First TermSS 2Digital Technology
First Term lessons
This term deepens computer architecture, memory, storage, operating systems and software licensing, number systems and data representation, logic gates and networks, internet safety and databases, advanced productivity tools, programming language concepts, the software development life cycle, security threats and controls. Requirements are senior secondary level: precise technical vocabulary, worked calculations, inspectable programs, formal algorithms and database SQL.
- Weeks
- 12 weeks
- Lesson notes
- 12 note sets
- Teacher plans
- 12 teacher plans
- Curriculum outlines
- 12 curriculum outlines
Weekly lessons
Open a week to read the notes, the teacher plan and the curriculum outline.
W01Review and Computer ArchitectureNotesPlanMonday 7 September 2026 to Friday 11 September 2026Review of Computer System and IPO Model; Computer Architecture and the CPU; The System Bus and the Fetch-Execute CycleW02Main MemoryNotesPlanMonday 14 September 2026 to Friday 18 September 2026RAM and ROM; Cache Memory and the Memory Hierarchy; How the CPU Uses Main MemoryW03Secondary StorageNotesPlanMonday 21 September 2026 to Friday 25 September 2026Magnetic and Optical Storage; Solid-State Storage and Device Comparison; Cloud Storage and Capacity or Performance; Secondary Storage Working Mechanisms; Storage Media Characteristics; File Organisation and Access MethodsW04Operating Systems, Licensing and ApplicationsNotesPlanMonday 28 September 2026 to Friday 2 October 2026Types of Operating Systems; Common Operating Systems; Functions of an Operating System; Advanced Operating System Engineering; Resource Allocation, CPU Scheduling and Interrupt Handling; Comparing Modern Operating Systems; Soft...W05Number Systems and Data RepresentationNotesPlanMonday 5 October 2026 to Friday 9 October 2026Understanding Number Systems; Binary Number System; Converting Decimal to Binary; Octal Number System; Hexadecimal Number System; ASCII and Character Codes; Unicode; Representing Images; Representing Sound; Representing Video;...W06Logic Gates and Digital LogicNotesPlanMonday 12 October 2026 to Friday 16 October 2026What is a Logic Gate?; The AND Gate; The OR Gate; The NOT Gate; The NAND and NOR Gates; The XOR and XNOR Gates; Boolean Algebra; De Morgan's Laws; The Half Adder; The Full Adder; Applications of Logic Gates; Practical Exercises...W07Computer NetworksNotesPlanMonday 19 October 2026 to Friday 23 October 2026What is a Network Topology?; Bus Topology; Star Topology; Ring Topology; Mesh Topology; Tree (Hierarchical) Topology; Hybrid Topology; Why Network Models Exist; The OSI Reference Model; The Seven Layers of the OSI Model; The TC...W08Internet and Online SafetyNotesPlanMonday 26 October 2026 to Friday 30 October 2026What the Internet Is; How Data Travels; Services on the Internet; Access and the Local Situation; Web Technologies; Personal Safety Online; Security of the Computer; Cyber Crime and Cyber Ethics; Healthy and Responsible UseW09Introduction to DatabasesNotesPlanMonday 2 November 2026 to Friday 6 November 2026Meaning and Reason for Databases; Parts of a Database; Keys, Relationships and Design; Using a Database Program; Advantages and PrecautionsW10Advanced Productivity ToolsNotesPlanMonday 9 November 2026 to Friday 13 November 2026Mail Merge and Templates; Spreadsheet Formulas, Functions and Pivot Tables; Advanced Presentations and Productivity Suites; Advanced Spreadsheet Skills; Advanced Word Processing and Presentation Features; Integration and Collab...W11RevisionNotesPlanMonday 16 November 2026 to Friday 20 November 2026Review of Architecture, Memory and Storage; Review of Number Systems and Logic; Review of Networks and the Internet; Review of Productivity ToolsW12ExaminationNotesPlanMonday 23 November 2026 to Friday 27 November 2026Before the Examination; During the Written Paper; During the Practical Paper; After the Examination