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Home Year 10 Computing Course Overview 2012

Course Overview 2012

This course looks at the five areas of Digital Technologies, being Digital Information, Digital Media, Programming and Computer Science, Electronics and Digital Infrastructure.

One class is taught by Mr Ross and the other by Mrs Ronald. They will teach different areas at different times.

We spend about 7 weeks on each area and then finish up the year with a major project.

Stationary: Headphones. A4 Clearfile.

Recoveries:  $15

 

 

Digital Information

File management

Email.

Spreadsheets

Query databases.

Digital Media

HTML Webpages

Basic XHTML tags. Working between text and browser. 

GIMP photo editing and tutorials. 

Programming and Computer Science

Python Programming

Electronics

PicAxe setup. Chip programming and interfacing.

Year 9 did not do Electronics so covering the basics first.

Pre-test. LED Throwies and electronics intro. Continuity Tester. 

Digital Infrastructure

Computer maintenance.

Input and output. Processing. Link to Electronics.

Operating Systems

Command line. Link to perl.