Information processing cycle: Input, output, ±½ 15 -17 Focus 1%
Technologies: processing, storage and communication Jan Pg 9 Act 1
General Concepts Pg 12 Act 2
• Types of computers and typical features
Pg 14 Act 3
- Dedicated devices such as ATMs and Pg 17 Act 4
2 hours
electronic appliances Pg 19 pract exam
- Mobile computers and devices such as
smart phones
- Client/server
• Categorise computers
- Portable (mobile)/non-portable
- Processing power
- Usage
• The role of ICTs in the workplace
(Theory) Systems Extend from Grade 10 ±1 20-23 Focus 3%
Technologies: • Input Jan Pg 51 Act 1
Pg 53 Act 2
Hardware - What is it? / Purpose / When to use
Pg 55 Act 3
- Advantages, disadvantages and Pg 58 Act 4
8 hours limitations Pg 63 Act 6 28%
o Scanners and digital cameras
• What determines the quality of digital
cameras and scanning? Basic concepts
o Biometric input
o Input via PDAs, smart phones, tablet
PCs, data collection devices
o Terminals (POS), ATMs
o Touch screens
o Alternative input devices such as
virtual keyboards, optical keyboards

- Wireless technology
• Output
- What is it? Purpose / When to use
- Advantages, disadvantages and
limitations
o Interactive whiteboards
o Display devices
 • What determines the quality of monitors and
printers? Basic concepts
- Wireless technology
• What software/other equipment is required,
e.g. device drivers, OCR?
• Input and output devices for physically
challenged users
Theory Social • Options available for enhancing accessibility ±½ 24-29 Jan Focus 1%
Implications such as speech recognition, screen readers Pg 64 Act 7
Pg 66 Act 8
and magnifiers, on-screen keyboards, screen,
2 hours Pg 66 Act 9
mouse and keyboard settings Pg 69 prac exam
• Hardware theft and protection
• Power settings/saving and protection against
power failure
• Factors influencing health and health risks
 • Value of CAT - career options and further
study
Practical & Theory Computer Primary storage (memory) vs secondary ±½ 30-31 Jan Focus 1%
Management storage Pg 117 Act 1
(Practical) - Online storage Pg 119 Act 2
o What is it? Pg 125 Act 3
(Systems o Advantages/disadvantages Pg 127 prac exam
Technologies) - Suitable storage media for backup
- How to write CDs, DVDs
- Interpret adverts
- Basic troubleshooting
• Processing
- Understand the role of basic components
of the system unit
o Motherboard - houses components
o CPU - processing
o RAM - holds data and instructions
during processing/execution
o ROM - stores start-up instructions
o • Overview and basic concepts of
start-up process
Practical & Theory Solution Reinforce content, concepts and skills from Grade ±3 3 -20 Focus 9%
Development: 10 Feb Pg 24 Act 2
Pg 26 Act 3
Word  File management Pg 28 Act 4
Processing - Printing (including options such as range Pg 29 Act 5
of pages, odd or even, number of Pg 30 Act 6
12 hours copies, print quality, pages per sheet), Pg 32 Act 7
send to (e-mail, Internet fax, pdf), Pg 33 Act 8
convert, properties Pg 36 Act 9
Pg 39 Act 10,Act 11,
 Input data from different file formats, e.g. Act 12
text files, csv, rtf, tables Pg 40 Act 13
 Editing: Paste special, find and replace Pg 44 Act 14
(extend to more options) Pg 46 Act 15, Act 16,
Act 17
 Page layout: Themes
Pg 47 Act 18
 Document layout Pg 49 prac exam
- Section breaks and sections 079
- Headers and footers (including date,
path and filename)
- Page numbers: Different first page, odd,
even, starting from a specific number
- Cover page
 Paragraph:
- Customise bullets and numbering
- Outline numbering/multi-level lists
- Customise spacing
 Templates: Agenda, memo, basic resume/CV
 Electronic forms
 Import/export data
 Online and offline help
Practical and Solution • Reinforce content, concepts and skills from ±3 21 Feb - Focus 9%
theory Development: Grade 10 11 March Pg 71 Act 1
Pg 73 Act 2
Spreadsheet • Absolute cell referencing
Pg 74 Act 3
• Auto fill options Pg 76 Act 4
12 hours • Using spreadsheet functions such as round, Pg 77 Act 5
small, large, countif, counta, countblank, Pg 78 Act 6
sumif, power and rand Pg 79 Act 7, Act 8
• Rounding off numbers and the difference Pg 81 Act 9, Act 10
Pg 82 Act 11
between rounding and formatting Pg 85 Act 12
• Conditional formatting Pg 87 Prac exam
• Interpreting error indicators such as:
- circular reference
- #NULL!
Practical and Solution • Uses ±1 12 - 20 Focus 4%
theory Development: • First looks: March Pg 89 Act 1
Pg 93 Act 2
Database - Objects: Table, form, query, report
Pg 95 Act 3
• Tables: Records and fields, field names Pg 98 Act 4, Act 5
6 hours - Basic field properties: size/length, default Pg 100 Act 6
value, decimal places, required Pg 103 Act 7, Act 8
• Data types Pg 104 Act 9
- Text, number, date and time, currency, Pg 104 Act 10
Pg 107 Act 11
auto number, Yes/No and Memo Pg 108 Act 12
• Database structure Pg 111 Act 13
• Primary key Pg 112 Act 14
• Create tables and forms Pg 115 prac exam
• Enter data (records)
• Add and delete records, fields

Task 1 - Practical test

Task 2 - Theory test
 TERM 2: 31 March – 12 June

Content Weeks Planned Date Resources Activities Comments % Per % Per

date complet year term
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Practical and Solution • Formatting and editing ±½ 31 Mar – 2% 22%
theory Development: • Sorting 1 Apr
Database • Basic data validation techniques
• Use filters
2 hours • Work with different views, e.g. design and
table view

(Theory) Network • Local area networks (LAN and WLAN) ±½ 2 Mar - 6 Focus 3%
Technologies: - Definitions and where and why they are Apr Pg 153 Act 1
Networks used? Pg 156 Act 2
- Definition, purpose, role, uses Pg 158 Act 3
3 hours - Advantages, disadvantages and limitations Pg 161 Act 4
• Basic components of a network - Overview Pg 163 Act 5
and concepts Pg 165 Act 6
- Workstations and servers Pg 167 prac exam
- Network interface card (NIC)
- Network devices for connection
- Communication medium
- Network software
• Connection
- Wired vs wireless
- Data transmission speed
• Intranet - Definition and uses
• Basic network security such as passwords,
usernames and access rights
Practical and Internet Usability of web pages/websites - basic areas ±½ 07 – 08 Focus 1%
theory Technologies: - Explore web pages/websites and evaluate Apr Pg 169 Act 1
Internet and aspects such as: Pg 172 Act 2
WWW o Readability, navigation, consistency,
layout, typography - link to word
2 hours processing documents and forms

Theory Social • Social issues applicable to the above content: ±½ 09 - 14 Focus 1%

Implications - Unauthorised access Apr Pg 174 Act 3
- Ethical use of networks Pg 177 prac exam
2 hours o Acceptable use policies of schools
- Network safety and security issues
- Privacy issues
 o spyware
o adware
o role of databases
o respect privacy and products of others

Information - • Reinforce content, concepts and skills from ±1 15 – 17 Focus 3%

Management Grade 10 Apr Pg 195 Act 1
• Task definition, data and information Pg 197 Act 2
gathering Pg 199 Act 3
4 hours • Quality control of information: Pg 201 Act 4
- Evaluate questions (types/levels/variety)
o Questions that can be answered
explicitly by facts, e.g. questions
starting with words such as What?
When? Where? Who? How many?
etc.
o Questions that will help you to
examine, explore, query, e.g.
questions starting with Why? How?
etc.
o Questions that will help you to adjust
alter or predict, e.g. questions starting
with If? What if? etc.
o Questions that will help you to make
a judgment, critique, review or find
meaning of some sort, e.g. questions
starting
o with Would it be better if? What
recommendation? How can I
determine? What would be the best
way? etc.
- Evaluate information
o Authority (who created it?)
o Accuracy (are the facts
substantiated?)
o Currency (is it up-to-date/still
relevant?)
o Objectivity (any bias?)
o Coverage (how well does it cover the
topic?)
- Evaluate websites: Criteria
o Affiliation (e.g. who supports the Web
site?)
 o Audience (e.g. level at which it is
written/who is it intended for?)
o Authority (e.g. who is the author and
what are his/her credentials?)
o Content (e.g. organisation of content
and working links)
o Currency (e.g. is the information on
the Web page up-to-date?)
o Design (e.g. is it easy to navigate and
visually pleasing? How quickly does it
download?)
Objectivity (e.g. does it reflect any
preconceptions?)

Practical and Solution • Styles ±1 20 - 23 Focus 3%

theory Development: - Quick style gallery (reinforce) Apr Pg 129 Act 1
Word - Style set Pg 131 Act 2
Processing - Change/edit a style Pg 132 act 3, Act 4
4 hours
Create a new style
Practical and Solution • Simple IF function ±1½ 24 Apr - Focus 5%
theory Development: • Use of relational operators (> < <= >= <>) in 07 May Pg 134 Act 5
Spreadsheets simple IF functions Pg 135 Act 6
6 hours • Charts/graphs: Create, format and edit Pg 138 Act 7
- Meaningful titles and labels Pg 139 Act 8
- Gridlines
- Legends
- Options appropriate to the graph type
chosen

• Integration techniques
Practical and Solution • Design database tables ±1 8 - 12 Focus 3%
theory Development: • Choosing appropriate data types May Pg 141 Act 9
Database - Text, number, date and time, currency, Pg 143 Act 10
4 hours auto number, Yes/No, Memo, OLE object, Pg 144 Act 11
hyperlink and Lookup Pg 146 Act 12
• Reinforce and extend the use of field Pg147 act 13
properties: size/length, default value, decimal Pg 148 Act 14, Act 15
places, required, input mask, validation rule, Pg 150 PAssessment
validation text and alignment Pg 151 Prac exam
• Queries:
 - Design basic queries using and, or, not
and sorting options

- Selecting which fields to display in a query

Practical and Solution • Reinforce the concepts of ±1 13 - 19 Focus 3%
theory Development: - Websites, web pages, hyperlinks and URLs May Pg 179 Act 1
HTML / Web • What is HTML? Pg 182 Act 2
design4 hours • What is an HTML editor? Pg 184 Act 3
• HTML syntax Pg 187 Act 4, Act 5
• Basic HTML tags: Opening tag and closing tag Pg 188 Act 6
Pg 189 Act 7
Pg 191 Prac Exam
Opening tag Closing tag

Basic <html> </html>

document <head> </head>
tags <title> </title>
<body> </body>

Heading <h1> </h1>

elements : :
<h6> </h6>

Text <p> </p>

elements <br />
<hr />

Text <b> </b>

formatting <i> </i>

HTML comments
• Plain text and text formatting
• Structure and design of a simple HTML page

The section on web design should be done in

an HTML editor or text editor such as Notepad
• Learners are taught the basics of HTML in
order to create and link web page
Task 3
Mid-Year Practical Examination May - June
Mid-Year Theory Examination June
 TERM 3: 7 July – 18 September

Content Weeks Planned Date Resour Activities Comments % Per % Per

date completed ces year term

Practical & Theory Systems • The role of application software 1 7 -10 July Focus 1%
Technologies: • Function/purpose/role of different types: Pg 203 Act 1
Software Multimedia and communication software Pg 205 Act 2
• Compatibility issues Pg 207 Act 3
Pg 210 Act 4
• Versions, patches and service packs Pg 213 Prac exam
• Updating software
• Online/web applications, e.g. Google docs
• Software for physically challenged users
• Explore web applications: Blogs
- Uses
- Advantages and disadvantages
Good practices
Internet Types of digital communications: Voice over 1½ 13 - 21 Focus 5%
Technologies Internet Protocol (VoIP), FTP, video July Pg 243 Act 1
: Internet, conferencing, chat rooms, RSS Pg 246 Act 2
WWW and aggregator Pg 248 Act 3
Pg 250 Act 4
Communicati - Advantages and disadvantages Pg 253 Act 5
ons - Good practices Pg 255 Prac Exam
• Overview of online services such as
banking, shopping, booking/reservations 28%
• Uses of computer communications: social
websites
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Good practices
- Examples
• Limitations of fixed Internet access
• Overview of portable and mobile Internet
access (basic concepts - What is it?
Where is it used? Examples)
- Wi-Fi Hotspots, WiMAX, Bluetooth
- Portable and mobile - 3G
- Cellular data service
o Cell phone as a modem
o Browser and e-mail software
Website accessibility
Systems Basic system requirements ½ 22 - 24 Focus 2%
Technologies: - Hard disk space, CPU, RAM July Pg 271 Act 1
Hardware, - What does it mean? Pg 273 Act 2
Software and - How does it link with software? Pg 275 Act 3
 Computer • Software installation Pg 277 Act 4
Management - Portable storage medium Pg 278 Act 5
- Internet download
• Management of files:
- File types
- Properties
- File attributes such as read-only and
hidden
- Import and export
- Search

• System utilities can be done in an

integrated manner when hardware and
other concepts are taught, e.g.
- Install and uninstall when software and
hardware is taught
- Backup and archive when data
protection is taught
- Disk scanner, defrag and compression
when hard drive capacity is taught
- Spyware, adware and firewall when we
teach viruses and system security

Social Social issues applicable to the above content: ½ 27 - 29 Focus 1%

Implications - Computer and human error and the July Pg 280 Act 6
effects thereof such as accuracy and Pg 281 Act 7
validity - data input Pg 283 Passessment
Pg 285 Prac Exam
- Data types used, e.g. databases
POLICY STATEMENT (CAPS)
- Verification and validation of data, e.g.
database
- Software bugs
- Hardware failure
• How ICTs impact on the workplace and
employment practices
- Mobile offices, virtual office,
decentralisation of labour, office automation

Practical Start with PAT phase 1 ½ 30Jul – 1%

Assessment 04 Aug
Task
Solution ½ 05 - 07 Focus 1%
Development: Reports: Aug Pg 229 Act 13
Database - Design basic reports using a wizard Pg 232 Act 14
• Basic calculations at end of report such Pg 233 Act 15
Pg 234 Act 16
as: sum, avg, count, min and max
Pg 235 Act 17
 • Page headers and footers (design view) Pg 236 Act 18
• Report headers and footers Pg 238 Act 19
• Import/export data Pg 240 Prac exam

Solution Import/export data 1 11 - 17 Focus 2.5%

Development: • Help files Aug Pg 225 Act 8
Spreadsheets • Work with sheets: Pg 226 Act 9
- Move, copy, headings, protect, Pg 227 Act 10
Pg 228 Act 11, Act 12
gridlines, freeze panes, etc.
• Use different print options such as print
area
• Integration techniques within package
e.g. linking cells and formulas between sheets

Solution • Mailings - Mail Merge 1 18 - 24 Focus 2.5%

Development: • Reference Aug Pg 215 Act 1
Word - Table of contents Pg 218 Act 2, Act 3
Processing - Footnotes Pg 219 Act 4
Pg 220 Act 5, Act 6
- Captions Pg 222 Act 7
Citations and Bibliography

Solution Good website/page design - consider 1 26-30 Aug Focus 4%

Development: • Use of colour (basic) Pg 257 Act 1
HTML / Web • HTML links Pg 260 Act 2
design - Link syntax: <a Pg 262 Act 3
Pg 263 Act 4
href=“http://www.google.com”>This is a Pg 265 Act 5
link </a> Pg 267 PAssessment
- Attributes: target and name Pg 269 Prac exam
• HTML images
- Syntax: <img src=“google.jpg”
width=“105” height=“150” />
- Attributes: source and alternate text
• HTML lists
- Numbered list: <ol> </ol>
- Bulleted list: <ul> </ul>
- List items: <li> </li>
Information Role of spreadsheet and database to process 1 01 - 07 Focus 3%
Management and manipulate data to provide information Sept Pg 289 Act 1

• Reinforce content, concepts and skills

through application packages and PAT

Practical Do Phase 2 of PAT 1 08 - 14 5%

Assessment Sept
Task

Assessment: Task 4 - Practical Test 1 15 - 18

practical test + Task 5 - Theory Test / Alternative Sept
1 theory test Assessment
 TERM 4: 29 September – 02 December

Content Weeks Planned Date Resour Activities Comments % Per % Per

date completed ces year term

Practical (Internet • Managing e-mail: ±½ 29 Sept - Focus 1%

Technologies: - Organise using e-mail folders 02 Oct Pg 291 Act 1
Communi- - Sort by, flag, prioritise Pg 295 Act 2
cations - Distribution lists, message rules
• Register a web-based e-mail address
Theory Social Social issues applicable to the above content ±½ 05 - 07 Focus 1%
Implications • Social engineering tricks - what is it? Oct Pg 297 Act 3
• Information accuracy - why is it important?
• Data protection such as backup 20%
• Computer misuse
• Protecting oneself when online
- Online harassment
- Stalking and bullying
- Malware and security software
- E-commerce and e-banking (e.g. https)
• Why anti-virus and anti-spyware programs
need to be updated and how they function
 Practical Content using • Consolidate content, concepts and skills ±½ 08 -12 Oct Focus 2%
and theory case studies using case studies to: One cannot assess Pg 303 Act 1
all these in half a week. Choose important Pg 304 Act 2
content Pg 307 Act 3
• Identify general hardware configuration of
a computer in terms of the processor,
memory and hard drive size
• Understand computers and their uses
• Understand how technology helps one to
operate more efficiently, effectively and
more accurately
• Know how to use computers as tools to
access information and to communicate
with others around the world
• Make better buying decisions - interpret
advertisements and make judgements
about quality and usefulness when buying
equipment and software
• Know how to fix ordinary computer
problems and deal with challenges that
arise with utilising computers
Know how to use the Internet and e-mail
• Make informed decisions and choices in
selecting communication devices and
modes of communications for a given
scenario
• Know what kind of computer uses benefit
and advance work and career path
opportunities
• Know how to protect oneself against online
villains and threats.
• Know how to apply digital tools to
communicate, gather, analyse, use
information and solve problems
• Understand technology concepts, systems
and operations
• Recommend specific hardware/software
for a specific scenario

Practical Solution Mail Merge - Envelopes and labels ±½ 13-15 Oct Focus 1%
and theory Development: Integration with other packages Pg 309 Act 1
Word Pg 312 Act 2
Processing Pg 313 Act 3
Pg 314 Act 4
 Practical Solution • Consolidate and reinforce content, ½ 16-19 Oct Focus 3%
and theory Development: concepts and skills Pg 315 Act 5
Spreadsheets • Templates, e.g. basic invoice and receipt, Pg 317 Act 6, Act 7
home/personal budget, basic time sheet Pg 318 Act 8
• Plan and design own documents for
specific scenarios and inquiries
• Integration with other packages
• Problem solving using spreadsheets
• Troubleshooting spreadsheets
Practical Solution Formatting techniques to fields, records, 1 22-25 Oct Focus 3%
and theory Development: tables, forms, queries and reports Pg 321 Act 9, Act
Database • Integration with other packages 10
• Design a database table for a specific Pg 323 Prac Exam
scenario, including forms, queries and reports
• Problem solving using databases
• Troubleshooting databases

Practical Solution • Use integrated software effectively and 1 26-29 Oct Focus 3%
and theory Development: efficiently to reproduce and create Pg 326 Act 1
Documents documents that incorporate text, graphics Pg 328 Act 2, Act 3
and data
Word • Manipulate graphics and text within
processor, documents.
spreadsheet, • Use integrated software to create and
presentations, design documents for specific purposes
database • Apply general principles of layout and
design to a document process
• Emphasise information using techniques
such as placement and colour
• Create documents by customising
templates
• Use media, visual literacy and technology
skills to create products that express
understanding
• Learners should apply a combination of
techniques, knowledge and skills learned
to new situations in order to complete a
task/solve a problem or achieve an
objective.
Learners should complete integrated practical
tasks that encourage thinking and decision -
making.
Practical Information • Reinforce content, concepts and skills in ½ 30 Oct 4%
Management finalising PAT
and Practical • Finalise PAT
Assessment
Task

Exam Task 6 2 2%
Year End Practical Exam
Year End Theory Exam