| Hardware |
| Computer Systems |
Introduction to Computer Systems slides |
| The CPU |
Inside the Central Procesing Unit slides |
| Fetch - Execute cycle |
Flash animation showing how the Fetch Execute cycle works on a simplified CPU |
| Memory |
Computer Memory slides |
| Backing Storage |
Backing Storage devices slides |
| Types of Computer |
Computer categories slides |
| Laptops and Palmtops |
Links comparing the differences between laptops and palmtops |
| Hard Disk |
How Hard disk drives work |
| History of Hard Disks |
Pictorial history of hard disk drives from 5mb to the present
day |
| CD ROM |
Information pages on CD Roms |
| Modems |
Animation showing how a modem works |
| Reading a CD |
Pages showing how a CD is read. |
| Disk Formatting |
Flash animation showing how a disk is formatted |
| History of Computing |
History of Computing slides |
| Printers |
Infromation from printer manufacturers with a Microsoft Word table to complete. |
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Videos illustrating aspects of computer hardware
*In School only |
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| Systems Software |
| Computer Languages |
Slides explaining why we have differenc programming languages with some examples |
| Data storage (text) |
Slides showing how computers store text |
| ASCII code |
Chart of American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII ) codes |
| Data Storage (Numbers) |
Slides showoing how computers store integers and real numbers |
| Data Storage (Images) |
Slides showoing how computers store graphics - bitmap graphics and vector graphics |
| Operating Systems |
Operating Systems slides |
| Binary Arithmetic |
Hypercard stack showing how to do binary arithmentic. |
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Videos illustrating aspects of computer software.
*In School only |
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| Programming |
| Visual Basic Tutorial |
Online tutorial for Visual Basic 5 |
| Software Development |
Intermediate 2 Software Development slides |
| Data Types |
Powerpoint slides on different Visual Basic data types |
| Words and Numbers |
Powerpoint slides on working with words and numbers |
| Functions |
Powerpoint slides on built in Visual Basic functions |
| String Functions |
Powerpoint slides on Visual Basic string functions |
| Programming Assessment1 |
Car stickers (Foundation) programming assessment |
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| Commercial Data Processing |
| CDP Slides |
Commercial Data Processing powerpoint slides |
| Data Protection Act |
The official Data Protection act Web page |
| Police Computer Systems |
Web page describing current police computer systems |
| ATM |
Flash animation showing how an Automated Teller machine (ATM) works |
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Data processing notes
*In School only |
| CDP Quiz |
Multiple Choice quiz on Commercial Data processing |
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Videos illustrating aspects of Commercial Data Processing.
*In School only |
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| Robotics |
| Robotics Slides |
Robotics powerpoint slide show |
| Robot Classification |
Descriptions of a wide variety of robots classified by form and function. |
| Robot Cafe |
Robot café - lots of robotics links |
| Kismet |
Building a robot with personality. |
| Sodaplay |
Build your own robot on-line |
| Pathfinder |
Mars Pathfinder - pictures of the remote controlled robot and of Mars itself. |
| Roboscience |
Lightweight robot technologies. |
| Androids |
What are Androids? This page will tell you all you need to know. |
| Mobile robots |
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| Robots and AI |
How robots use Artificial Intelligence |
Honda Humanoid Robots
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Honda walking (and football playing) robot. |
| robodex2003 |
Robodex Fashion Show |
| Robo Cup |
The ultimate challenge - a robot football team. |
| Ambulatory Robots |
Robots which can move by themselves. |
| Sewer inspection robot |
Where humans fear to tread. |
| Florence |
Florence - The domestic robot nurse. |
| Robug |
Robot built to the design of a spider |
| Electrolux Vacuum Robot |
Automatic house cleaning |
| Robots in Space |
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| Mars Navigator |
Mars Navigator |
| Pathfinder |
Mars Pathfinder project |
| Pathfinder images |
Images from Mars Pathfinder |
| Mars Rover |
Official home page for the Mars Rover project |
| Tumbleweed project |
An alkternative strategy for landing robots on other planets |
| Remote-control |
Remotely control your own Mars pathfinder |
| Other links |
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| Springs and Bearings |
UC Berkeley Physicists Create Tiny Bearings And Springs Out Of Carbon Nanotubes For Use In Microscopic Machines. |
| 3D printers |
Three Dimensional printing - order your spare parts and manufacture them yourself using your 3D printer. |
| Intranet Links |
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Lots of robotics viideos.
*In School only |
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| Networks |
| Networks |
Computer Networks slides |
| KHS Network |
How the Kelso High School network is organised |
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Videos illustrating aspects of computer networking
*In School only |
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| General
Purpose packages |
| Word
Processing |
Powerpoint slides describing t he structure of a Word Processor |
| Databases |
Powerpoint slides describing the database topic for Standard Grade |
| Desk
Top Publishing |
Powerpoint slides describing the Desk Top Publishing
process |
| Web Authoring |
Powerpoint slides introducing HTML and web authoring |
| Computer Graphics |
Powerpoint slides introducing computer Graphics |
| What makes a good Web Site? |
Powerpoint slides on good practice when creating a website |
| Artificial Intelligence |
Powerpoint slides on the applications of Artificial Intelligence
and Expert Systems |
| Whale Watch |
Online expert system for identifying whales |
| Eg2lite |
Online expert system: includes demos on car fault diagnosis
and selecting a sport |
| Internet
Literacy |
How to tell if the information you read on the web is genuine
or not |
| Internet Literacy slides |
Powerpoint slides on Internet literacy |
| Search Engines |
Using search Engines efficiently |
| Computer Legislation |
Powerpoint sldes on Computer legislation with links to the
three acts you need to know about. |
| Email security |
A selection of email scams - how do you recognize them and how do they work? |
| Sorted |
Keep your information secure online |
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| Reference |
| Standard Grade Course |
Mind-map style guide to the Standard Grade course with links to powerpoint slides |
| Computing Glossary |
Glossary of computing terms from Learning and Teaching Scotland |
| Howstuffworks |
Find out how computers work. (and many other things besides) |
| Webopedia |
Encyclopaedia of computers and the Web |
| Livinginternet |
Comprehensive Internet encyclopedia |
| Netlingo dictionary |
Network Communications Dictionary. |
| utexas.edu |
Virtual Computer Library |
| Dictionary of Computing |
On-line computing dictionary. |
| Wikipedia |
Free open source encyclopedia - excellent for computing and
technology topics |
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| Revision |
| BBC Bitesize |
BBC Bitesize Standard Grade Computing Studies. |
| S3 test revision |
Revison links for first S3 Computer Systems test |
| Johnstone High School |
Huge set of resources and useful revision links from Johnstone High School Computing department |
| Gordon Schools |
Computer Systems notes and worksheets from Gordon Schools, Huntley. Excellent resource for revising Computer Systems. |
| Teach ICT |
GCSE revision exercises, games and quizes |
| BBC Bitesize (Software) |
BBC Bitesize ICT revision pages (GCSE) |
| BBC BItesize (Hardware) |
BBC Bitesize ICT revision pages (GCSE) |
| Do I.T. |
Selection of courses and revision materials |
| Revise ICT.co.uk |
ReviseICT.co.uk has revision materials, quizes, guides, ICT news and much more - highly recommended! |
| Revise Computing |
Lotws of revisioon links and games |
| Hawick Moodle site |
Resources for Standard Grade, Higher and Intermediate from Hawick High School computing department |
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Online tests
* In School Only |
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Revison notes from Perfect
Papers
* In School Only |
| Fling the Teacher |
| Automated Systems |
Automated Systems quiz - 15 questions |
| Networking |
Communications and networks quiz - 15 questions |
| Systems1 |
Computer Systems (credit) quiz - 20 questions |
| Systems2 |
Computer Systems 2 quiz - 15 questons |
| CDP |
Commercial Data Processing - 16 questions |
| Hot Potatoes revision pages |
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| High level Languages |
Interactive quiz matching High level languages with their descriptions. |
| Computer Languages |
Matching exercise on Computer languages |
| Software development |
Intermediate 2 Software Development revision - matching definitions |
| Software Development |
Intermediate 2 Softwared Development process |
| Programming |
Types of programming language |
| CPU Structure |
The structure of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) |
| Peripherals |
Input and output devices |
| Backing Storage |
Backing storage devices |
| Data Representation |
How computers store text. numbers and graphics |
| Operating Systems |
Revise operating systems |
| Computer Categories |
Different types of computer |
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