IGCSE Information Communication Technology
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This section of the website provides you with a wealth of resources to help you complete (and pass) the CIE IGCSE ICT course. The pages contained within the site contain content that is matched to the new syllabus for first examinations in 2016.
The website will cover all 21 sections which are made up of a mixture of theory and practical. The course breaks down as follows: |
Theory Units
1. Types and components of computer systems
2. Input and output devices
3. Storage devices and media
4. Networks and the effects of using them
5. The effects of using ICT
6. ICT applications
7. The systems life cycle
8. Safety and security
9. Audience
10. Communication
Practical Units
11. File management
12. Images
13. Layout
14. Styles
15. Proofing
16. Graphs and charts
17. Document production
18. Data manipulation
19. Presentations
20. Data analysis
21. Website authoring
1. Types and components of computer systems
2. Input and output devices
3. Storage devices and media
4. Networks and the effects of using them
5. The effects of using ICT
6. ICT applications
7. The systems life cycle
8. Safety and security
9. Audience
10. Communication
Practical Units
11. File management
12. Images
13. Layout
14. Styles
15. Proofing
16. Graphs and charts
17. Document production
18. Data manipulation
19. Presentations
20. Data analysis
21. Website authoring
Assessment at a glance: Candidates take 3 exam papers and details of these are as follows:
Paper 1 - Theory (2 hours)
Written paper which tests sections 1-21 of the curriculum content.
All questions are compulsory and are mostly multiple choice or short answers.
100 marks weighted at 40% of total.
Paper 2 - Document Production, Data Manipulation, Presentations (2.5 hours)
Practical test assessing knowledge, skills and understanding of sections 17, 18 and 19 of the syllabus content.
All tasks are compulsory.
80 marks weighted at 30% of total.
Paper 3 - Data analysis and Website Authoring (2.5 hours)
Practical test assessing knowledge, skills and understanding of sections 20 and 21 of the syllabus content.
All tasks are compulsory.
80 marks weighted at 30% of total.
Paper 1 - Theory (2 hours)
Written paper which tests sections 1-21 of the curriculum content.
All questions are compulsory and are mostly multiple choice or short answers.
100 marks weighted at 40% of total.
Paper 2 - Document Production, Data Manipulation, Presentations (2.5 hours)
Practical test assessing knowledge, skills and understanding of sections 17, 18 and 19 of the syllabus content.
All tasks are compulsory.
80 marks weighted at 30% of total.
Paper 3 - Data analysis and Website Authoring (2.5 hours)
Practical test assessing knowledge, skills and understanding of sections 20 and 21 of the syllabus content.
All tasks are compulsory.
80 marks weighted at 30% of total.
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