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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC® INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May/June 2010 CX C 3 0 / G / S Y L L 0 8 1 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher. Correspondence related to the syllabus should be addressed to: The Pro-Registrar Caribbean Examinations Council Caenwood Centre 37 Arnold Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica, W.I. Telephone: (876) 630-5200 Facsimile Number: (876) 967-4972 E-mail address: cxcwzo@cxc.org Website: www.cxc.org Copyright © 2008, by Caribbean Examinations Council The Garrison, St Michael BB14038, Barbados CX C 3 0 / G / S Y L L 0 8 Contents RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................................. 1 AIMS ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 ORGANIZATION OF THE SYLLABUS .................................................................................................. 2 SUGGESTED TIME-TABLE ALLOCATION .......................................................................................... 2 FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATIONS ..................................................................................................... 3 CERTIFICATION AND DEFINITION OF PROFILE DIMENSIONS.................................................. 4 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS............................................................................. 5 NOTES TO TEACHERS ........................................................................................................................... 5 REGULATIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES......................................................................................... 7 REGULATIONS FOR STUDENTS FROM PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS .............................................. 7 SECTION 1 – FUNDAMENTALS OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ............................................ 8 SECTION 2 – PROBLEM-SOLVING AND PROGRAM DESIGN ........................................................ 10 SECTION 3 – PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................... 12 SECTION 4 – APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................... 13 SECTION 5 – INFORMATION PROCESSING ..................................................................................... 15 SECTION 6 – WORDPROCESSING, PRESENTATION AND WEB PAGE DESIGN ...................... 16 SECTION 7 – SPREADSHEETS............................................................................................................... 19 SECTION 8 – DATABASE MANAGEMENT.......................................................................................... 21 GUIDELINES FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT............................ 23 RECOMMENDED TEXTS ........................................................................................................................ 46 GLOSSARY................................................................................................................................................. 47 CX C 3 0 / G / S Y L L 0 8 ii This document CXC 30/G/SYLL 08 replaces CXC 30/G; T/SYLL 00A issued in 2000. Revised 2000, 2008, 2013 Please check the website, www.cxc.org for updates on CXC’s syllabuses. CX C 3 0 / G / S Y L L 0 8 iii
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