ICT FORM 5 - St Joseph School, Blata l-Bajda

St Joseph School, Blata l-Bajda Scheme of Work (2014-2015)
ICT - Form 5
First Term
Sept ECDL - Module 1
1. Hardware
1.1. Personal computer vs. Apple computers
1.2. Laptop & palmtop computers
1.3. Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
1.4. Mobile phones (cell phones), Media players and Smartphones
Oct
1.5. Parts of a computer
1.5.1. The CPU
1.5.2. Memory (RAM)
1.5.3. ROM-BIOS
1.5.4. Disks
1.5.5. The Hard (Fixed) Disk
1.6. I/O Ports
1.6.1. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port
1.6.2. Serial Port
1.6.3. Parallel Port
1.6.4. Network Port
1.6.5. FireWire Port
1.7. Computer Performance
1.7.1. CPU Clock speed
1.7.2. RAM size
1.7.3. Hard disk speed and storage
1.7.4. Free hard disk space
1.7.5. De-fragmenting files
1.7.6. Multitasking considerations
1.7.7. CPU speeds
1.8. What is computer memory?
1.8.1. RAM
1.8.2. ROM
1.8.3. ROM-BIOS
1.8.4. Video (graphics) memory
1.9. Measurement of storage capacity
1.10. Types of storage media
1.10.1. Internal hard disks
1.10.2. External hard disks
1.10.3. CDs
1.10.4. DVDs
1.10.5. Recordable CD & DVD drives
1.10.6. USB flash drives (memory sticks)
1.10.7. Memory cards
1.10.8. Network drives and on-line file storage
1.10.9. Floppy disks (diskettes)
1.11. Input devices - Keyboard, Mouse, Scanners. Tracker balls, Touch pads,
Joysticks, Web cams, Digital cameras, Microphones
1.12. Output devices - CRT monitor, Flat screens, Projection devices,
Speakers/headphones, Speech synthesizers
1.13. Printers - Laser printers, Inkjet printers, Dot Matrix printers
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1.14. Input and output devices.
Nov
2. Software
2.1. Operating Systems
2.2. Applications
2.2.1. Word processing applications
2.2.2. Spreadsheets applications
2.2.3. Database applications
2.2.4. Presentation applications
2.2.5. E-mailing applications
2.2.6. Web browsing applications
2.2.7. Photo editing applications
2.2.8. Computer games
2.3. Utilities and Accessibility options
2.3.1. Voice recognition software
2.3.2. Screen reader software
2.3.3. Screen magnifier software
2.3.4. On-screen keyboard
3. Networks
3.1. Network types
3.1.1. LAN (Local Area Network)
3.1.2. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)
3.1.3. WAN (Wide Area Network)
3.2. Network setup
3.2.1. Client/server networks
3.2.2. Internet (World Wide Web (WWW) vs. the Internet)
3.2.3. Intranets
3.2.4. Extranets
3.3. Data Transfer
3.3.1. Downloading from & uploading to a network
3.3.2. Data transfer rate measurement
3.4. Broadband vs. dial-up Internet connection services
4. ICT in Everyday Life
4.1. ICT in the Electronic World
4.1.1. E-commerce
4.1.2. E-banking
4.1.3. E-government
4.1.4. E-learning (Uses of computer applications in education)
4.1.5. Teleworking
4.2. Communications
4.2.1. Electronic mail (e-mail)
4.2.2. Instant messaging (IM)
4.2.3. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
4.2.4. Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds
4.2.5. Blogging (web logs)
4.2.6. Podcasts
4.3. Virtual Communities
4.3.1. Online (virtual) communities
4.3.2. Social networking websites
4.3.3. Internet forums (message boards / discussion boards)
4.3.4. Chat rooms
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Dec
Second Term
Jan
4.3.5. Online computer games
4.3.6. Publishing and sharing content online.
4.3.7. Sharing photos, video and audio clips.
4.3.8. Precautions when accessing online communities
4.4. Health Issues
4.4.1. What is ergonomics?
4.4.2. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
4.4.3. Lighting issues when using a computer
4.4.4. Screen and keyboard positioning
4.4.5. Seating issues when using a computer
4.4.6. Wellbeing when using a computer
4.4.7. Make sure that cables are safely secured
4.4.8. Make sure that power points are not overloaded
4.5. Environment Issues
4.5.1. Computer recycling options
4.5.2. Computer energy saving options
4.6. Security
4.6.1. Identity/authentication (user name (ID) and password)
4.6.2. Password policies
4.7. Data security
4.7.1. Off-site backups
4.7.2. Why do you need to backup your computer?
4.7.3. Complete vs. incremental backups
4.7.4. Firewall
4.7.5. Data theft issues
4.8. Viruses
4.8.1. Computer virus infection issues
4.8.2. Protecting against computer virus infection
4.8.3. What to do if you discover a virus on your computer
4.8.4. The limitations of antivirus software
5. Legal Issues
5.1. Copyright
5.2. Site licenses
5.2.1. What is an ‘end-user license agreement’?
5.2.2. Types of licence agreement
5.2.3. What is shareware?
5.2.4. What is freeware?
5.2.5. Open source software
5.3. Data Protection Legislation
Diagnostic Test and Exam
Image Editing - Using GIMP 2
1. Image Concepts
1.1. Digital images
1.1.1. Pixels
1.1.2. Lossy and lossless file compression
1.1.3. What is copyright?
1.1.4. Copyright issues when copying files
1.1.5. Royalty free and right managed images
1.2. Graphic formats
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Feb
Mar
1.2.1. Raster
1.2.2. Vector graphics
1.3. Colour concepts
1.3.1. Common colour model
1.3.2. Colour terms
2. Using GIMP
2.1. Image creation and basic setting
2.1.1. Create a new image
2.1.2. Change the background
2.1.3. Change colour mode
2.1.4. Create a new image file from clipboard
2.1.5. Save the new image
2.1.6. Export
2.1.7. Set the foreground colour
2.1.8. Gridlines
2.2. Enhancing productivity
2.2.1. Transparency
2.2.2. Measurement Units
2.2.3. Help Function
2.2.4. Magnification/zoom
2.2.5. Undo, redo
2.2.6. Displaying Options
2.3. Selection
2.3.1. Ellipse Selection
2.3.2. Invert Selection
2.3.3. Use the free hand tool and cropping technique
2.3.4. Using the intelligent Scissors or magnetic lasso tool and cropping
technique
2.3.5. Save a selection
2.3.6. Open the saved channel
2.3.7. Antialiasing
2.3.8. Feathering and cropping technique
2.3.9. Image or Layer Selection
Mid-Yearly Exams
2.4. Image manipulation
2.4.1. Layers Opacity
2.4.2. Flip Layer
2.4.3. Rotate layer
2.4.4. Trim
2.4.5. Scale Layers
2.4.6. Duplicate Layer
2.4.7. Move
2.4.8. Link layers
2.4.9. Flatten Layers
2.4.10. Blending Mode
2.4.11. Lock Layers
2.4.12. Delete Layers
2.4.13. Change the canvas size of an image
2.4.14. Resize an image in pixels, measurement units
2.4.15. Rotate, mirror an image or selection within an image
2.4.16. Convert a drawn image to a raster layer
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2.4.17. Create an animated gif from layers
2.5. Text
2.5.1. Change text in text box
2.5.2. Font size
2.5.3. Cut/move and paste text
2.5.4. Delete text
2.5.5. Font size
2.5.6. Font colour
2.5.7. Bold, Italic, Underline and Strikethrough
2.5.8. Align Text
2.5.9. Text wrap
2.6. Effects and filters
2.6.1. Artistic effects
2.6.2. Distorts effects
2.6.3. Blur
2.6.4. Light and Shadow
2.6.5. Enhance
2.6.6. Colour Adjustments
2.6.7. Apply red eye reduction
3. Drawing and Painting
3.1. Drawing tools
3.1.1. Free drawn Line
3.1.2. Straight line
3.1.3. Curves
3.1.4. Rectangle or square shapes
3.1.5. Circle or Oval shapes
3.2. Painting tools
3.2.1. Colour Pick up
3.2.2. Bucket Fill
3.2.3. Gradient tool
3.2.4. Paintbrush
3.2.5. Eraser tool
3.2.6. Clone tool
4. Prepare Outputs
4.1. Set up
4.1.1. Print Preview
4.1.2. Appropriate settings for Printing
4.1.3. Appropriate settings for website and email
4.2. Print
4.2.1. Page set up and Printing
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