TEACHER NOTES

Primary Storage Devices
A study of Primary storage devices that include ROM, RAM, EEPROM.

Secondary Storage Devices
Notes on secondary storage devices. Magnetic Tape, Floppy Disk

Communication Devices
Looking at communication devices, both analogue (modems) and digital (ISDN).

Different types of data storage
Looks at the different methods of storing data as text, graphic, sound including the ways data can be compressed.

How Printer's Work
Looks at the different types of printer's and how they operate. Consists of a table that looks at print quality vs cost.

Verification and Validation
Verification and validation is very important when data is entered into a computer system. Here several methods are looked at, so the computer can check data before accepting it into its records.

Revision Notes
Revision notes for Module2. Include data capture, categories of software, HCI's, data security and more.

Revision Notes on Types of Computers
Revision notes for Module2. Looks at the different types of computers, the progression of processors from the XT to the Pentium 4, primary and secondary storage. Questions at the end of the document.

Past Paper questions on Software
Past paper questions from 1996 to 2000

Past Paper questions on Data capture, hardware
Past paper questions from 1996 to 2000

Dialog boxes in Spreadsheets
An example of a dialog box within a Spreadsheet application.yr12_pr01.xls

Library Database example
Intructions on how to create a Library Database in MS Access. yr12_prac.doc

Answers to Module 2 chapter questions
The model answers to Module 2 questions from Heathcote. yr12_md210.doc