Theory Notes/📡 Topic 2: Communication Technologies/10.2.2
10.2.2Grade 10

Electronic Communications

Electronic Communications

Full notes coming soon — here's what the syllabus covers for now:

  • Describe electronic communication
  • Overview of applications/tools to facilitate e-communication - purpose and uses (What is it? What is it used for?)
  • E-mail, web browser, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), instant messaging, chat rooms, video conferencing and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), RSS aggregator, weblog, text, picture and video messaging - examples
  • E-mail as a form of e-communication
  • Uses of e-mail
  • E-mail accounts (Internet Service Provider (ISP) and web-based)
  • E-mail addresses
  • Use e-mail
  • Responsible communication styles and netiquette
  • Describe computer management
  • Overview and purpose of various management tasks and operating system utilities
  • Management of desktop
  • Management of files and folders
  • General housekeeping tasks
  • Defragmentation
  • Scheduling/updating
  • Archive, backup
  • Compress/decompress files
  • Security features - firewall, anti-virus, control of spyware, adware
  • Installing/uninstalling software (custom and full installation, product keys, activation codes)
  • Add devices/drivers
  • System settings and properties