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Topics Outline For Year 8 Term 1 2018

The document outlines the topics to be covered in Term 1 of the 2018 academic year for 8th Year Group students taking the Cambridge IGCSE ICT 0417 exam in 2022 at Oshwal Academy Nairobi. The topics covered in Unit 1 include software types and components, the central processing unit, internal and secondary storage, and operating systems. Unit 2 covers direct data entry methods and associated input devices such as magnetic stripe readers, chip and PIN readers, and optical mark, character, and bar code readers.

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Topics Outline For Year 8 Term 1 2018

The document outlines the topics to be covered in Term 1 of the 2018 academic year for 8th Year Group students taking the Cambridge IGCSE ICT 0417 exam in 2022 at Oshwal Academy Nairobi. The topics covered in Unit 1 include software types and components, the central processing unit, internal and secondary storage, and operating systems. Unit 2 covers direct data entry methods and associated input devices such as magnetic stripe readers, chip and PIN readers, and optical mark, character, and bar code readers.

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OSHWAL ACADEMY NAIROBI –

JUNIOR HIGH

TOPIC OUTLINE

SUBJECT: Cambridge IGCSE ICT 0417

Academic Year: 2018/2019

Year Group: 8

Term 1 2018

Prepared by: Mr. B. ABWAJOH

For examination in 2022.


Unit 1: Types and components of computer systems

1. Software

 Definition of software

 Types of computer software

 Define applications software

 Identify the two types of software

 Define software as programs for controlling the operation of a computer or


processing of electronic data

 Define system software

 Explain how an operating system work and give examples of user interfaces

2. The main components of computer systems

 Describe the central processing unit including its role

 Describe internal memory, i.e. ROM and RAM and the difference
between them.

 Describe secondary and primary storage

3. Operating Systems

 Define and describe operating systems

 Describe the examples of operating system

 Describe examples of user interfaces

 Describe the difference between the user interfaces

Unit 2: Input and Output Devices

1. Direct data entry and associated devices

 Definition of DDE .

 Describe DDE methods.

 Identify devices associated with DDE e.g. Magnetic Stripe Readers, Chip
and PIN.

 Readers, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers, Magnetic Ink


Character Reader (MICR).

 Optical Mark Reader (OMR), Optical Character Reader (OCR), bar code
reader
 Identify the advantages and disadvantages of DDE devices.

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