Scheme of Work for DATA PROCESSING Senior Secondary Schools 1-3

1. TOPICS FOR SS 1
THEME 1: Information Age
CHAPTER One: HISTORY OF
COMPUTING I
Concept of Number System in Computer
Common terms of Number systems
Concepts of Number system
CHAPTER Two: Digitalisation of Data
Definition of Digitalisation of Data
History of Computer Development
Types of Computer
Components of Computer: Input and
Output II
CHAPTER Three: DATA AND
INFORMATION III
Definition of Data
Meaning of Information
THEME 2: Basic Computing
CHAPTER Four: HISTORY OF COMPUTER
Generation of Computer I
CHAPTER Five: CLASSIFICATION OF
COMPUTERS IIIII
Classification of Computer by Type
Classification of Computer by Size
Classification of Computer by
Functionality
CHAPTER Six: ICT APPLICATION IN
EVERYDAY LIFE I
Uses of ICT
ICT and the Society
THEME 3: Information Processing
CHAPTER Seven: THE ART OF
INFORMATION PROCESSING
Definition of Information Processing
Procedures for Information Processing
THEME 4: Information Transmission
CHAPTER Eight: PROCESS OF
INFORMATION TRANSMISSION II
Definition of Information Transmission
Methods of Transmitting Information
CHAPTER Nine: MEDIUM OF
INFORMATION TRANSMISSION
Types of Information Transmission
Classification of Means of Transmitting
Information
THEME 5: Tools for Processing
Information I
CHAPTER Ten: OPERATING SYSTEM II
Definition of Operating System
Types of Operating System
Examples of Operating System
Function of Operating System
CHAPTER Eleven: WORD PROCESSING
IIII
Definition of Word Processing
Uses of Word Processing
Examples of MS-Office Software

2. Loading of MS-Word
Creating, Saving and Retrieving files
CHAPTER Twelve: SPREADSHEET
Definition of Spreadsheet
Uses of Spreadsheet
Loading and exiting MS-Excel
Creating, Saving and Retrieving files
CHAPTER Thirteen: DATABASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM III
Definition of Database Management
Uses of Spreadsheet and MS-Access for
Database Management
Loading and Exiting MS-Access
Creating, saving and retrieving files
THEME 6: Computer Maintenance
Ethics and Human Issues
CHAPTER Fourteen: COMPUTER ETHICS
I
Computer room Management Ethics
Laboratory rules and regulations
CHAPTER Fifteen: SAFETY MEASURES
Safety Measures
TOPICS FOR SS 2
THEME 1: Data Management
CHAPTER One: TYPES OF DATA MODELS
I
Definition of Data Model
Types of Data Models
CHAPTER Two: DATA MODELING IIII
Creating Tables, Forms, Queries and
Reports
Significance of Data Model
Examples of Standard Data Models
CHAPTER Three: NORMALIZATION
(NORMAL FORMS) I
Examples of Tables in First normal forms
Tables in Second and Third Normal
Forms
Problems of Table in First Normal Form
Determinant of Normal Forms
Foreign Keys
CHAPTER Four: ENTITY-RELATIONSHIP
MODEL I
Entities, Attributes and Relationship
Additional features of Entity Model
CHAPTER Five: RELATIONAL MODEL I
Creating and Modifying Relations using
SQL
Integrity Constraints over Relations
Enforcing Integrity Constraints
Querying Relational Data
CHAPTER Six: FILE ORGANISATION

3. Comparison of the three file
organisation
THEME 2: Information Transmission
CHAPTER Seven: INTERNET II
Definition of Internet
Internet Browser
Benefits of Internet
Internet Security
Abuses of Internet
THEME 3: Tools for Processing
Information
CHAPTER Eight: PRESENTATION
PACKAGES I
Meaning of Presentation Package
Uses of Presentation Package
CHAPTER Nine: WEB DESIGN PACKAGES
Meaning of Web Design Packages
Uses of Web Design Packages
Component of Web Design Packages
Examples of Web Design Packages
CHAPTER Ten: GRAPHIC PACKAGES I
Meaning of Graphic Software Package
Uses of Graphic Software Package
Components of CorelDraw
Examples of Graphic Packages
THEME 4: Computer Maintenance,
Ethics and Human Issues
CHAPTER Eleven: MAINTENANCE OF
COMPUTER I
General Cleaning
Battery charging and replacement
DVD Drive lens cleaning
TOPICS FOR SS 3
THEME 1: Data Management
CHAPTER One: INDEXES I
Clustered versus Indexes
Dense versus Sparse
Primary and Secondary Indexes
Indexes using Composite search keys
CHAPTER Two: DATABASE SECURITY
Introduction to Database Security
Access Control
Role of the Database Administrator in
Security
Encryption
CHAPTER Three: CRASH RECOVERY III
Introduction to Aries (Analysis, redo and
undo)
Other Recovery related Data Structure
The White-Ahead log Protocol
Checking Pointing

4. Media Recovery
CHAPTER Four: PARALLEL AND
DISTRIBUTED DATABASE
Architecture for parallel databases
Introduction to distributed databases
Distributed DBMS Architecture
Storing Data in a distributed DBMS
THEME 2: Tools for Processing
Information
CHAPTER Five: NETWORKING I
Meaning of Networking (Internet and
Intranet)
Types of Networking
THEME 3: Computer Maintenance,
Ethics and Human Issues
CHAPTER Six: COMPUTER VIRUS
Meaning of computer virus
Types of virus
Example of Virus
Sources
Virus warning signs
Virus detection and prevention
CHAPTER Seven: MAINTENANCE OF
COMPUTER II
Details of Hardware Maintenance
Details of Software Maintenance
CHAPTER Eight: CAREER OPTIONS IN
DATA PROCESSING
Professions in Computer
Qualities of a good professional