Areas to be covered in Form 5 Junior Lyceum (2005-06)
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Module 1 – Basic Concepts
1.4 Information Networks
1.4.1 LAN, WAN
1.4.1.1 Understand the terms, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN). Understand the term client/server. 1.4.1.2 List some of the advantages associated with group working such as: sharing printers, applications, and files across a network.
1.4.2 Intranet, Extranet
1.4.2.1 Understand what an intranet is and understand the distinction between the Internet and an intranet.
1.4.2.2 Understand what an extranet is and understand the distinction between an intranet and an extranet.
1.4.3 The Internet
1.4.3.1 Understand what the Internet is and know some of its main uses.
1.4.3.2 Understand what the World Wide Web(WWW) is and distinguish it from the Internet.
1.4.4
The Telephone Network in Computing
1.4.4.1 Understand the use of the telephone network in computing. Understand the terms Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL).
1.4.4.2 Understand the terms analogue, digital, modem, transfer rate, (measured in bps bits per second).
1.5 The Use of IT in Everyday Life
1.5.1 Computers at Work 1.5.1.1 Identify some situations where a computer might be more appropriate than a person
for carrying out a task and where not.
1.5.1.2 Know some of the uses of large-scale computer applications in business such as: business administration systems, airline booking systems, insurance claims processing, online banking.
1.5.1.3 Know some of the uses of large-scale computer applications in government such as: public records systems (census, vehicle registration), revenue collection, electronic voting.
1.5.1.4 Know some of the uses of large-scale computer applications in hospitals/healthcare such as: patient
records systems, ambulance control systems, diagnostic tools and instruments, specialist surgical equipment.
1.5.1.5 Know some of the uses of computer applications in education such as: student registration and timetabling systems, computer-based training (CBT), distance learning, homework using the Internet.
1.5.1.6 Understand the term teleworking. List some of the advantages of teleworking such as: reduced or no commuting time, greater ability to focus on one task, flexible schedules, reduced company space requirements. List some disadvantages of teleworking such as: lack of human contact, less emphasis on teamwork.
1.5.2 Electronic World
1.5.2.1 Understand the term electronic mail (email) and know its main uses.
1.5.2.2 Understand the term e-Commerce. Understand the concept of purchasing goods and services online, including giving personal details before a transaction can be carried out, payment methods, consumer’s basic right to return
unsatisfactory goods.
1.5.2.3 List some of the advantages of purchasinggoods and services online, such as: services available 24 hours a day, opportunity to view a wide range of products. List some of the disadvantages of purchasing goods and services online
such as: choosing from a virtual store, no human contact, risk of insecure payment methods.
1.7 Security
1.7.1 Information Security
1.7.1.1 Understand the term information security and the benefits to an organisation of being proactive in dealing with security risks such as: adopting an information security policy with respect to handling sensitive data, having procedures for reporting security incidents, making staff members aware of their responsibilities with respect to information security.
1.7.1.2 Know about privacy issues associated with computers, such as adopting good password policies. Understand what is meant by user ID and differentiate between user ID and password. Understand the term access rights and know why access rights are important.
1.7.1.3 Know about the purpose and value of backing up data, software to a removable storage device.
1.7.1.4 Be aware of possible implications of theft of a laptop computer, PDA, mobile phone such as: possible misuse of confidential files, loss of files, loss of important contact details if not available on a separate source, possible misuse of telephone numbers.
1.7.2 Computer Viruses
1.7.2.1 Understand the term virus when used in computing and understand that there are different types of virus. Be aware when and how viruses can enter a computer system.
1.7.2.2 Know about anti-virus measures and what to do when a virus infects a computer. Be aware of the limitations of anti-virus software. Understand what ‘disinfecting’ files means.
1.7.2.3 Understand good practice when downloading files, accessing file attachments, such as: use of virus scanning software, not opening unrecognised e-mail messages, not opening attachments contained within unrecognised e-mail messages.
1.8 Copyright and the Law
1.8.1 Copyright
1.8.1.1 Understand the concept of copyright when applied to software, and also to files such as: graphics, text, audio, video. Understand copyright issues involved in downloading information from the Internet.
1.8.1.2 Understand copyright issues associated with using and distributing materials stored on removable media such as CD’s, Zip disks, diskettes.
1.8.1.3 Know how to check the Product ID number for a software product. Understand the terms shareware, freeware, end-user license agreement.
1.8.2 Data Protection Legislation
1.8.2.1 Know about data protection legislation or conventions in your country. Understand the implications of data protection legislation for data subjects and data holders. Describe some of the uses of personal data.
Module 2 - Managing Files
2.1 Computer Environment
2.1.1
First Steps with the Computer
2.1.1.1 Start the computer.
2.1.1.2 Shut down the computer using an appropriate routine.
2.1.1.3 Restart the computer using an appropriate routine.
2.1.1.4 Shut down a non-responding application.
2.1.2 Basic Information and
Operations
2.1.2.1 View the computer’s basic system information: operating system and version number, installed RAM (random access memory).
2.1.2.2 Change the computer’s desktop configuration: date & time2, volume settings, desktop display options (colour settings, screen pixel resolution, screen saver options).
2.1.2.3 Set, change keyboard language.
2.1.2.4 Format removable disk media: diskette, Zip disk.
2.1.2.5 Install, uninstall a software application.
2.1.2.6 Use keyboard print screen facility and paste contents into a document.
2.1.2.7 Use available Help functions.
2.1.3 Text Editing 2.1.3.1 Launch a text editing application. Open, create a file.
2.1.3.2 Save the file to a location on a drive.
2.1.3.3 Close the text editing application.
2.2 Desktop
2.2.1
Work with Icons
2.2.1.1 Recognize common desktop icons such as those representing: files, directories/folders, applications, printers, recycle bin/wastebasket.
2.2.1.2 Select and move desktop icons.
2.2.1.3 Open a file, directory/folder, application from the desktop.
2.2.1.4 Create a desktop shortcut icon, desktop menu alias.
2.2.2 Work with Windows 2.2.2.1 Identify the different parts of a window: title bar, menu bar, toolbar, status bar, scroll bar.
2.2.2.2 Collapse, expand, resize, move, close a window.
2.2.2.3 Switch between open windows.
2.3 Managing Files
2.3.1
Concepts
2.3.1.1 Understand how an operating
system shows drives, folders, files in a hierarchical
structure.
2.3.1.2 Know that the devices used by an operating system to store files and folders
are the hard disk, diskette, CD-ROM, network drives.
2.3.2 Directories/Folders 2.3.2.1 Navigate to a file, folder on a drive.
2.3.2.2 Create a directory/folder and a further subdirectory/sub-folder.
2.3.2.3 Open a window to display directory/folder name, size, location on drive.
2.3.3 Working with Files 2.3.3.1 Recognize common file types: wordprocessing files, spreadsheet files, database files, presentation files, image files, audio files, video files, compressed files, temporary files.
2.3.3.2 Count the number of files, files of a particular type, in a folder (including any
files in sub-folders).
2.3.3.3 Change file status: read-only/locked, readwrite.
2.3.3.4 Sort files by name, size, type, date modified.
2.3.3.5 Understand the importance of maintaining
correct file extensions when re-naming files.
2.3.3.6 Re-name files, directories/folders.
2.3.4 Duplicate, Move 2.3.4.1 Select a file, directory/folder individually or as a group of adjacent, non-adjacent files, directories/folders.
2.3.4.2 Duplicate files, directories/folders between directories/folders and between drives.
2.3.4.3 Move files, directories/folders between
directories/folders and drives.
2.3.4.4 Understand why making a ‘backup’ copy of files to a removable storage device is
important.
2.3.5 Delete, Restore 2.3.5.1 Delete files, directories/folders to the recycle bin/wastebasket.
2.3.5.2 Restore files, directories/folders from the recycle bin/wastebasket.
2.3.5.3 Empty the recycle bin/wastebasket.
2.3.6 Searching 2.3.6.1 Use the Find tool to locate a file, directory/folder.
2.3.6.2 Search for files by content, date modified, date created, size, wildcards.
2.3.6.3 View list of recently used files.
2.3.7 Compressing Files 2.3.7.1 Understand what file compression means.
2.3.7.2 Compress files in a folder on a drive.
2.3.7.3 Extract compressed files from a location on a drive.
2.4 Viruses
2.4.1
Concepts
2.4.1.1 Know what a virus is and what the effects of a virus might be.
2.4.1.2 Understand some of the ways a virus can be transmitted onto a computer.
2.4.1.3 Understand the advantages of a virus scanning application.
2.4.1.4 Understand what ‘disinfecting’ files means.
2.4.2 Handling Viruses 2.4.2.1 Use a virus scanning application to scan specific drives, folders, files.
2.4.2.2 Understand why virus-scanning software needs to be updated regularly.
2.5 Print Management
2.5.1
Setup
2.5.1.1 Change the default printer from an installed printer list.
2.5.1.2 Install a new printer on the computer.
2.5.2 Print Outputs 2.5.2.1 Print a document from a text editing application.
2.5.2.2 View a print job’s progress using a desktop print manager.
2.5.2.3 Pause, re-start, delete a print job using a desktop print manager.
Module 7 – Internet
7.3 Web Searching
7.3.1
Using a Search Engine
7.3.1.1 Select a specific search engine.
7.3.1.2 Carry out a search for specific information using a keyword, phrase.
7.3.1.3 Combine selection criteria in a search.
7.3.1.4 Duplicate text, image, URL from a Web page to a document.
7.3.1.5 Save a Web page to a location on a drive as a txt file, html file.
7.3.1.6 Download text file, image file, sound file, video file, software, from a Web page to a location on a drive.
7.3.2 Preparation 7.3.2.1 Preview a Web page.
7.3.2.2 Change Web page orientation: portrait, landscape. Change paper size.
7.3.2.3 Change Web page margins top, bottom, left, right.
7.3.3 Printing 7.3.3.1 Choose Web page print output options such as: entire Web page, specific page(s), specific frame, selected text, number of copies and print.
7.6.1 Techniques
7.6.1.1 Recognise some techniques to manage email effectively such as creating and naming folders, moving messages to appropriate folders, deleting unrequired email, using address lists.
7.6.2 Using Address Books 7.6.2.1 Create a new address list/distribution list.
7.6.2.2 Add a mail address to an address list.
7.6.2.3 Delete a mail address from an address list.
7.6.2.4 Update an address book from incoming mail.
7.6.3 Organising Messages 7.6.3.1 Search for a message by sender, subject, mail content.
7.6.3.2 Create a new folder for mail.
7.6.3.3 Move messages to a new folder for mail.
7.6.3.4 Sort messages by name, by date.
7.6.3.5 Delete a message.
7.6.3.6 Restore a message from the mail bin/deleted items folder.
7.6.3.7 Empty the mail bin/deleted items folder.
7.6.4 Prepare to Print 7.6.4.1 Preview a message.
7.6.4.2 Choose print output options such as: entire message, selected contents of a message, number of copies and print.
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