Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-15327-0 - Information Technology for CSEC , Third Edition Kelvin Skeete and Kyle Skeete

Table of Contents Part 1 Theory 2 Chapter 1 The basic components of computers 2 Chapter 2 Primary storage devices and media 7 Chapter 3 Secondary storage devices and media 10 Chapter 4 Input devices and media 17 Chapter 5 Output devices and media 23 Chapter 6 Hardware specications 27 Chapter 7 How data is stored in the computer 30 Chapter 8 Types of programs, interfaces and processing 42 Chapter 9 Data communication 47 Chapter 10 Hardware and software applications 51 Chapter 11 The Internet and intranets 57 Chapter 12 Information processing 62 Chapter 13 Protecting and securing information 67 Chapter 14 Measures to reduce information misuse 70 Chapter 15 Information technology: job skills and careers 72 Chapter 16 Current trends in technology 76 Part 2 Problem Solving 80 Chapter 1 Introduction to problem solving 80 Chapter 2 Types of data 83 Chapter 3 Finding the best solution 85 Chapter 4 Introduction to algorithms 87 Chapter 5 Data input and storage 88 Chapter 6 Displaying information 89 Chapter 7 Performing calculations 90 Chapter 8 Selection statements 93 Chapter 9 Loops 98 Chapter 10 Generating tables 102 Chapter 11 Totalling and counting 104 Chapter 12 Maximum and minimum 106 Chapter 13 Trace tables 108 Chapter 14 Arrays 112 Chapter 15 Flowcharts 114 Chapter 16 Top-down design 118 Chapter 17 Testing and debugging 120 Solutions to pseudo code questions 122 Part 3 Programming 128 Chapter 1 Introduction to programming 128 Chapter 2 Introduction to Pascal 132 Chapter 3 Displaying messages on the screen 135 Chapter 4 Reading from the keyboard 137 Chapter 5 Assignment statements 139 Chapter 6 Conditional branching 141 Chapter 7 Loops 144 Chapter 8 Arrays 146 Chapter 9 Documentation 148 Part 4 Microsoft Word 150 Chapter 1 Introduction to Microsoft Word 150 Chapter 2 Working with les 156 Chapter 3 Typing text 160 Chapter 4 Selecting text 163 Chapter 5 Editing and formatting text 165 Chapter 6 Basic word processing tools 170 Chapter 7 Inserting les, footnotes and breaks 175 Chapter 8 Headers and footers 179 Chapter 9 Bullets, numbering and columns 184 Chapter 10 Tables 188 Chapter 11 Tabs 193 Chapter 12 Enhancing a documents appearance 196 Chapter 13 Using text boxes 202 Chapter 14 Advanced word processing features 204 Chapter 15 Printing 222

Part 5 Microsoft PowerPoint 224 Chapter 1 Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 224 Chapter 2 PowerPoint basics 229 Chapter 3 Slide layouts 231 Chapter 4 Using design templates (themes) 234 Chapter 5 Slide transitions 238 Chapter 6 Custom animations 241 Chapter 7 The Slide Master 245 Chapter 8 Printing 248 Part 6 Microsoft FrontPage 250 Chapter 1 Planning a website 250 Chapter 2 Introduction to Microsoft FrontPage 254 Chapter 3 Introduction to HTML 261 Chapter 4 Designing a web page 266 Chapter 5 Working with pictures 269 Chapter 6 Hyperlinks 271 Chapter 7 Publishing your website 276 Part 7 Microsoft Excel 278 Chapter 1 Introduction to Microsoft Excel 278 Chapter 2 Working with les 284 Chapter 3 Excel basics 288 Chapter 4 Selecting ranges 292 Chapter 5 Formulae and formatting 294 Chapter 6 Copying, moving and linking data 303 Chapter 7 Absolute cell references 307 Chapter 8 The BODMAS rule in calculations 310 Chapter 9 Sorting data 312 Chapter 10 Inserting charts 315 Chapter 11 Advanced features 322 Chapter 12 Criteria ranges (Advanced Filter) 326 Chapter 13 Printing 329

Part 8 Microsoft Access 350 Chapter 1 Introduction to Microsoft Access 350 Chapter 2 Table design basics 355 Chapter 3 Additional eld properties 359 Chapter 4 Modifying the table design 364 Chapter 5 Primary keys 365 Chapter 6 Setting relationships 367 Chapter 7 Entering and editing data 370 Chapter 8 Copying data 375 Chapter 9 Sorting and indexing 378 Chapter 10 Introduction to queries 380 Chapter 11 Basic queries 383 Chapter 12 Multiple-table queries 388 Chapter 13 Calculated elds 391 Chapter 14 Summarising data using queries 393 Chapter 15 Make Table and Update queries 395 Chapter 16 Creating reports 398 Chapter 17 Printing 402