Complete ICT for Cambridge IGCSE® Revision Guide
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Language
English
ISBN
9780198357889
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Exam guidance and practice 1
1 Types and components of computer systems
1.1 Hardware and software
1.2 The main components of computer systems
1.3 Operating systems
1.4 Types of computer
1.5 Impact of emerging technologies
2 Input and output devices
2.1 Input devices and their uses
2.2 Direct data entry and associated devices
2.3 Output devices and their uses
3 Storage devices and media
3.1 Storage devices and media
3.2 The advantages and disadvantages of the different storage devices
4 Networks and the effects of using them
4.1 Network devices
4.2 Network issues and communication
5 The effects of using IT
5.1 Effects of IT on employment
5.2 Effects of IT on working patterns within organisations
5.3 Microprocessor-controlled devices in the home
5.4 Potential health problems related to the prolonged use of IT equipment
6 ICT applications
6.1 Communication applications
6.2 Data handling applications
6.3 Measurement applications
6.4 Microprocessors in control applications
6.5 Modelling applications
6.6 Applications in manufacturing industries
6.7 School management systems
6.8 Booking systems
6.9 Banking applications
6.10 Computers in medicine
6.11 Computers in libraries
6.12 Expert systems
6.13 Computers in the retail industry
6.14 Recognition systems
6.15 Monitoring and tracking systems
6.16 Satellite systems
7 The systems life cycle
7.1 Analysis
7.2 Design
7.3 Development and testing
7.4 Implementation
7.5 Documentation
7.6 Evaluation
8 Safety and security
8.1 Physical safety – ensuring you are notharmed when working with computers
8.2 e-safety – using the internet in a safeand responsible way
8.3 Security of data
9 Audience
9.1 Audience appreciation
9.2 Legal, moral, ethical and cultural appreciation
10 Communications
10.1 Communication with other ICT users using email.
10.2 Effective use of the internet
Exam guidance and practice 2
Revision checklist for the practical papers
Exam guidance and practice 3
Answers
Exam Guidance and Practice 3
Glossary
Back Cover
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