Teaching Plan
Computer and Information Technology (Junior Secondary)
Basic Modules 2A (Second Edition) Teaching Plan
CS02
Computer Hardware and Software
Chapter 1
Computer Hardware
Section
Objectives
Time
1.1 Basic
To familiar with basic
30 mins
Components of a components of a computer
Computer
system and the relationship
System
among them.
1.2 Input and Output To distinguish between
Devices
input and output devices,
and learn more details
about their functions.
1.3 Central
To understand the concept
Processing Unit of central processing unit
(CPU)
(CPU)
1.4 Storage Devices To learn different types of
storage devices such as
main memory and
secondary storage.
1.5 Motherboards
To introduce motherboards
and Interface
and different types of
Cards
interface cards.
Related objectives in CDC syllabus
To introduce the components of a computer, i.e.
input unit, storage unit, central processing unit and
output unit with a simple description of each
component.
30 mins To recognize different types of input / output
devices.
20 mins
–
Teaching aids
Simulation: Digital Robot
Activity 2 (p.5)
Understanding input, output and
storage devices
Activity 3 (p.11)
Connecting input and output devices to
the system unit
–
40 mins To recognize different types of storage devices.
20 mins
Activity
Activity 1 (p.4)
Relationship among the basic
components of a computer
–
Activity 4 (p.21)
Applications of secondary storage
Activity 5 (p.23)
Know more about your computer
system
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Computer and Information Technology
Junior Secondary 2A (Second Edition)
Teaching Plan
Chapter 2
Computer Software
Section
Objectives
2.1 The Need for
To explain the necessity of
Software
computer software
2.2 System
Software
2.3 Application
Software
2.4 Programming
Languages
2.5 Markup
Languages and
HTML
2.6 Software
Development
and Software
License
To recognize different
types of system software
such as operating system
(OS), utility software and
device driver.
To recognize different
types of application
software.
To recognize two types of
programming languages,
low-level languages and
high-level languages.
To introduce some
scripting programming
languages such as
ActionScript and
JavaScript.
To learn the functions of
markup languages and
HTML tags.
To recognize the
development of software
and different types of
software licenses.
Time
Related objectives in CDC syllabus
10 mins To discuss basic ideas of different types of
computer software such as system software,
programming languages and application software.
30 mins To introduce system software.
30 mins To introduce programming languages.
–
10 mins
–
Teaching aids
Simulation: Digital Robot
Activity 1 (p.36)
Download WinZip and use it to
compress files
–
30 mins To introduce application software
30 mins
Activity
–
Activity 2 (p.46)
Using a web browser and a search
engine
Activity 3 (p.54)
Creating a web page using Notepad
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Computer and Information Technology
Junior Secondary 2A (Second Edition)