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- %CO:A,12,72%Attainment target 12: The scientific aspects of information technology
- including microelectronics.
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- Pupils should develop their knowledge and understanding of information
- transfer and microelectronics.
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- Level 1 * know about some everyday devices which receive text, sound
- and images over long distances, using information
- technology.
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- Level 2 * know that there is a variety of means for communicating
- information over long distances.
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- * know that information can be stored using a range of
- everyday devices including the computer.
-
- Level 3 * be able to store information using devices, for example, a
- tape recorder, and a digital watch.
-
- * know that information can be stored electronically in a
- variety of ways, for example, text number pictures and
- sound.
-
- * be able to retrieve and select text, number, sound or
- graphics stored on a computer.
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- Level 4 * know about the range of uses of microelectronic devices in
- everyday life.
-
- * be able to detect and measure environmental changes using a
- variety of instruments.
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- Level 5 * understand the function of and be able to use switches and
- relays in simple circuits.
-
- * understand logic gates and their use in decision making and
- simple control circuits.
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- Level 6 * understand the differences between analogue and digital
- signals and instruments.
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- * understand the uses of a range of devices for handling
- information and communication.
-
- Level 7 * be able to recognise the main features of an
- information-transmission system.
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- * be able to use bistable circuits.
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- * be able to use IT devices to monitor and control
- experiments.
-
- Level 8 * be able to explain the significance and operation of modern
- communication devices in the transmission of large
- amounts of information over long distances, including
- satellites.
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- * be able to select and group the common features underlying
- various communication systems and interpret the economic and
- social implications.
-
- * be able to design solutions to problems using electronic
- systems.
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- Level 9 * be able to recognise the effects of feedback in a control
- system.
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- * be able to interpret electronic measurements and processed
- data to check their plausability.
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- Level 10 * understand and be able to discuss the implications of
- information and control technology for everyday life.
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- * be able to select an appropriate piece of data management
- software to perform a particular task in data storage and
- retrieval related to an experiment and extended study.
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