AS Module 1 (ICT1) - Information: Nature, Role and Context
     

Select any area of the specification for more detailed information, extra resources, suggested reading and practice questions.

  Specification Content - ICT1  

  Assessment


  10.1    Knowledge, Information & Data
  10.2    Value and importance of information
  10.3    Control of information
  10.4    Capabilities & limitations of ICT
  10.5    The social impact of ICT
  10.6    Role of communication systems
  10.7    Information and the professional
  10.8    Information systems malpractice and crime
  10.9    The legal framework
  10.10  Health and safety

 
 

Assessment is by a 1¾ hour written paper:
  Short answer questions

Next exam session:
Spring 2002:
  January 14 2002 pm
  Summer 2002:
  June 5 2002 pm

 

Additional Resources - Information: Nature, Role and Context

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The resources below are 'general' links to ICT1 resources (useful for last minute revision!). For more detailed resources use the specification content above.

Key to resources: Internet resource Word file Acrobat file

 

Resource

Type

Size

Notes
AS Level ICT

n/a AS ICT notes and links from The KJS (and New Hall School)
AS Module 1

n/a Greenwood School module outline and links.
FatMax Revision

n/a ICT1 links, notes and past papers (includes older past paper questions and mark schemes)
Module 1 Links

n/a Comprehensive set of links from Alcester Grammar School
Module 1 Resources

n/a Lots of ICT1 resources from The Billericay School.
Module 1 Checklist

115Kb Revision checklist from Kesgrave High School

Add/suggest new resources - Click here to suggest new resources relevant to this module. Do NOT add attachments e.g. Word documents to your suggestions as these will be discarded.

Reading for ICT1 - Information: Nature, Role and Context

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Texts other than Heathcote can be found in the ICT section of the Library Resource Centre or can be ordered from Amazon using the links below. Internet resources are free!

Key to reading: Heathcote - Core Text Internet resource Other book

 

Reading

Type

Size

Notes  

Books

AS Module ICT1

n/a Heathcote Section 1 Pages 1 - 72   Essential Reading:
Heathcote - AS ICT
Doyle - Understanding IT

Other Reading:
Mott & Leeming - ICT AS Level

AS Module ICT1

n/a Doyle Section 1  
Annotated specification

62Kb Annotated extract of the specification from Alcester Grammar School (Word file)  
Revision Guide

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The KJS AS ICT Revision Guide (Word file). Also covers ICT2.

 
AS Module ICT1

n/a Mott & Leeming    
ICT1 Terminology

283Kb Key words in AS module 1 from Kesgrave High School (Acrobat file)    

News stories provide loads of useful material which help explain the real relevance of the specification. They're also great for students who want to show off real understanding in exams - a good example is worth a thousand words of drivel! This page (maintained by Martin Smith) for the OCR spec is an essential resource for any student or teacher - bookmark it!!

Practice questions - Information: Nature, Role and Context

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Revision questions for ICT1. Steve Longley's online database is especially useful if you need questions for a single topic.

Key to questions: Past exam questions Other questions

 

 

 

Questions

Type

Size

Notes
ICT1 questions

n/a Past paper questions (2001 - 2002) sorted by topic. From Alcester Grammar School.
AS Module ICT1

n/a Homework questions from the KJS School.
FatMax Revision

n/a Complete set of ICT1 (and IT01) papers and mark schemes 1997 - 2002. In the Exams section.
Exams Database

n/a Steve Longley's searchable past paper database (covers 2001 - 2002). Includes answers!

 

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