TEACHER’S NAME: BAKARE IBRAHIM

SUBJECT: COMPUTER STUDIES/ICT

CLASS: GRADE 9
SESSION: 2023
TERM: FIRST TERM
Princeton College

Computer Studies

Grade 9
1st Term Scheme of Work
ICT class: Microsoft excel and Microsoft Access

Week 1 Computer Studies

• Revision
ICT
• Introduction to Data processing
Week 2 Computer Studies
• Introduction to search engine
• Examples of search engine
• uses of search engine
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Week 3 Computer Studies
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Week 4 Computer Studies
• Digital Divide
• Concept of digital divide
• Feature of old economy
• Time consuming
• Labour Base
• Mechanical
• Constraint base on time, space &
distance
ICT
• Microsoft excel
Week 5 Computer Studies
• Digital divide
• Feature of new economy
• Digital gadget
• Time, space and distance
• Knowledge based
 • Technology innovation
ICT
Week 6 Computer Studies
• Digital divide
• limitation of old economy
• Benefits of new economy
• Low capital to start business
• Low unemployment
• Immunity to be macroeconomic
• Creating a new jobs opportunity
ICT
• Microsoft excel
Week 7 Computer Studies
• Continuation of digital divide
Week 8 Computer Studies
• Introduction to Database
• Database terminologies: fields,
records, file, database, key
ICT
• Microsoft Access
Week 9 Computer Studies
• Model of database: flat file,
relational, hierarchical, network,
object-oriented
Week 10 Revision
Week 11 Examination
Princeton College
Grade 9
Week 1

Revision:

Questions 1- 10 Junior WAEC (2022)

Questions 11-20 Junior NECO(2022)

1) The first calculator was built by?

A. Marie Jacquard B. Blaze Pascal C. Charles Babbage D. John Napier

2) Similarity between data and information is that both?

A. can be displayed on the monitor B. are computer inputs C. are processed facts
D. are computer results

3) The computer hardware can be classified into

A. ALU and Control Unit B. System Unit and Peripheral C. Central Processing Unit and Control
Unit. D. Input and Output Units

4) The outcome of a processed data in a computer is known as

A. raw fact B. Information C. Database D. computer result

5) Which of the following devices is not a micro-computer?

A. Note book B. Laptop C. EDVAC D. Desktop

6) Which of the following computing devices did not exist in the pre-computing age to the
19th century?

A. Napier's bone B. Abacus C. ENIAC D. Slide Rule

7) The computing devices invented by Charles Babbage are?

A. Difference Engine and Abacus B. Analytical Engine and Slide Rule C. Abacus and Slide Rule

D. Analytical and Difference Engines

8) In a computer, the sets of instruction that direct it in performing a particular task is
called?
A. information B. program C. Data. D. file

9) The property of a disk that determines the amount of data it may contain is?
A. size B. volume C. storage capacity D. storage power

10) Which of the following items best describes the term hardcopy?
A. Print out B. Written on a hardboard C. Information stored on a hard disk D. Amount of data

11) The ...... is found in the CPU of a computer.

A. main memory B. modem C. mother board D. register E. zip drive

12) In order to find and load a file that has been saved, you need to select the ... Command.

A. close B. new C. open D. recycle E. save

13) The process of ....... is difficult without computer in transportation system.

A. accommodation B. loading C. repair D. reservation E. ticketing

14) Which of the following is not among the features of presentation package

A. Animation B. Insertion of range and cell C. Insertion of video and audio D. Slide E. Slide show

15) The central processing unit is connected to the?

A. expansion boards B. expansion slots C. memory chip D. mother board E. system unit

16) Which of these packages is appropriate for preparing payroll of workers?

A. CorelDraw B. Microsoft Access. C. Microsoft Excel D. Microsoft Word

17) In a worksheet, a set of data is called?

A. Column range B. Data base. C. Data file. D. Data range E. Row range

18) In Microsoft Word, the background of word document is?

A. always the same for the entire document B. always white in colour C. automatically give any colour
D. either white or black colour. E. the colour you pre-set under the option menu

19) 1 megabyte is equivalent to ...... kilobytes?

A. 1000 B. 1024 C. 1034 D. 1204 E. 1304

20) Which of these is not a logic comparison symbol in computer studies?

A. =
B<
C>
D <=
Princeton College
Grade 9
Week 2

Topic: Introduction to search engine

What is a search engine?

A Search Engine is a site on the WWW, with the help of which you can search for
other website. It is more powerful than a web directory. It will search for the web on
the basis of the keyword (s) that you give.

A search engine is more effective than a web directory because it matches your
information (keywords) to the web pages listed in its index and then displays only on
those sites that are relevant and match your criteria. It is a website that allows you to
search the internet for a specific topic.

Search engine is a tool for locating information on the internet by topic. A web search
engine is an interactive tool to help people locate information available via the World
Wide Web. Examples of search engines are Yahoo.com, Mamma.com, Ask.com,
Google.com , Netscape navigator, Lycos, Safari.com etc.
Evaluation:

1. Differentiate between a search engine and a WWW.

Sub-Topic 2: use of Search Engines

Search Engines can be used to:

• Easily find and download information on any topic

• Get definition of words, acronyms etc.

• Carry out research.

• Used to find images, pictures and sound

• Search for information about people, places and product

How to use a Search Engine: Type the URL(Uniform Resource Locator) of the search
engine e.g www.mamma.com in the address bar of the browser and press the Enter
Key on your keyboard.

Also you can use the search engine by entering a query (or question) in the search
bar of the search engine and press the Enter Key on the keyboard.

Evaluation:

1. What is a Search Engine? Explain five use of the search engine.

2. How is a Search Engine different from a web directory?

Weekend assignment:

Students are to use the internet or page 16 of their textbook (Handbook on Computer
Studies book 3) to explain any 5 search engines they know.
Princeton College
Grade 9
Week 3

Topic: Digital Divide

CONTENT: (a) Concept of the digital divide

Sub-Topic 1: Concept of the digital divide

The Digital divide is probably one of the first concepts considered when reflecting on
the theme of the social impact caused by Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs).From thereon, one perceives that these technologies are going to
produce differences in the development opportunities of people, and that a distance
will be established between those with access to these technologies and those
without.

Digital divide refers to the gap between those people with effective access to digital
and information technology and those without. It includes the imbalance in the
physical access to technology as well as imbalance in resources and skills needed to
participate effectively as a digital citizen.
The term ‘digital divide’ describes the fact that the world can be divided into people
who do and people who don’t have access to, and the capability to use modern
Information and Communication Technology, such as the telephone, television, or the
internet.

The digital divide is often seen to exist along the following lines:
Between the rich and poor countries;
Between those in cities and those in rural areas;
Between males and females
Between the rich and the poor individuals;
Between physically challenged and those without any disability
Between literates and illiterates, etc.

It has been suggested that one of the relevant ways of measuring the gap in access to
ICTs is to look at the differences between developed and developing countries in the
level of penetration of different ICT services (telephone, mobile phone, internet)and
of personal computers. Over the course of the past decade, the gap has narrowed
markedly, with particularly rapid progress in the field of mobile phones and internet
use.

Evaluation:
1. Explain the term ‘digital divide’
2. Identify 5 areas that show the existence of digital divide.

Weekend assignment:

Students are to carry out a research on how to tackle the concept of digital divide in
Nigeria.
Princeton College
Grade 9
Week 4

Topic: Digital Divide (feature of the old economy)

CONTENT: (a) Features of the old economy (b) Features of the new economy
(c ) Comparison between the old and new economy

Sub-Topic 1: Features of the Old Economy

The old economy is the economy system mainly based on subsistence farming, a large
scale economy based on commodity money. In the ancient times, for most people,
the exchange of goods occurred through social relationship. Example trade by barter
in the old economy.
The following are the features of the old economy;
• Poor economic earnings
• Mechanical ways of production
• Poor technology which resulted in time wastage
• Intense labour based production
• Time constraint
• Scarcity of labour and low manpower development.

Evaluation:
1. State five features of the new economy
Sub-Topic 2: Features of the new economy
The new economy was an evolution of developed countries from an industrialized
/manufacturing based wealth creation economy to the service sector based economy.
The following are the features of the new economy;
• Knowledge-driven: Intellectual capital as a strategic factor; a set of
understanding used by the people to make decisions or take actions that are
important to the economy.
• Change-driven: continuous, rapid and complex; generates uncertainty and
reduces predictability.
• Technology-driven: The use of technology in different spheres of life. This has
led to globalization in Research and Development, production, trade, finance,
communication and information, which has resulted in the opening of
economies, global hyper-competition and interdependency of business.
• Time, space and distance is irrelevant to activities due to the advert of
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
• Digitalisation of Technologies.

Evaluation:
1. State five features of the new economy

Sub-Topic 3 Comparison between the Old and New economy

S/No ISSUES OLD ECONOMY NEW ECONOMY
1 Economic Steady and linear, Volatile-extremely fast
Development quite predictable change and chaotic, not
easily predictable
2 Market changes the Slow and linear Fast and unpredictable
name of the game
3 Pace of business Slow Appreciably faster with
ever rising customer
expectations
4 Organisation of Mass production Flexible and lean
production production
5 Key drivers to growth Capital People, Knowledge,
Capabilities
6 Key technolology Automation and Information and
drivers mechanisation Communication
Technology, e-business,
 computer design and
manufacturing
7 Main sources of Access to raw Distinctive capabilities:
Competitive materials, cheap institutional excellence,
advantage labour, and capital moving with speed,
for conversion, cost human resources,
reduction through customer partnership,
economies of scales differentiation strategies,
competitive strategies

Evaluation:
1. Differentiate between the old and new economy
2. Explain any 2 of the following;
• Knowledge-driven
• Technology-driven
• Change-driven

Weekend assignment:

Students are to Research on the ‘benefits of the new economy’

Princeton College
Grade 9
Week 5

Topic: Digital Divide Continue

CONTENT: (d) Limitations of the old economy (e) Benefits of the new economy:

SUBTOPIC 1
Limitations of the Old Economy
1. Time Constraint and Time Consuming: Nobody would carry out business when
market was closed. Also, long hours were used in carrying out activities, because
these were done manually.
2. Limited Space: The old economy depended on physical space such as market places
and offices before business transaction could take place. Commodities, services and
ideas cold not travel far. It covers small area.
3. Distance: The old economy depended on physical contract, as a result, business
transaction would not take place if there was a distance barrier.
4. Labour-based: There was minimal use of technology in the old economy, human
efforts were invested, it was hard to operate. Jobs that will require the pressing of
some few buttons by an operator on a computer always take lots of people to be
done in the old economy.
5. Tedious and Boring: The old economy is not interesting to use, in most cases it is
only one-way, unlike the new economy that you can use various methods and
various electronic gadgets to achieve your aim.
6. Papers and Files: The old economy needs keeping a large volume of data on the
shelf unlike the new economy which has created a paperless environment in which
information can be stored or retrieved through digital media instead of paper.

Evaluation:
Mention and explain five limitations of the Old Economy.
Sub-Topic 2: BENEFITS OF THE NEW ECONOMY

(1) Globalization: New Economy has turned the

whole world into a global village. Space and
distance is no barrier.

(2) Job Creation: It creates a lot of job

opportunities for those who have the
required education and training and for
those with less education and training. The
phone call centre operators, Cyber cafes,
industries, computer firms,
telecommunication companies etc provided
employment opportunities to thousands of
people.

(3) Low capital to start business: It requires

very little capital to start, e.g. starting a
phone call centre.
 (4) It widens knowledge: It broadens the
knowledge of its operators through
education, training and experience. It gives
room for effective sharing of information
making the society knowledge-based.

(5) Digital Economy: New economy has

changed the economy of many countries of
the world into a digital one. Today we now
have digital camera, digital tape, digital video,
digital watch etc.

(6) Electronic Commerce: Through the new

economy, buying and selling is now carried
out electronically.

(7) Technology Driven: The new economy is

controlled by the kind of technology
employed.

(8) Easy Transfer of Data: Business Transactions

are made easy because of availability of
information and transfer of data.

Evaluation:
1. Mention and explain five benefits of the New Economy.
Weekend Assignment:
1. In a tabular form, state two (2) differences between the features of the old and
new economy.
2. ______________ refers to the gap between people with effective access to
digital and information technology and those with little or no information at all.
a. Old economy b. New economy
c. Digital Divide d. Developing economy
 3. Features of old economy include all the following except
a. It is time consuming b. It is labour based
c. it is mechanical d. technology driven
4. All the following are features of new economy except
a. It is Digital b. Time, space and distance is irrelevant
c. It is technology driven d. it is labour based

Princeton College
Grade 9
Week 8

Topic: Database

CONTENT
- Definition of Database
- Database Terminologies
Sub-Topic 1: Definition of Database
A database is a collection of related data about a
particular subject that is organized so that it can
easily be stored, accessed, managed, and updated to
meet a particular goal.

It is always set up for a special purpose like students’ records, inventory, address book
etc. This database has a particular software that could be used to perform the above
functions e.g. Paradox, MS Access, Dbase etc.
A database is composed of several tables.
You need to create separate tables to store different types of data. For example, if
you have a School Management Software, you may need to create the following
tables:
• Students - to store list of all students
• Educators - to create list of all educators.
• Address - to store the addresses of students and educators.
• Grades - to store the mark scores of all students.
A Table is a single store of related information. A table consists of records, and each
record is made up of a number of fields.
You can think of the phone book as a table: It contains a record for each telephone
subscriber, and each subscriber’s details are contained in three fields – name, address
and telephone.
A database package is a piece of software that enables you to organise and store
related data together, so that specific pieces of information can be retrieved easily
and quickly.
Microsoft Access is a database program, created by Microsoft

Evaluation:
Define the following
1. Database. 2. A Table 3. Database package.

Assignment:
Refer to the tables in the next lesson, read and digest the details.

Sub-Topic 2: Database Terminologies

1. Entity: A person, object, event or transaction (e.g. student, employee, patient).
2. Entity Group: A class of persons, objects, events or transactions sharing very similar
characteristics (e.g. students, employees, women, patients, engineers etc).
3. Field: This refers to a column of data in a table, each column or field in a table
contains similar types of data for all the members of the entity group whose data are
stored in the table. Field is also called attributes.
4. Record: This refers to a row of data in a table, each row or record in a table
contains the data for a specific member or the entity group (entity) whose data are
stored in the table. Record is also called tuple.
5. A File: A file is a group of related records
Example:

Admission Names Classes Ages

Numbers
IBA0000045 Olukola J.S. 3 11 Record
Yetunde
IBA0000046 Danladi J.S. 2 12
Fulani
IBA0000041 Ugochukwu S.S. 1 14
Uche
TABLE 1: Student’s Record 1
Field File
In the above table 1, student’s record 1, has four fields namely: admission numbers,
names, classes and ages. Each of these fields is made up of characters: Numeric,
alphabetic and alphanumeric.
Admission number field contains alphanumeric (i.e. combination of alphabetic and
numeric) characters namely: IBA0000045, IBA0000046, IBA0000041;

Names field has alphabetic character i.e. Olukola Yetunde, Danladi Fulani and
Ugochukwu Uche;
Classes field has alphanumeric characters, which are: J.S. 3, J.S. 2 and S.S. 1;

Ages, which is also a field, contains numeric characters: 11, 12 and 14.

Since record is a combination of fields, then the four fields above make up a record,
and the three records make up a file.

In the above table, there are Four (4) Fields, Three(3) records and One(1) File.

There are two major types of file: Transaction file and Master file.

6. Primary key: This is selected field in a table that uniquely identifies records.
7. A Form: This is a method used in entering, viewing, and printing information other
that simply through rows and columns.
8. Report: This is a generated information from a table or query.
9. Query: This is a Microsoft Access object that enables users to view from one or
more tables in a specified order. A query stores questions being asked from one or
more tables in database. There are three main types – Select, Action and Cross tab.
10. Index: This is an alphabetical reference list of topics, names, locations etc. Of any
record in table. Index database program is similar to the index of a textbook which is
used for easy location or words.

Evaluation:
Using any table sample, explain Record, Field and File.
Weekend Assignment:
1. An organised collection of related records is a________
2. ____________ is a selected field in table that uniquely identifies a record.
3. A database has to be named before any work is started on it. True or false?
4. The use of a file cabinet to store information is called____________
a. the manual method b. The computerised method
c. the ancient method d. none of the above.
5. ________ is a means of storing and answering questions about information in a
database
6. The following are example of database program except_________
a. Dbase3+ b. Microsoft Word
c. Dbase 4 d. Microsoft Access
Princeton College
Grade 9
Week 5

Topic: Database

CONTENT: - Forms of Database

Sub-Topic 1: Forms of Database
There are several forms or types of databases, each designed for specific use cases
and requirements. Here are some common forms of databases:

1. Flat File Database is a database designed around a single table, it puts all database
information in one table or list with fields to represent all parameters.
The classic example of a flat file database is a basic name-and-address list, where the
database consists of a small, fixed number of fields: Name, Address, and phone
Number.
Another example is a simple HTML table, consisting of rows and columns. This type of
database is routinely encountered, although often not expressly recognised as a
database.

2. Relational Database is a database that groups data using common attributes found
in data set. It can also be described as a collection of relations that are frequently
considered to be part of the database, as they help to organise and structure the
data, in addition to forcing the database to conform to a set of requirements.

For example, a set containing all students coming resuming from Lagos in the school
can be group be their classes, sex, surname etc. Such a group uses the relational
model. THE software used to do the grouping is called a relational database
management system.

The Structured Query Language forms the core of all relational databases. It provides
a uniform interface to Oracle, SQL Server, Access and other relational databases.
Relational database is the most popular and it is preferred above flat file because flat
file is not sufficient to handle the data processing needs. There are three primary
relational database systems:

I. Proprietary 2. Open Source 3. Embedded

Sub-Topic 2
3. Hierarchical Database links records together like a family tree, data are arranged or
structured in form of tree. The structure allows representing information using
parent/child relationships: each parent can have many children, but each child has only
one parent. All attributes of a specific record are listed under an entity type.

Hierarchical Model
School Building
Improvement

Renovation Maintenance Rehabilitation

Predictive Corrective Preventive

Evaluation: Explain Flat file, Relational and Heirachical databases.

 Princeton College
Grade 9
Week 5

Topic: Database Practical (MS ACCESS)

CONTENT:
Starting and opening and existing database

Sub-Topic 1: PRACTICAL
Starting MS Access
Unlike a word processing or spreadsheet document, which you can name after you
have started or completed it, a database has to be named before any work is started
on it.
1. Click on the Start button.
2. Select All Programs.
3. Select Microsoft Office and then Microsoft Office Access.
4. Check for New Blank Database and then click on ‘Blank database’.
5. Type a name for your database into the ‘File Name’, box.
6. Click Create and you are in Access environment

Blank Database

Create
When working in Access, you make use of tables. Tables are the most important
object in the database.
To create a table you can use any of the following methods:
1. Datasheet view
2. Design view
3. Table wizard
Creating a table in Datasheet view
1. Open the database.
2. Click Create Menu.
3. Click Table Design Tab
4. Enter Field Names and Data Type e.g. Surname, Middle name, Last Name etc

5. Save table,

6. (A prompt for primary key pops out, click No for now)

 7. Click View

View
 8. Select Datasheet view.

WEEK 11: REVISION

WEEK 12: EXAMINATION