Educational Resources for Schools

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This series is for the Cambridge International AS & A Level IT syllabus (9626) for examination from 2019.

Availability: Replaced by 9781108635103

Description

DESCRIPTION

This coursebook provides a clear and comprehensive guide to assist students as they develop theoretical and practical IT skills. It contains detailed explanations of theoretical and practical concepts and tasks, with worked examples and exercises to consolidate knowledge. Practical tasks are offered throughout the book, with source files on the accompanying CD-ROM, to help students build and develop their practical knowledge.
Contents
FEATURES
- Source files for tasks on accompanying CD-ROM to allow students to practice and consolidate skills.
- Comprehensive coverage of theoretical and practical aspects of information technology to give clear understanding of concepts and techniques.
- Discussion points and practice questions in each chapter to help students test their knowledge.
CONTENTS
- 1. Data, information, knowledge and processing
- 2. Hardware and software
- 3. Monitoring and control
- 4. E-safety and health and safety
- 5. The digital divide
- 6. Using networks
- 7. Expert systems
- 8. Spreadsheets
- 9. Database and file concepts
- 10. Sound and video editing
- 11. Emerging technologies
- 12. The role and impact of ICT
- 13. Networks
- 14. Project management
- 15. System life cycle
- 16. Graphics creation
- 17. Animation
- 18. Mail merge
- 19. Programming for the web
- Glossary
- Index