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      
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                                          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 
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                                         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. 
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
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