Suggestions may protect your immune system and preserve the integrity of your hard drive: (7 rules of thumb)
(Exchnage "floppy" with any PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE)
1. Never swap floppies with people you don't know--at least have coffee with them first and find out about their computing life style.
2. Always test questionable floppies (that may contain a virus) on a stand-alone computer that does not hold vital data
3. Beware of pirated executable programs that your friends want you to try. Always insist that they load it on their hard drive first and promise to run the program daily during the viral incubation period.
4. Do not be afraid to use foolproof oral responses, such as: "No! I do not want your music or software thank you!"
5. Always scan questionable storage devices with a good virus checker before inserting it into your port/drive.
6. Other than irreparable damage to your reputation, there is probably little danger of infection from viewing content on the Internet or from visitng Newsgroups; but be suspicious of executable programs of unknown origin.
7. At the first sign of a virus, withdraw your floppy! Immediately remove any storage device the instant you suspect infection such as a program that suddeny tries to execute.
These links will take you to past papers and some good revision sites:
PAST PAPERS:
From OCR: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gcse/ict/a/documents/index.html
Check out these sub-headings
Mark schemes 2007
Mark schemes 2008
Mark schemes 2009
Past papers - January series 2007
Past papers - June series 2007
From another site: http://pastpapers.org/gcse-ict-a-past-papers
YOU ARE MORE THAN LIKELY DOING THE ‘H’ Papers (The Higher Exam papers)
GENERAL TOPIC REVISION
http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/gcse_topics.html
PAPER ONE TOPICS (Areas of general weakness found after Paper 1)
VALIDATION and VERIFICATION
http://www.teach-ict.com/as_a2/topics/validation_verification/verification_validation/index.htm
Also see below!
PAPER THREE TOPICS (Areas of general weakness found after Paper 3)
SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE
http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/theory/syslifecycle/miniweb/index.htm
MY GUESS (I will try to predict some areas that may come up in the exams and send email updates over the next couple of weeks – they are only guesses though!):
1. eCommerce vs Shopping on the High Street
Site: http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/theory/supermarkets/student/shome_supermarket.htm
e.g. Advantage of shopping online – 24/7/365 – when the shopper wants! Disadvantage – shopper cannot try things out (clothes etc)
Advantage to shop owner is no rent of a high street shop – from warehouse or supplier straight to door
2. Differences between VALIDATION and VERIFICATION – see above for revision site: - http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/software/db/miniweb/index.htm
(Look down the left side for the relevant topics)
3. What are the rights of a Data Subject:- http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/theory/protectingdata/miniweb/index.htm
4. DATA CAPTURE FORMS:- http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/software/datacapture/miniweb/index.htm
5. DATA LOGGING:- http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/software/datalogging/miniweb/index.htm
V I R U S E S
Suggestions may protect your immune system and preserve the integrity of your hard drive: (7 rules of thumb)
(Exchnage "floppy" with any PORTABLE STORAGE DEVICE)
1. Never swap floppies with people you don't know--at least have coffee with them first and find out about their computing life style.
2. Always test questionable floppies (that may contain a virus) on a stand-alone computer that does not hold vital data
3. Beware of pirated executable programs that your friends want you to try. Always insist that they load it on their hard drive first and promise to run the program daily during the viral incubation period.
4. Do not be afraid to use foolproof oral responses, such
5. Always scan questionable storage devices with a good virus checker before inserting it into your port/drive.
6. Other than irreparable damage to your reputation, there is probably little danger of infection from viewing content on the Internet or from visitng Newsgroups; but be suspicious of executable programs of unknown origin.
7. At the first sign of a virus, withdraw your floppy! Immediately remove any storage device the instant you suspect infection such as a program that suddeny tries to execute.