Understanding ICT- Information and Communication Technology

Foundation   

This course is a comprehensive introduction to ICT, Information and Communication Technology, covering  a wide range of fundamental topics related to ICT. It can be a great way to enhance your knowledge and skills in the field of technology.

ICT Foundation course at the IGCSE level can provide you with a strong foundation in ICT concepts and skills, which can be valuable for further education or pursuing careers in fields related to technology, computer science, or information systems.

Section 1: Types and components of computer systems

  Introduction

• What is ICT?

• Identify main components of computer systems.

• Hardware and Software.

• Identify internal hardware such as:

• Motherboard

• CPU

• RAM

• ROM

• Internal storage devices

• (HDD)/(SSD)

• sound card

• video card

• Identify external hardware such as:

• Input devices

• Output devices

• Secondary storage devices 

• Information Processing Cycle

• Software: Identify different types of software.

  • Operating system

  • Utility programs

  • Compiler

  • Linkers

  • Device Driver

• HCI- Human-Computer –Interface:

• Identify  Types of computer system

Section 2: Impact of emerging technologies   

• Artificial intelligence ( A.I)

• Vision Enhancement

• Bio-metrics

• Robotics

• Quantum Cryptography

• Computer Assisted Translation (CAT)

• 3D and Holographic Imaging

• Virtual Reality.

Section 3: Types of Input Devices
Manual input

1. Keyboards

2. Pointing devices

3. Inputting Images:

4. Inputting Sound & Music

Direct input systems

1. Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)

2. Optical mark recognition (OMR)

3. Optical character recognition (OCR)

4. Radio Frequency ID Reader (RFID)

5. Magnetic stripe readers

6. Chip-and-PIN readers

7. Barcode readers

Sensors

1. Temperature  sensors

2. Pressure sensors

3. Light sensors

4. Moisture

5. pH(potential of Hydrogen)

Section 4: Types of Output Devices

• Monitors

• Printers

• Plotters

• 3D Printers

• Speakers

• Control Device 

  
  

Section 5: Storage Devices and Media

• Magnetic media

• Optical media

• Solid-State media

• Backups and Archives

Section 6: Networks

• Understand what a computer communication is, and the basic elements of a communication system.

• Understand what a computer network is, network strategy, and network servers.

• Identify types of network and the characteristics of Local Area Network (LAN), and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).

• Identify types of Networking Hardware  such as:

      •Network interface cards

     •Hubs

     •Switches

     •Bridges

     •Routers

     •Modems

     •Network Cables

Section 7: SATELLITE SYSTEMS

Section 8: Data Security

• Security Issues: Pharming-Spam-SMISHING- Vishing-Spyware-Virus

• Data Protection Methods: Authentication-TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION-

  Digital certificate-Transport Layer Security-Encryption

Section9: Cloud Computing

• What is cloud computing?

• Models of Cloud Computing.

• Types of cloud environments

Section10: Databases

• What is Database?

• Types of Database

• Database structure

• Using Database and DBMS

• Data Validation and Verification.

Section 11:  Expert System

• What is an expert system?

• The main parts of expert systems.

• How Do Expert Systems Work?

• How such a system would be created.

• Examples of their uses.

  
  

Section 12: Current Trends

• Block-chain Technology

• IOT: Internet of Things

Section 13: ICT  Applications

An overview of ICT  Applications, and the ways in which ICT is used in our lives:

• BANKING APPLICATIONS

• COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS

• RETAIL INDUSTRY