Computer Science
Stage 1 – Semester 1 Year 11
Weekly Teaching and Learning Programme Outline Year 11
S.Y. 2014
With References
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Computer Science Unit 1A Weekly Program S.Y. 2014
STAGE 1 - Computer Science Weekly Teaching Program Semester 1 2014
Week
1
Content knowledge
Activities and skills
Assessment
tasks
References
Overview of unit and assessment requirements
Student computer use policy
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)
Discovering Computers 2012
By: Cashman
Types of Information System
http://tutor2u.net/business/ict/intro_inf
ormation_system_types.htm
Task 1 issued
start Week 3
Definitions – IT related
http://whatis.techtarget.com/whome/0,
289825,sid9,00.html
About Computing
http://www.about.com/compute/
Information Processing Cycle
http://www.mesc.vic.edu.au/infotechweb/I
PMunit4/ipcycle.htm
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connect peripheral devices to
a computer system
 ports
 USB
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Information Processing Cycle
Acquisition-Input-Validation-ManipulationStorage-Retrieval-Output-CommunicationDisposal
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1
843136
PC Architecture
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o secondary
how user wants influence the choice, use and creation of
personal computer systems
http://www.karbosguide.com/books/pcarch
itecture/start.htm
Firewire
PS2
Ethernet
serial
Data Storage
http://whitefiles.org/b1_s/1_free_guides/fg
2cd/pgs/c01.htm
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hardw
arechannel.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/article235901/computer
All things hardware
Future Trends in Business Computing
http://hardware.silicon.com/
5–6
7
Computer systems
 operating systems
 types of hardware booting process
 cold
 warm
 hot
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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
Task 2– in-class
test (Computer
Hardware
Components)
Week 5
Discovering Computers 2012
By: Cashman
Task 1 due start
Week 6
Discovering Computers 2012
Pages 421-428,Pages 754-756
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procedures to rectify simple
computer difficulties
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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
 control structures
 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)
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difference between the SDLC and SDC
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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
Task 3 –
programming
exercises due
Week 11
Computer Science Specifications
Booklet
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Computer Science Specifications
Booklet
use a simple programming
language to develop a
software solution
using the Software
Development Cycle (SDC) to
develop a simple software
solution
 identify the problem
 identify the inputs and
outputs
 plan a solution
 develop a solution
 evaluate a solution
modify an existing information
system
Task 4 –
programming
practical test
Task 5 issued
Week 14
Task 5 finished
licensing requirements for software
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 single user
 site licence
ethical and legal issues associated with software
 copyright
 piracy
program due
Semester 1 exams
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