Definitions:

Hardware
Software
Storage Devices
Output Devices
System Software (Operating software) (definition, uses, purpose)
Application Software
Memory unit
Control unit
Arithmetic Logic unit
RAM (uses and definition)
ROM (uses and definition)
Buffer (use and definition)
Interrupt (use and definition)
LAN, WAN.
Protocol.
Packet switching and Circuit switching.
Serial, parallel data transmission.
Simplex, half duplex, full duplex data transmission.
Custom written and off the shelf software.
Bitmap and Vector graphics.
Expert systems (how they are created and how they work).
Verification and Validation (including methods for both).
Data logging

-> Types of operating systems; batch, real time, single user, multi user, multi tasking,
networking.
-> Types of User Interfaces; GUI, natural language, command line, form based, menu based.
Uses and their applications.
-> Utility software and their uses (file handling, disk formatting, disk defragmenter, virus
checker.
-> Different Data Types and their representation (expected values) - String, Integer, Boolean,
Date/Time, Currency, Character.
-> Denary to Binary conversion.
-> Arrays, one and two dimensional, initializing, declaration.
-> Stacks and Queues, their structure, adding/deleting items from them, their uses.
-> Serial, Sequential, Indexed Sequential, Random access of data. Examples,
advantages/disadvantages of all.
-> Hashing. Algorithm and clashes.
-> Backup and archiving.
-> Types of secondary storage and their uses, advantages/disadvantages.
-> Peripheral devices (input, output, storage); their appropriate application.
-> Hardware and software for access to LAN/WAN (switches, hubs, cables, modem, router,
gateways, bridges; internet browser, modem driver, etc.)

-> Network topologies, their advantages and drawbacks.

-> Need and use of protocols in establishing connections in networks.
-> Parity check (including parity blocks), echoing back and checksum to check errors in data
transmission.
-> SYSTEM ANALYSIS. System flowchart and Data flow diagrams - Practice.
-> State appropriate applications and their features for use in business, commercial or industrial
applications; e.g. payrolls, stock control.
-> List features of word processing, spreadsheet, desktop publishing, presentation software,
graphical software.
-> Manual and Automatic Data Capture using keyboard, optical mark recognition, optical
character recognition, barcode reader, sensors and data logging, touch screens, magnetic strip
reader, magnetic character reader, etc.
-> Appropriate output formats (graphs, reports, presentation) according to audience.
Advantages and drawbacks of each output format.
-> Importance of a good user interface.
-> Human Computer Interaction (HCI) involving content, layout, colour.
-> Suggest/create an appropraite interface with respect to given information/application.
-> LOGIC GATES (practice).