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Contents

RATIONALE.. .......................................................................................................................................... 1

AIMS………………….. ................................................................................................................................. 2

ORGANISATION OF THE SYLLABUS ........................................................................................................ 2

SUGGESTED TIMETABLE ALLOCATION .................................................................................................. 3

FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATIONS ......................................................................................................... 3

CERTIFICATION AND DEFINITION OF PROFILE DIMENSIONS ................................................................ 4

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................... 5

NOTES TO TEACHERS ............................................................................................................................. 6

REGULATIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES ................................................................................................ 7

REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES ........................................................................................... 7

SECTION 1: COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING ...................................... 8

SECTION 2: COMPUTER NETWORKS AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES ........................................................ 13

SECTION 3: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) .......................................................................... 15

SECTION 4: WORD-PROCESSING AND WEB PAGE DESIGN ................................................................. 19

SECTION 5: SPREADSHEETS ................................................................................................................. 22

SECTION 6: DATABASE MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................... 24

SECTION 7: PROBLEM-SOLVING AND PROGRAM DESIGN .................................................................. 26

SECTION 8: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION ......................................................................................... 29

GUIDELINES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT ............................................ 31

RECOMMENDED TEXTS ....................................................................................................................... 43

GLOSSARY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS .................................................................... 44

GLOSSARY OF BEHAVIOURAL VERBS USED IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATIONS .. 52

CXC 30/G/SYLL 17