GCSE ICT Revision

1. ICT Systems
1. Definition of an ICT System
2. Types of ICT Systems
3. Feedback
4. Media Integration
5. Integration of Information Services
6. Integrating a New Computer System
2. Hardware
1. Input/Output Devices
2. Data Storage
  1. ROM & RAM
  2. Storage Devices
3. Software
1. Word Processing
2. Graphic Software
3. Presentation Software
4. Programming Languages
5. Operating Systems
6. User Interfaces
4. Networks and Communications
Annotations:
- There are 3 main network types: the bus network, the star network and the ring network.
1. Definition of a Network
  1. Advantages/Disadvantages
  2. Types of Networks
  3. LANs & WANs
2. The Internet
  1. Connection Types
  2. Search engines
3. Email
  1. Advantages & Disadvantages
5. Data, Information and Databases
1. Definitions
2. Data Capture & Structure
3. Data Validation & Verification
4. Data security
5. Data Transfer
6. Measurement and Control
1. Computer Control
2. Logo Computer Programming Language
3. System Flowcharts
4. Data Logging
7. Modelling and Simulation
1. Spreadsheets
2. Computer Simulations
8. The Legal Framework
1. Data Protection Act
2. Computer Misuse Act
3. Copyright
9. Risks & Implications of ICT
1. Viruses
2. Moral & Social Issues
3. Changing Lifestyles
4. Changing Work Patterns
5. Health & Safety

Resource summary

	Created by Andrea Leyden almost 11 years ago