Semester 2

 

Year 10 Computing Studies Assignments

Your assignments should be handwritten.

 Limit each assignment to one A4 page

 

 

 

 

1. Write a program in Pascal that calculates the average of four exam marks for a student. If the average is greater than 80 then the program should congratulate the student. Due Friday 2^nd August

 

 

2. Describe the process of using EFTPOS to pay for goods and services. Due Friday 16^th August

 

 

3. Describe a fibre optic cable and how it is used. Due Friday 30^st August

 

 

4. Give a brief history of the internet. Due Friday 13^th September

 

 

5. Research input devices for people who cannot use a keyboard. Due Friday 27^th September

 

 

6. Describe a robot used in industry. Due Friday 25^th October

 

 

7. Describe an example of an expert system. Due Friday 8^th November

 

 

8. Describe an example of a simulation system. Due Friday 22^nd November

 

 

 

 

Your assignment should demonstrate your researching and organisational skills. The reason for handwritten assignments is that you are limited to handwriting your answers in exams.