SS1 ICT SECOND TERM SCHEME OF WORK

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COMPUTER STUDIES 

SCHEME OF WORK 

WEEK 1: WELCOME TEST/INTRODUCTION TO 21ST

CENTURY DIGITAL SKILLS. 

 Graphics.

 Animation.

 Data Analysis

 Programming.

 AI and Robotics.

 Content Creation, etc.

WEEK 2: DATA AND INFORMATION.

 Definition of data and information.

 Differences between data and information.

 Examples of data and information.

WEEK 3: COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.

 Meaning of ICT.

 Importance/Benefits of ICT.

 Types of ICT:

 Broadcasting e.g., Radio, Television, etc.

 Telecommunications.

 Data Network e.g., LAN, WAN,

 Information systems.

 Satellite communications/communications 

satellite.

WEEK 4: TELECOMMUNICATIONS. 

 Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN).

 Mobile Phone System (GSM).

 Circuit Switched Telephone System (CSTS)

 Satellite Telephone System

 Fixed Wireless Telephone System.

WEEK 5: DATA NETWORK.

 Personal Area Network (PAN).

 Local Area Network (LAN).

 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

 Wide Area Network (WAN), etc.

WEEK 6: APPLICATION AREAS OF ICT.

 Definition and brief description of:

 Teleconferencing.

 Video Conferencing.

 Telecommuting.

 Telecomputing, etc.

WEEK 7: PROGRAMMING LANGAUAGE. 

 Definition.

 Level of programming language.

 Features of each level of programming language.

 Example of programming languages.

WEEK 8: PROJECT/MIDTERM BREAK. 

WEEK 9: BASIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES.

 Meaning of BASIC.

 Character set.

 Types of data.

BASIC STATEMENTS. 

(i) INPUT

(ii) CLS

(iii) LET

(iv) END

(v) PRINT

(vi) READ/DATA

(vii) REM, etc.

BASIC ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS.

(i) Arithmetic e.g., +, -, ×, /, etc.

(ii) Relational e.g., <, >, <=, >=, <>

(iii) Logical e.g., NOT, OR, AND

BASIC EXPRESSION/NOTATION.

 + (+)

 × (*)

 ÷ (/) etc.

WRITING SIMPLE BASIC PROGRAM.

(i) Program to calculate area of rectangle.

(ii) Program to calculate average of 3 numbers.

(iii) Program to calculate area of triangle.

WEEK 10: PYTHON BASIC I.

 Counting.

 Summing.

 Swapping.

 Flag variables.

 Maxes and Mins.

 Comments.

 Simple debugging,

 Example of programs.

WEEK 11: PYTHON BASIC AND LOOP.

 Getting help from Python, for loop.

 Example on for loop.

WEEK 12: PYTHON IF STATEMENTS

 A Sample Examples.

 Conditional Operators.

 Common Mistakes.

 elf.

WEEK 13: REVISION.

WEEK 14: EXAMINATION