The ICT Systems unit covers how control, measurement and expert systems are used, as well as the system life cycle.
The unit is split into twelve topics:
Expert systems
Analogue and digital data
Measurement systems
Control systems
Recognition and monitoring systems
Satellite systems
The system life cycle: Analysis
The system life cycle: Design
The system life cycle: Testing
The system life cycle: Documentation
The system life cycle: Implementation
The system life cycle: Evaluation
This web page should be used together with the ICT Systems objectives booklet. The links below provide information that you can use to complete the learning objectives in your objectives booklet as well as tasks to help you develop your understanding of the various topics.
The unit will be assessed through a 45 minute written test comprised of recent examination questions associated with ICT Systems.
These are the eleven topics of the ICT Systems unit.
The links below will provide you with the information that you need to complete the learning objectives from the objectives booklet.
Textbook, pages 167-168
www.igcseict.info: Expert Systems
These are downloadable worksheets and online activities that will help you to develop your understanding of each topic.
The links below will provide you with access to past exam questions and tasks related to the ICT Systems unit.
Expert systems
Analogue and digital data
Control systems
Textbook, page 228
www.igcseict.info: Controlling Real-World Things
BBC Bitesize Review: Computer control
Textbook, pages 67-68
www.igcseict.info: MICR, OCR, OMR
Police UK: Automatic Number Plate Recognition
Teach-ICT.com: Satellite systems
What Are GPS Systems Used For?
Textbook, pages 314-316
Recognition and monitoring systems
The system life cycle: Analysis
The system life cycle: Design
Textbook, pages 317-321
www.igcseict.info: Designing a New System
Textbook, pages 322-324
www.igcseict.info: Testing the New System
Textbook, pages 327-328
www.igcseict.info: Documenting the New System
Textbook, pages 325-326
www.igcseict.info: Implementing the New System
BBC Bitesize Review: Implementation
Textbook, pages 328-329
The system life cycle: Documentation
The system life cycle: Evaluation
Click on the animals below to access the task sheet for the ICT Systems Unit Project