General ITGS Revision Guide Mr Atif Hussain Hayah International Academy 2012/ 2013
May 19, 2015
General ITGS Revision Guide
Mr Atif HussainHayah International Academy
2012/ 2013
Read the question carefully
• Read the question twice
• Make sure your answer is what the examiners want!
• Look at the number of marks for the question
• Have you written enough points for the marks?
• Does your answer need expanding?
Exam Tips
• Don’t use words such as ‘Google’ or ‘Word’, instead say ‘Search Engine’ or ‘Word Processor’
• This exam is about where you get information from – paper based as well as computer based
Paper based Information
• Reference books, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia
• Card Indexes, Dictionaries, Atlas
• Directories, Newspapers
Computer based Information
• USB Drives, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM
• Teletext & Ceefax, Viewdata
• Bulletin Boards, The Internet
• Intranets, The World Wide Web
• What hardware and software do you need to access the above?
Dewey Decimal System
• There are ten main divisions: 000, 100, 200, …., 800, 900
• These divisions are then split into sub-divisions e.g. 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics divides into:
• 510 Mathematics• 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences• 530 Physics• Etc
Dewey Decimal System
• If necessary these sub-classes can be further sub-divided e.g.
• 520 Astronomy & Allied Sciences• 523 Specific Celestial Bodes & Phenomena• 523.1 The Universe
• 523.2 Solar System
Keeping Information Secure
• Locks on computer room doors
• Access to computer room by swipe card
• Voice recognition or finger print comparison to enter room
• Use of ID Cards (with photographs)
• Locks on computers and/or keyboards
• Password protect files
• User rights – read only, read/write, no access
Searching for Information (paper)
• Use a list of contents
• Use a glossary
• Use an index
• Search catalogues
• Interpret information from graphs/charts
• Interpret information held in tables
Searching for Information (ICT)
• Use a search engine
• Use lower case letters NOT CAPITALS
• Use quotation marks to get more accurate results
• Ask direct questions
• Use operators (and, or, not, =, -)
Methods of communicating
• Radio
• Television
• Telephone
• Fax
• Networks – LAN- WAN
• VOIP
Data Protection Act – Data must be
• Processed fairly/lawfully• Held for a specific purpose• Adequate/relevant/not excessive• Accurate• Up to date• Not kept longer than necessary• Processed in accordance with the data subject’s
rights• Kept securely• Not transferred to countries without protection
Copyright
• This protects the work of authors, artists, composers as well as software, from being copied or reproduced without permission.
• Warnings are along the lines of ‘All rights reserved….’
• Check for the © symbol
• Check the symbol
Standard ways of working
• Proof-read your work
• Keep back-up copies on another disk or location
• Save your work regularly using different and appropriate filenames
• Keep information free from viruses
• Respect confidentiality
Good Luck