IGCSE ICT Cambridge 0417/0983
The IGCSE ICT Cambridge 0417/0983 course equips students with practical ICT skills and a comprehensive understanding of technology's impact on society. It covers a wide range of topics including computer systems, input/output devices, storage, networks, IT effects, applications, safety, communication, file management, document production, databases, presentations, spreadsheets, and website authoring.
This topic covers the various types of computer systems available, including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices, as well as their components, such as the CPU, motherboard, RAM, and ROM.
Unit 2: Input and Output Devices
This topic discusses the various input and output devices used with computer systems, including keyboards, mice, printers, and displays.
Unit 3: Storage Devices and Media
This topic explores the different types of storage devices and media used to store and retrieve data, including hard drives, flash drives, and CDs/DVDs.
Unit 4: Networks and the Effects of Using Them
This topic covers the basics of computer networks, including LANs and WANs, and the advantages and disadvantages of using them.
Unit 5: The Effects of Using IT
This topic examines the impact of using information technology on society, including social, economic, and ethical issues.
Unit 6: ICT Applications
This topic looks at various applications of information and communication technology, such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software.
Unit 7: The Systems Life Cycle
This topic covers the various stages involved in the systems development life cycle, including analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance.
Unit 8: Safety and Security
This topic discusses the importance of safety and security in using computer systems, including measures to protect against viruses, hackers, and other threats.
Unit 9: Audience
This topic explores the importance of knowing and understanding the target audience when creating digital content, such as websites or presentations.
Unit 10: Communication
This topic covers the various forms of digital communication, including email, instant messaging, and social media.
Unit 11: File Management
This topic covers file management techniques such as creating, saving, copying, renaming, and deleting files.
Unit 12: Images
This topic covers the use of images in ICT, including file formats, editing techniques, and image optimization for various purposes.
Unit 13: Layout
This topic covers the principles of layout design for documents, including the use of headings, bullet points, fonts, and styles.
Unit 14: Styles
This topic covers the use of styles in document design, including the creation and modification of styles for consistent formatting.
Unit 15: Proofing
This topic covers proofreading techniques and tools, including spell checkers, grammar checkers, and other proofing tools.
Unit 16: Graphs and charts:
This topic covers the use of graphs and charts for data visualization, including creating, modifying, and formatting graphs and charts.
Unit 17: Document Production
This topic covers document production techniques such as mail merge, headers and footers, and templates.
Unit 18: Databases
This topic covers the basics of databases, including creating and modifying tables, forms, queries, and reports.
Unit 19: Presentations
This topic covers the principles of effective presentations, including the use of multimedia elements such as images, audio, and video.
Unit 20: Spreadsheets
This topic covers the basics of spreadsheet software, including creating and modifying worksheets, formulas, charts, and formatting techniques.
Unit 21: Website Authoring
This topic covers the basics of website authoring, including designing and publishing a website using HTML and CSS.