Teacher:

Mr. Jeremaine McKenzie

Subject:

Information Technology

Grade:

10 Pools B

Topics:

Hardware Specifications & Software

Duration: 2 weeks (October 3 - 14, 2011)

Specific Objectives:
Students should be able to:
1.

Interpret the hardware specifications of a computer system.

2.

Define the term software.

3.

Distinguish between systems programs and application

programs;

Content:

CPU type and speed; memory: capacity, type, word size, speed.
Hard drive: capacity, speed; fire wire, expansion slots, ports.

Systems software: operating systems, translators, utilities:

Application software: general purpose, special purpose, custom
written. Customization, integrated software.

Procedure:
Lesson 1: Objective 1
Presentation and discussion using guided discovery; CPU &
Memory specifications.
Notes with additional information.
Lesson 2: Objective 1
Presentation and discussion using guided discovery; Hardware
specifications along with fire wire, expansion slots and ports.
Notes with additional information.
Lesson 3: Objectives 2, 3.
Students will read from text, from which a discussion using
guided discovery will be used for clarification; Definition of
software, Systems Software.
Notes with additional information.
Lesson 4: Objective 3.

Students will read from text, from which a discussion using

guided discovery will be used for clarification; Applications
Software.
Notes with additional information.

Culminating Activities:
Lesson 1 & 2:
Lesson 3 & 4 Activities from previous plan.
Lesson 3:
Students will be asked to:
1. Represent 101012 and -.0.001012 in Sign, Mantissa &
Exponent
2. Find the ASCII code for C and L if the ASCII code for E is
010010102.
Lesson 4:
TEST
Evaluation:
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ST. ELIZABETH TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TEST
TOPIC: DATA REPRESENTATION
GRADE: 10 POOLS A & B
DATE: SEPTEMBER 2011
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions.

1.

Add the binary numbers 10010112 and 10011112.

2.

Subtract the binary number 1010112 from 1001102.

3.

Represent -2710 in Twos Complement and Sign & Magnitude.

4.

If the ASCII code the H is 010110112, find the ASCII Code for E

and K.
5.

Convert 4610 to binary and hexadecimal.

6.

Convert 47 8 to hexadecimal and binary.

7.

Convert 1011112 to octal and decimal.

8.

Represent 0.00101012 in Sign, mantissa and Exponent.