What's New - April 2008

25/04/08

Added the following terms to the glossary:

Asynchronous

Bespoke Software

Esafety

File Permissions

FLV

Graphics Library

Hypotheses

Link Bar

Paste

PDF

Proofread

Proxy Settings

Script

Second Normal Form

Synchronous

Teleworking

Text Frame

Thermistor

Thermocouple

Third Normal Form

Value

WIMP Interface

Word Wrap

 

24/04/08

Added a project for Year 7 called 'The Smart Home Project'. Kindly contributed by Chris Coleman

22/04/08

Added the following terms to the glossary:

Cybersquatting

Default

Directory

Distance Learning

21/04/08

Added the weekly ICT news quiz for w/c 14/04/08

20/04/08

Added link to BBC news video stories:

Sonic link to deter teenagers

Germany's 'robot' restaurant

Bank loses customer data

BT monitored customer's personal internet use

Video phone calls for the deaf

Anger at download action call

Japan invents intelligent glasses

Famous art comes to life

Cuba lifts mobile phone ban

MPs call for mobile protection

Brain breaks reduce stress

Ultra-thin laptops compared

15/04/08

Added the following terms to the glossary:

Backward Compatible

Flash ROM

Floating Point

Form Feed

Fortran

Forum

IPTV

Logon / Login

Microcomputer

14/04/08

Added the weekly ICT news quiz for w/c 07/04/08

11/04/08

Added the following terms to the glossary:

Fact

FAQ

FAST

Fatal Error

Fat Client

Fetch

Field Size

File Request

File Structure

Fireworks

Firmware

First Normal Form

Flash

10/04/08

Replaced the spreadsheet activity for KS3, Unit 7.4, Harry Plotter SoW called 'test your skills.xls' with an improved version, kindly contributed by Paul Dixon

08/04/08

Added the following interactive exam practice questions for GCSE ICT:

Graphics and computers x 1 question

Ecommerce x 2 questions

Systems Life cycle x 3 questions

Spreadsheets x 1 question

Input/output devices x 1 question

Desktop Publishing x 1 question

Supermarkets and ICT x 2 questions

07/04/08

Added the weekly ICT news quiz for w/c 31/03/08

06/04/08

Removed the 'crystal ball' flash navigation from the GCSE topic pages and replaced with a static navigation system.

01/04/08

Added the weekly ICT news quiz for w/c 24/03/08