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Specification Content - ICT2
11.5 Manipulation and/or processing

Manipulation and/or processing looks at the different methods in which data can be processed. Be careful with this topic as some of the terms used mean different things to different people!
 

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Widely used as the standard text for AS level ICT
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Photocopiable notes for ICT1 & ICT2
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Diagrams

An excellent resource for last minute revision
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Detailed text covering AS and A2 ICT
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The 3rd edition contains new questions and case studies
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11.5 Key points/learning outcomes
  • Describe the different modes of operation; batch, interactive, transaction, real-time and identify appropriate contexts for their use
     

  • Describe the characteristics of processing data in the form of text, pictures, numbers and sound.


ICT2 Assessment/Exams

1 hour 30 minute exam. Short answer questions

Next exam
Friday 13 January 2006 PM
 

 
11.5 Book references

See the books page for more details about the titles listed below

McWeeney

Mott & Leeming

Doyle

Heathcote

11.5 Practice questions

AQA past papers
Past papers. Not as useful as the Psionica database AQA shamefully closed but...

Practice questions
Some practice questions for 11.5 (.rtf file - opens in Word/Writer). You can chop these up for homeworks and stuff.

Past paper answers
Answers to the questions above. Password protected .doc file. Sorry but the password is only available to teachers.

Older Exam Papers
Past papers (pre 2000) not included on the official AQA site from Colchester VI Form College. These still contain some relevant questions for this topic. Look for IT02/ICT2 papers.

11.5 Online Resources

Links to general online resources for 11.5. I'd recommend right clicking links/icons and "Save Target As..." for anything other than web pages (see key below)

Flash Notes
Steve Longley's excellent online flash notes for 11.5 - Manipulation and/or processing
 
Flash Notes
Offline versions of the above.  Right click the link and Save Target As...
 
Modes of Processing
Handout from somewhere or other??? Not sure where this came from but it looks OK.
 
Manipulation and Processing
Excellent PowerPoint from www.ict-teacher.com. Also covers 11.6 Dissemination/distribution.
 
Binary
Short PowerPoint from Kesgrave explains how to convert denary numbers to binary and back again.
 
PowerPoint presentation covering Heathcote Ch.20 from Deepak Gautam. I get a mention so it must be good!
 
Data Manipulation and Processing
Second part of the above PowerPoint presentation from Mr. G.
 
11.5 Manipulation and/or Processing
Summary notes and questions from North Chadderton High School.
 
Revision Questions
Handout containing a couple of questions. Suitable for homework, revision, blah de blah de blah.
 
Batch Processing
Webopedia definition. Follow the links at the bottom of the page for transaction and interactive processing.
 
Image File Types
Don't know your GIFs from your JPEGs? This is a good place to start
 
Vector vs. Raster Graphics
Covers the "characteristics of processing data..." bit of the specification
 

Key to resources:

PowerPoint presentation
Word file
Web page
Macromedia Flash

Word, PowerPoint and Excel resources will also open in OOo Writer, Calc and Impress - check the downloads page.

 

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