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