Week Beginning | Computer Systems | Software Development |
1 – 3/12/12 | Data Representation | The Need for the Software Development Process |
2 – 10/12/12 | Computer Structure | Features of Software Development Process |
3 – 17/12/12 | Computer Performance | Tools and techniques |
4 – 24/12/12 | Peripherals | Personnel |
5 – 31/12/12 | Networking | Languages and Environments |
6 – 7/1/13 | Using Networks | High Level Language Constructs 1 |
7 – 14/1/13 | Computer Software | High Level Language Constructs 2 |
8 – 21/1/13 | Dealing with Viruses | Procedures, Functions and Standard Algorithms |
9 – 28/1/13 | End of Unit Test | End of Unit Test |
Category Archives: 1. Computer Systems
Week 4
Week Beginning | Computer Systems | Software Development |
1 – 3/12/12 | Data Representation | The Need for the Software Development Process |
2 – 10/12/12 | Computer Structure | Features of Software Development Process |
3 – 17/12/12 | Computer Performance | Tools and techniques |
4 – 24/12/12 | Peripherals | Personnel |
5 – 31/12/12 | Networking | Languages and Environments |
6 – 7/1/13 | Using Networks | High Level Language Constructs 1 |
7 – 14/1/13 | Computer Software | High Level Language Constructs 2 |
8 – 21/1/13 | Dealing with Viruses | Procedures, Functions and Standard Algorithms |
9 – 28/1/13 | End of Unit Test | End of Unit Test |
Week 3
Week Beginning | Computer Systems | Software Development |
1 – 3/12/12 | Data Representation | The Need for the Software Development Process |
2 – 10/12/12 | Computer Structure | Features of Software Development Process |
3 – 17/12/12 | Computer Performance | Tools and techniques |
4 – 24/12/12 | Peripherals | Personnel |
5 – 31/12/12 | Networking | Languages and Environments |
6 – 7/1/13 | Using Networks | High Level Language Constructs 1 |
7 – 14/1/13 | Computer Software | High Level Language Constructs 2 |
8 – 21/1/13 | Dealing with Viruses | Procedures, Functions and Standard Algorithms |
9 – 28/1/13 | End of Unit Test | End of Unit Test |
Touch Screens & Digital Cameras
We all use touch screens on our phones but have you stopped recently to wonder how they wand why some are better than others?
While I am here, we covered digital cameras a couple of weeks ago here are some of the basics.
Solutions to 11/12/12 starter questions
Week 2
Week Beginning | Computer Systems | Software Development |
1 – 3/12/12 | Data Representation | The Need for the Software Development Process |
2 – 10/12/12 | Computer Structure | Features of Software Development Process |
3 – 17/12/12 | Computer Performance | Tools and techniques |
4 – 24/12/12 | Peripherals | Personnel |
5 – 31/12/12 | Networking | Languages and Environments |
6 – 7/1/13 | Using Networks | High Level Language Constructs 1 |
7 – 14/1/13 | Computer Software | High Level Language Constructs 2 |
8 – 21/1/13 | Dealing with Viruses | Procedures, Functions and Standard Algorithms |
9 – 28/1/13 | End of Unit Test | End of Unit Test |
Homework for 11/12/12
SQA 2008 Q13
Week 1
Week Beginning | Computer Systems | Software Development |
1 – 3/12/12 | Data Representation | The Need for the Software Development Process |
2 – 10/12/12 | Computer Structure | Features of Software Development Process |
3 – 17/12/12 | Computer Performance | Tools and techniques |
4 – 24/12/12 | Peripherals | Personnel |
5 – 31/12/12 | Networking | Languages and Environments |
6 – 7/1/13 | Using Networks | High Level Language Constructs 1 |
7 – 14/1/13 | Computer Software | High Level Language Constructs 2 |
8 – 21/1/13 | Dealing with Viruses | Procedures, Functions and Standard Algorithms |
9 – 28/1/13 | End of Unit Test | End of Unit Test |
Monitors
I thought I might let YouTube recap for me 🙂
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Homework for 13th Nov.
SQA 2007 Q17
17. John uses his digital camera to take photographs. It has a 512 Megabyte
memory card. His camera uses 16,777,216 colours and is set to a resolution of
3000 × 2000 pixels.
(a) (i) Calculate the file size of a single image. Your answer should be in
appropriate units. Show all working.
(ii) What is the maximum number of images of this size that can be
stored on John’s memory card?
(b) State two reasons why digital images are stored as JPEGs.
(c) He changes the setting in his camera to reduce the bit-depth.
Describe one effect that this will have.
(d) He connects his camera to his computer. One function of the interface is
the handling of status signals. Describe what is meant by the term “status
signals”.
(e) There are a large number of pictures on his hard disk. The combined size
of all of his photographs is 3 Gb.
He can use a solid-state storage device or Rewritable DVD to take all of his
photographs to his chemist shop for printing. Recommend one of these
devices and justify your choice.