Page 91 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Technological Education, 2009 (revised)

Grade 12, University/College Preparation
A1. demonstrate an understanding of internal buses and storage devices, and of advances in computer technology;
A2. demonstrate an understanding of system optimization and of permissions, attributes, firmware, and communication standards used in computer systems;
A3. demonstrate an understanding of devices and electronic circuits in interfaces and control systems;
A4. demonstrate an understanding of network addressing and routing;
A5. demonstrate an understanding of computer logic circuits and the representation, manipulation, and transmission of data by computers.
A1. Computer Hardware
A2. Computer Systems
A3. Electronics,Robotics,and Computer Interfacing
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SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
A1.1 describe the function of internal buses within computer systems (e.g., data bus; memory bus; address bus; buses in CPUs, RAM, and chipsets);
A1.2 identify appropriate storage devices for vari- ous computing requirements (e.g., optical drives, flash drives, single and arrayed hard drives);
A1.3 describe how advances in computer techno- logy (e.g., CPUs, memory, storage) have spurred advances in related technologies (e.g., cellular telephones, hand-held devices, image capture systems).
By the end of this course, students will:
A2.1 describe how to assign permissions and
attributes to drives, folders, and files with various operating systems (e.g., user permissions, archiving, encryption, compression);
A2.2 describe methods for optimizing a computer system (e.g., updating firmware, updating drivers, defragmenting files, allocating virtual memory);
A2.3 describe the functions of the BIOS and other firmware in computer systems (e.g., boot process, hardware recognition, resource allocation, port settings, energy management);
A2.4 describe various standards for data flow between computer ports and peripherals (e.g., MIDI, RS-232, USB, IEEE 1394, SCSI).
By the end of this course, students will:
A3.1 use technical terminology to accurately describe the specifications for electronic compo- nents and computer interfaces;
A3.2 describe the function and operation of vari- ous input devices, output devices, and electron- ic circuits used in interface and control systems (e.g., input devices: temperature sensor, light sensor, position encoder; output devices: AC motor, step- per motor; circuits: power supply, motor driver);
A3.3 calculate the values and operating parameters of electronic components in a circuit, using fun- damental laws and circuit-analysis techniques (e.g., Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits);
A3.4 draw and interpret diagrams that use standard symbols to represent electronic components and the operation of control systems (e.g., schematic diagram, block diagram, flow chart);
A3.5 research and select components based on circuit requirements (e.g., use Internet searches, manufacturer’s data sheets, supplier catalogues, and/or parts database).
A. COMPUTERTECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
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