Student Handbook for ICT: GCSE

Gareth Williams

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• Great course companion
• Excellent value for money
• Unbeatable value
• Ideal to sell on to students
• Key points summarise each section

An essential guide

The Student Handbook for ICT: GCSE provides students with a broad and balanced view of the range of ICT systems and an understanding of the processes behind ICT.

Full colour throughout

• Packed with colour photographs and annotated diagrams
• Covers mandatory content as specified by the QCA
• Short, manageable topics

This book is suitable for students studying the Edexel, OCR, CCEA/ICAA, AQA and WJEC syllabuses. It is also ideal for students on short courses.

Discounts on class sets

The books are designed for student use and for distribution though schools. Large discounts on class sets mean that they can be sold on to students at a cost well below the cover price.

Easy to use

Multiple-choice questions to test students' knowledge are provided, together with advice on answering written examination questions. Emphasis has been placed on ease of use through the clear explanation of concepts and the attractive presentation of facts. Individual topics are laid out to give students convenient, manageable units of work. This helps them both stick to the task and plan ahead.

Sections include:

• Hardware
• Software
• Data
• Network
• Applications of ICT
• Effects of ICT
• Advice on exam questions
• Practice examination questions
• Syllabus grid
• Index

Contents

Introduction

Hardware

• 1 Types of computer
• 2 Physical input devices
• 3 Input devices using light
• 4 Other input devices
• 5 Output devices: Monitors
• 6 Output devices: Printers
• 7 Other output devices
• 8 Backup storage
• 9 The processor and memory
• 10 Key points – Hardware

Software

• 11 Databases
• 12 Database record structure
• 13 Using a database
• 14 Word processing
• 15 More word processing features
• 16 Desktop publishing
• 17 Computer art and design
• 18 Presentation software
• 19 Web site design and publishing
• 20 Spreadsheets
• 21 Modelling and simulation
• 22 Datalogging
• 23 Computer control
• 24 Programming languages
• 25 Operating systems
• 26 Operating systems tasks and interfaces
• 27 Software development – 1
• 28 Software development – 2
• 29 Key points – Software

Data

• 30 Data – 1
• 31 Data – 2
• 32 Capturing and presenting data
• 33 Verification and validation
• 34 File handling
• 35 Security of data
• 36 Key points – Data

Networks

• 37 Computer networks
• 38 Network connections
• 39 The Internet
• 40 Internet use
• 41 Communications and email
• 42 Mobile phones and video conferencing
• 43 Key points – Networks

Applications of ICT

• 44 ICT in banking
• 45 ICT in supermarkets
• 46 ICT in the police force
• 47 ICT in the health service
• 48 ICT in car manufacture
• 49 ICT in home working

Effects of ICT

• 50 ICT in society – 1
• 51 ICT in society – 2
• 52 Computers and the law
• 53 Health and safety

Advice on answering examination questions

Test your knowledge – Multiple-choice questions

Answer grid

Index

Answers

Syllabus topic grid