Oxford University Press
CXC Study Guide: Information Technology for CSEC®
Alison Page
Education & Teaching
CXC Study Guide: Information Technology for CSEC®
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Developed exclusively with the Caribbean Examinations Council, this Study Guide will provide you with the support to maximise your performance in CSEC Information Technology. Written by a team of experts in the examination, the syllabus and teachers, this Study Guide covers all the essential information in an easy-to-use double page spread format. Each topic begins with key learning outcomes and contains a range of features to enhance your study of the subject.

Language
English
ISBN
9780198437246
Contents
Introduction
Unit 1 Computer fundamentals and information processing
1.1 Information processing
1.2 The basic computer system
1.3 Types of computer system
1.4 Primary storage
1.5 Secondary storage
1.6 Input
1.7 Output
1.8 Software
1.9 Operating systems
1.10 Evaluating a computer system
1.11 Troubleshooting hardware problems
1.12 Data and information
1.13 Reliability of online information
1.14 Data checks
1.15 Data files
Practice exam questions
Unit 2 Computer networks and web technologies
2.1 Networks
2.2 Network hardware and software
2.3 The internet
2.4 Mobile communication networks
Practice exam questions
Unit 3 Social and economic impact of ICT
3.1 The impact of technology
3.2 Misuse of data
3.3 Computer security
3.4 Practical applications
3.5 Impact of emerging technologies
3.6 The world of work
3.7 Jobs in technology
Practice exam questions
Unit 4a Word processing
4.1 Editing and formatting text
4.2 Text layout
4.3 Document structure
4.4 Combining and merging
4.5 Helpful features
4.6 Mail merge
4.7 Creating a table of contents
4.8 Using forms to collect data
Unit 4b Web page design
4.9 What is a website?
4.10 Planning the website
4.11 Creating a web page – content and design
4.12 Publishing a web page
4a Practice exam questions
4b Practice exam questions
Unit 5 Spreadsheets
5.1 Introduction to spreadsheets
5.2 Arithmetic and logical operators
5.3 Calculations
5.4 Functions
5.5 Formatting a spreadsheet
5.6 Copy and Paste 1
5.7 Copy and Paste 2
5.8 Working with large spreadsheets
5.9 Sorting a spreadsheet
5.10 Extracting information from a spreadsheet
5.11 IF function and multiple worksheets
5.12 Spreadsheet graphs
5.13 Import to a spreadsheet
5.14 Pivot tables
Practice exam questions
Unit 6 Database management
6.1 Database terms
6.2 Use of databases
6.3 Relational databases
6.4 Creating and amending a database
6.5 Input to a database
6.6 Searching a database
6.7 Database outputs
Practice exam questions
Unit 7 Problem solving and program design
7.1 Problem solving
7.2 Variables
7.3 Flowcharts
7.4 Logical tests and decisions
7.5 Loops
7.6 Pseudocode algorithms
7.7 A well-formed algorithm
7.8 Conditional structures
7.9 Counter-controlled loops
7.10 Condition-controlled loops
7.11 Different kinds of condition-controlled loop
7.12 Logical operators
7.13 Testing
Practice exam questions
Unit 8 Program implementation
8.1 Programming languages
8.2 Using VBA with Excel
8.3 Program development
8.4 Input, processing and output
8.5 Readability and variables
8.6 Finding and fixing program errors
8.7 Making programs from conditional algorithms
8.8 Making programs with loops
8.9 Reading data from a spreadsheet
8.10 Working with an array
Practice exam questions
Glossary
Index
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