Information & Communication

Technology

Year 9
Course Overview
1. Theory Units
2. Practical Units
 1. Theory Units
1. Types and components of computer systems

2. Input and output devices

3. Storage devices and media

4. Networks and the effects of using them

5.The effects of using ICT

6. ICT Applications

7. The systems lifecycle

8. Communication

9 Audience

10 Communication
 2. Practical Units
11. File Management

12. Images

13 Layout

14 Styles

15 Proofing

16 Graphs and charts

17. Document Production (Word)

18. Data Manipulation (Access)

19. Presentations

20. Data Analysis (Excel)

21. Web site Authoring (Web Design)

 Assessement for Year 9 2020
ASSIGNMENT 20%

TOPICAL TEST 30%

FIRST TEST 50%

20 + 30 + 40 = 100%
 Chapter 1: Types and Components of
Computer Systems

Part 1: Hardware/Software & Types of Computers

Part 2: Main components of a Computer Systems

Part 3: Operating Systems

Part 4: Recent Developments

 Part 1: Hardware/Software & Types of
Computers

1. Understand the difference between hardware

and software.

2. Different types of computers by sight.

3. Difference between each type of computer.

 Hardware
 Hardware is “physical”
 Something that can be touched and picked up
 Hardware works with computer code to
carry out jobs such as:
 Producing an image on a computer
screen
 Producing sound
 Moving cursers / pointers around a
screen
 Examples of Hardware
keyboard Mouse Monitor Scanner Printer

CD-ROM Motherboard Digital Camera Speaker Web Cam

RAM Hard Disk Processor Microphone Memory Stick

 Software
 Software cannot be touched or picked up
 Software is not physical.
 It exists as computer code inside the computer.

 2 types of Software
1. System Software
2. Application Software
 It refers to the programs that we run on our
computer and it tells the hardware how to do
something useful

 Without software, most hardware would be useless.

 Examples of Software

Operating System Disk Cleaner Disk Defragmenter Virus Protection

Web Design Spreadsheet

Word Processor Graphic Editors Programs Programs
 6 Types of Computers
COMPUTERS - “Devices that retrieve information
and then manipulate it to produce a result.“
 Computers allow us to perform many different tasks
from gaming to complicated calculations.

 People often choose which type they use based on

what sort of tasks they want the computer to carry
out
 6 Types of Computers

Personal Computer / Desktop

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Laptop
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Mainframes
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Netbook
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PDA – Personal Digital Assistant

6 Types of Computers
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Palmtop
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