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Grade 11, University Preparation
C1. relatethespecificationsofcomputercomponentstouserrequirements; C2. useappropriatefilemaintenancepracticestoorganizeandsafeguarddata; C3. demonstrateanunderstandingofthesoftwaredevelopmentprocess.
c1. computer components c3. Software development
c2. File maintenance
thE ontario curriculum, GradES 10 –12 | Computer Studies
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 relate the specifications of the internal com- ponents of a computer (e.g., CPU, RAM, ROM, cache, hard drive, motherboard, power supply, video card, sound card) to user requirements;
C1.2 relate computer specifications (e.g., proces- sor type, bus speed, storage capacity, amount of memory) to user requirements, using cor-
rect terminology;
C1.3 relate the specifications of common computer peripheral devices (e.g., printer, monitor, scan- ner, keyboard, mouse, speakers, USB flash drive) to user requirements;
C1.4 identify the computer components involved in executing programming operations (e.g., assignment statements store a value in RAM, arithmetic operations are performed in the CPU).
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 use an operating system to organize com- puter programs and files logically on local and shared drives;
C2.2 describe procedures to safeguard data and programs from malware (e.g., viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware, adware, malevolent macros), and devise a thorough system protection plan;
C2.3 use standard procedures to back up and archive user files.
By the end of this course, students will:
C3.1 demonstrate an understanding of an inte- grated software development environment and its main components (e.g., source code editor, compiler, debugger);
C3.2 work independently, using support docu- mentation (e.g., IDE Help, tutorials, websites, user manuals), to design and write functioning computer programs;
C3.3 explain the difference between source code and machine code;
C3.4 explain the difference between an interpreter and a compiler;
C3.5 explain the difference between the functions of applications, programming languages, and operating systems.
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C. CompUter environments And systems