CAPP06036 2022 Introduction to Business Technology

Use email software, utilise the Internet and search the Web effectively.

Produce professional presentations.

File management. Generate various types of documents.

Identify computer types, components, specifications and usage.

The learner will be provided with direct instruction in a computer lab, to facilitate active and experiential learning.  Various strategies will be used to improve student learning via lectures, class discussions and case studies.

Students will be required to partake in two practical assessments, to demonstrate proficiency in the practical components of the module.  Theory knowledge will be assessed using either online or offline MCQs.

If the student fails the module overall, he/she will be required to repeat the failed component(s) only, by means of examination(s) during the Autumn examination session.

Email / Internet / Web (LO1):

• Utilise commonly used features of email software,
• Adhere to email etiquette,
• Distinguish between the Internet and the Web,
• Identify the main components of the Internet and the Web,
• Use the Internet to search the Web in an effective manner.

Presentations (LO2):

• Produce professional presentations using templates,
• Incorporate appropriate design elements,
• Insert and modify text, images, video and audio,
• Create animations and transitions,
• Use various delivery methods.

Document Management & Word Processing (LO3):

• Create and edit files and folders locally, on storage devices, on networks and in the cloud,
• Store and share files and folders locally, on storage devices, on networks and in the cloud,
• Search for, move and copy files and folders,
• Create, rename and delete files and folders.
• Create various different types of documents,
• Modify page size, orientation and margins,
• Insert, edit and format text,
• Change spacing and layout,
• Organise text in a variety of ways,
• Add headers, footers, page numbers, footnotes and endnotes,
• Check, review, protect and print documents.

Theory (LO4):

Hardware Components

• CPU, primary storage, secondary storage, input/output technologies, communication technologies.

Software Components

• System software, application software.

Memory Capacity

• Bits, bytes, KB, MB, GB, terabyte, petabyte, exabyte, zettabyte.

Types of Computers

• Supercomputer, mainframe computer, minicomputer, microcomputer, wearable devices.

Buying a Computer Device (desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet, mobile device)

• What will the computer be used for?,
• Type of device / budget,
• CPU / RAM / Hard Drive (SSD and HDD) / ,
• Warranty / upgrades / software / virus-checker.

Types of Computer Networks

• LAN, WAN, VAN,
• LAN components,
• Communication media – wired / wireless.

The Internet

• History, Internet technologies (intranet, extranet),
• The future of the Internet - Internet2, Next Generation Internet (NGI).

Types of Internet Connections

• Dial up, fixed broadband, mobile broadband, Internet on your phone, wireless hotspots, etc.

Cloud Computing

• History, cloud components, 
• Public cloud, private cloud, community cloud, hybrid cloud,
• Why is cloud service popular?,
• What applications use it?.