Standard Grade Links

Hardware Systems Software Programming General Purpose Packages Revision
Robotics Networks Reference Commercial Data Processing  

 Return to Home Page

Hardware

URL

Description
Computer Systems Introduction to Computer Systems slides
The CPU Inside the Central Processing 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 Animation showing how a CD is read.
Disk Formatting Flash animation showing how a disk is formatted
History of Computing History of Computing slides
Printers Information from printer manufacturers with a Microsoft Word table to complete.
 

back to top

 

Systems Software

URL

Description
Computer Languages Slides explaining why we have different 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 showing how computers store integers and real numbers
Data Storage (Images) Slides showing how computers store graphics - bitmap graphics and vector graphics
Operating Systems Operating Systems slides
Binary Arithmetic HyperCard stack showing how to do binary arithmetic.
 

back to top

 

Programming

URL

Description
Visual Basic Tutorial Online tutorial for Visual Basic 5
Software Development Software Development slides
Programming Assessment Slides to tell you all you need to know about completing a programming assessment
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
 

back to top

 

Commercial Data Processing

URL

Description
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
CDP Quiz Multiple Choice quiz on Commercial Data processing
 

back to top

 

General Purpose Packages

URL

Description
Word Processing PowerPoint slides describing t he structure of a Word Processor
Desk Top Publishing PowerPoint slides describing the Desk Top Publishing process
Web Authoring PowerPoint slides introducing HTML and web authoring
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
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
The Data Protection Act PowerPoint slides describing the rights and responsibilities which make up the Data Protection Act
 

back to top

 

 

Robotics

URL

Description
Robotics Slides Robotics 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
Robots and AI How robots use Artificial Intelligence
Honda Humanoid Robots 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
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 alternative strategy for landing robots on other planets
Remote-control Remotely control your own Mars pathfinder
Other links
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.
 

back to top

 

Networks

URL

Description
Networks Computer Networks slides
 

back to top

 

Reference

URL

Description
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 encyclopaedia
Netlingo dictionary Network Communications Dictionary.
utexas.edu Virtual Computer Library
Dictionary of Computing On-line computing dictionary.
Wikipedia Free open source encyclopaedia - excellent for computing and technology topics
 

back to top

 

Revision

URL

Description
BBC Bitesize BBC Bitesize Standard Grade Computing Studies.
Teach ICT GCSE revision exercises, games and quizzes
BBC Bitesize (Software) BBC Bitesize ICT revision pages (GCSE)
BBC BItesize (Hardware) BBC Bitesize ICT revision pages (GCSE)
Highland Highland region revision pages
Revise ICT.co.uk ReviseICT.co.uk has revision materials, quizzes, guides, ICT news and much more - highly recommended!
 

back to top