Information &

Communication
Technology

Year 11 (2015)

Information & Communication

Technology (ICT)
Chapter 1: Types and Components of Computer Systems

Part 1: Hardware/Software & Types of Computers

Part 2: Main components of a Computer Systems
Part 3: Operating Systems
Part 4: Recent Developments

Chapter 2: Input & Output Devices

Part 1: Manual Input Devices
Part 2: Direct Input Devices
Part 3: Sensors
Part 4: Output Devices
Part 5: Control Devices

Chapter 3: Storage Devices & Media

Part 1: Data Storage & Backing Data
Part 2: Ways in Which Data is Stored and Read
Part 3: Storage Media Introduction
Part 4: Magnetic Storage Media
Part 5: Optical Storage Media
Part 6: Solid State Storage Media
Part 7: Comparison of Storage Media

Chapter 4: COMPUTER NETWORKS

Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Common Types of Network
Part 3: Network Devices
Part 4: The Internet
Part 5: Intranets
Part 6: Network Security
Part 7: Communication Methods

1. Data Types

2. Searching for
Data

Chapter 5:
Data types
& Databases
5. Analogue &
Digital Data

3. Database
Structures
4. Types of
Databases

What you will learn in Part 1: Data

Types

Know what data types are and what they are

used for.

Understand and identify different data types

including text, number, percentage, date/time
and Boolean.
Be able to select the correct data type for
different sets of data.

What is Data?

Informationthatiseitherdigitaloranalogueand
canbemanipulatedtoproducearesult.

Data exist in many forms for example text,

numbers or date.

What is Data?

Categories of data:
1. Digital Data - Data that is stored and
manipulated on a computer.
2. Analogue Data - Data which is gathered
without a computer

Data Types?

The main types of data found in a computer

system are:
1. Boolean True/False (Logical data types)
2. Text/Alphanumeric- Data which is gathered
without a computer
3. Numeric - Numbers
4. Currency - Money
5. Date/Time
6. Percentage

1. Boolean ?

Boolean data can only have one of two values

true or false.
Used when there are only two possible
responses to a question.

True / False
Yes / No
On / Off
Male /Female
1 or 0

2. Text / Alphanumeric ?

Text - used for data that is made up of letters only

Alphanumeric - used for data that is made up
of letters AND numbers

3. Numeric Data?

Numeric data can be in 2 forms: Integer and Real

1. Integer Numbers made up of whole
numbers and can be positive or negative
values.
2. Real Numbers numbers with decimals and
can be positive or negative (above or below
zero)

3. Numeric Data?

Numeric data can be in 2 forms: Integer and Real

Integer Numbers

3. Numeric Data?

Numeric data can be in 2 forms: Integer and Real

Real Numbers

4. Currency Numbers?

Currency numbers are real numbers (decimals)

that have been formatted to include money
symbols ($, , MYR etc.)
Usually shown to 2 decimals places
Currency values can be both positive (above
zero) or negative (below zero)

5. Percentage Numbers?

Percentage numbers are real

numbers (decimals) that have been formatted to
show values out of 100. For example:
Percentage are usually shown with
the percentage symbol (%)
Percentage values can be positive and negative

6. Date / Time ?

Date and Time data can be shown in many different ways. The
most common ways are:

1. Data Types

2. Searching for
Data

Chapter 5:
Data types
& Databases
5. Analogue &
Digital Data

3. Database
Structures
4. Types of
Databases

What you will learn in Part 2:

Searching for Data

How to use 'logical operators' to

structure searches
How to use 'mathematical
operators' to structure searches

What is Data?

Informationthatiseitherdigitaloranalogueand
canbemanipulatedtoproducearesult.

Data exist in many forms for example text,

numbers or date.