14 SECONDARY explain the need for secondary • STORAGE storage [ Book Pages 28-31] describe common storage • [ Pages 21,25,26] technologies such as optical, [ Pages 6-7] magnetic and solid state • describe flash memory select suitable storage devices • and storage for a given application and justify their choice using characteristics such as capacity, portability, durability and reliability 15 * discuss how changes in memory INNOVATIVE • COMPUTER technologies are leading to DESIGN innovative computer designs [ Book Page 32] [ Page 21] [ Page 6] 16 INPUT & OUTPUT understand the need for input • and output devices DEVICES [ Book Pages 32- 37] describe suitable input devices • [ Pages22- 24] for a wide range of computer [ Pages1-5,8] controlled situations describe suitable output devices • for a wide range of computer controlled situations discuss input and output devices • for users with specific needs 17 BINARY LOGIC explain why data is represented • [ Book Pages 38-40] in computer systems in binary [ Pages 12-14] form [ Pages 1-3] understand and produce simple • logic diagrams using the operations NOT, AND and OR produce a truth table from a • given logic diagram 18 OPERATING SYSTEMS explain the need for the • [ Book Pages 46-50] following functions of an [ Page 27] operating system: [ Pages 1-7] user interface, memory management, peripheral management, multitasking and security 19 UTILITY SOFTWARE describe the purpose and use of • [ Book Pages 51-55] common utility programs for [ Page 28] computer security (antivirus, [ Page 7] spyware protection and firewalls), disk organisation (formatting, file transfer, and defragmentation), and
14 SECONDARY STORAGE [ Book Pages 28-31] [ Pages 21,25,26] [ Pages 6-7] • explain the need for secondary storage • describe common storage technologies such as optical, magnetic and solid state • describe flash memory • select suitable storage devices and storage for a given application and justify their choice using characteristics such as capacity, portability, durability and reliability 15 * INNOVATIVE COMPUTER DESIGN [ Book Page 32] [ Page 21] [ Page 6] • discuss how changes in memory technologies are leading to innovative computer designs 16 INPUT & OUTPUT DEVICES [ Book Pages 32- 37] [ Pages22- 24] [ Pages1-5,8] • understand the need for input and output devices • describe suitable input devices for a wide range of computer controlled situations • describe suitable output devices for a wide range of computer controlled situations • discuss input and output devices for users with specific needs 17 BINARY LOGIC [ Book Pages 38-40] [ Pages 12-14] [ Pages 1-3] • explain why data is represented in computer systems in binary form • understand and produce simple logic diagrams using the operations NOT, AND and OR • produce a truth table from a given logic diagram 18 OPERATING SYSTEMS [ Book Pages 46-50] [ Page 27] [ Pages 1-7] • explain the need for the following functions of an operating system: user interface, memory management, peripheral management, multitasking and security 19 UTILITY SOFTWARE [ Book Pages 51-55] [ Page 28] [ Page 7] • describe the purpose and use of common utility programs for computer security (antivirus, spyware protection and firewalls), disk organisation (formatting, file transfer, and defragmentation), and
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