YEAR 8 TOPICS OUTLINE FOR TERM

2020 – 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

Term Topic

Unit 1:

Types and components of computer

systems

Unit 1:

Types and components of computer

systems.
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 Unit 1:

Types and components of computer

systems.
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Unit 11.

File Management

Unit 12:

Images.
Unit 2:

Input and Output Devices

 YEAR 8 TOPICS OUTLINE FOR TERM 1
2020 – 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

Sub Topic

a) Computer Software
• Definition of software
• Types of computer software
• Define applications software
• Identify the two types of software
• Define software as programs for controlling the operation of a computer or processing of electronic data
• Define system software
• Explain how an operating system work and give examples of user interfaces
Practical work - Word processing software
Text editing and formatting using assorted tasks.

The main components of computer systems

• Describe the central processing unit including its role
• Describe internal memory, i.e. ROM and RAM and the difference between them.
Practical work - Word processing software
Text editing and formatting using assorted tasks.
• Describe secondary and primary storage

c) Operating systems
• Define and describe operating systems
• Describe the examples of operating system
• Describe examples of user interfaces
• Describe the difference between the user interfaces Practical work - Word processing software
Text editing and formatting using assorted tasks.

a) Reducing file sizes for storage or transmission

• Reasons for reducing size of files
• Reducing file size
• Resizing image
• Resampling an image
• Using file compression
b) Practical work - Word processing software

a) Working with images/graphics

• Software tools
• Using an image in a document or presentation
• Importing an image Editing an image
• Resizing an image
• Wrapping text around an image
• Placing an image with precision
• Placing borders around an image
• Rotating an image
• Cropping an image
• Reflecting an image
• Adjusting colour depth of image
• Adjusting the brightness and contrast of an image.

b) Practical work - Word processing software

Direct data entry and associated devices
• Definition of DDE .
• Describe DDE methods.
• Identify devices associated with DDE e.g. Magnetic Stripe Readers, Chip and PIN.
• Readers, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers, Magnetic Ink Character Reader (MICR).
• Optical Mark Reader (OMR), Optical Character Reader (OCR), bar code reader
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of DDE devices. Practical work - Word processing software
 SUBJECT: ICT

Syllabus
MID TERM
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