Year 10 Computing
Semester 1
Weekly Teaching and Learning Programme Outline
S.Y. 2014
With References
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Computing Weekly Teaching Program Semester 1 2014
Week
1
Content knowledge
Activities and skills
Assessment
tasks
Primary Reference
Overview of unit and assessment requirements
Discovering Computers 2011
Student computer use policy
Chapter 1
Introduction to information systems
 What is an information system?
 flow of data in an information system:
 input
 processing
 output
 storage
2–4
Managing data
 use of directory structures
 folders
 files
 appropriate use of common application software:
 word processing software
o use of common formatting features
Computer hardware components
 functions of computer hardware components
 Input
o keyboard
o mouse
o microphone
o digital camera/web cam
o scanner
 Output
o monitor
o printer
o speaker/headphones
 Processing
o Central Processing Unit (CPU)
o Control Unit (CU)
o Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
o Registers
 Storage
o primary
- Random Access Memory (RAM)
- Read Only Memory (ROM)
Task 1 issued
start Week 3
Discovering Computers 2011
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 2
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connect peripheral devices to
a computer system
 ports
 USB
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Chapter 7
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5–6
o secondary
how user wants influence the choice, use and
creation of personal computer systems
Computer systems
 operating systems
 types of hardware booting process
 cold
 warm
 hot
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8
9–10
11-12
 Firewire
 PS2
 Ethernet
 serial
apply different hardware
booting processes
 cold
 warm
 hot
install simple software
apply basic care and handling
of hardware equipment
measure to ensure
personalsafety and proper use
of components
use basic maintenance and
protection software for:
 defragmenting
 error checking
 disk cleaning
 backing up
 anti-malware
use basic maintenance
procedures to rectify simple
computer difficulties
Systems development
 Stages of the Systems Development Life Cycle
(SDLC)
Developing software
 input, processing and output for personal computers
 interrelationship between users, hardware and
software
 hardware and software systems used in personal
computing (applications, operating systems)
Programming
 components of a computer program
 inputs
 processing
 outputs
 programming terms
 variables
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Task 2– in-class
test (Computer
Hardware
Components)
Week 5
Discovering Computers 2011
Chapter 8
Discovering Computers 2012
Pages 421-428,Pages 754-756
Task 1 due start
Week 8
Discovering Computers 2011
Chapter 13
Computer Science Specifications
Booklet (page 7)
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use variables
apply control structures
 sequence
 selection
o one-way (if then)
o two-way (if then else)
Task 3 –
programming
exercises issued
end Week 9
Computer Science Specifications
Booklet (page 11)
Computer Science Specifications
Booklet (page 21-22)
Computer Science Specifications
control structures
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13–16
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16
 sequence
 selection
o one-way (if then)
o two-way (if then else)
concept of data types
 integer (1,2,3…9)
 real (1.5,0.89)
 character (“A”,”b”,”c”)
 string (“hello”, “HI”)
Boolean (true, false)
Booklet (page 12-17)
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Semester 1 exams
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Task 3 –
programming
exercises due
Week 16
Scratch Programming Language
(will be provided by the teacher)
Additional References as Recommended By the Curriculum Council
(For those who wanted to learn more)
Week
Online References
1
Types of Information System
http://tutor2u.net/business/ict/intro_information_system_types.htm
2–4
Definitions – IT related
http://whatis.techtarget.com/whome/0,289825,sid9,00.html
About Computing
http://www.about.com/compute/
Information Processing Cycle
Acquisition-Input-Validation-Manipulation-Storage-Retrieval-Output-Communication-Disposal
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1843136
PC Architecture
http://www.karbosguide.com/books/pcarchitecture/start.htm
Data Storage
http://whitefiles.org/b1_s/1_free_guides/fg2cd/pgs/c01.htm
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hardware-channel.htmhttp://computer.howstuffworks.com/hardware-channel.htm
Descriptions of hundreds of computer devices and peripherals
http://www.karbosguide.com/
Illustrated Guide to PC Hardware –peripherals etc.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Computer Components
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-235901/computer
All things hardware
Future Trends in Business Computing
http://hardware.silicon.com/
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5–6
Discovering Computers 2012
By: Cashman
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Discovering Computers 2012
Pages 421-428,Pages 754-756
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