AS F451 Unit Content

AS F451 Unit Content

1. 3.1.1 Components of a Computer System

   • Types of Hardware
   • Types of Software

2. 3..1.2 Software

   • The system development life cycle
   • Generic Applications software
   • Operating Systems
   • User Interfaces
   • Utilities

3. 3.1.3 Data

   • Number Systems
   • Data Capture
   • Validation & Verification
   • Outputs from a system

4. 3.1.4 Hardware

   • Processor Components
   • Peripheral Devices

5. 3.1.5 Data transmission

   • Data transmissions
   • Circuit & Packet Switching
   • Protocols
   • Networking

6. 3.1.6 Implications of Computer use

   • Economic
   • Social
   • Legal
   • Ethical
   • Environmental