Sonia also taught Computing Studies K–12 at Meriden School, Strathfield, for twelve years. Before taking up this position, she was a Lecturer of Computing at the Australian Catholic University, Strathfield campus.
Sonia Perri teaches information and software technology at Santa Sabina College, Strathfield.
In his writing and teaching he is particularly interested in exploring the social impacts of information and software technology. He has taught as a Technological and Applied Studies teacher in the NSW public school system since 2000. Eamon Gormley is a Computing Studies teacher at Picnic Point High School, Panania, in Sydney’s south.
Her current focus is the implementation of elearning technologies in corporate and educational environments. Information and Software Technology A Project-based ApproachĪt secondary and tertiary levels and is currently the Learning Technologies Coordinator at Meriden School, Strathfield. Heather Knights holds postgraduate qualifications ininformation technology. John is also the author of two titles on computing studies at HSC level. He lectures part-time at university, and runs a small business in IT consulting, specialising in developing database applications for Access and SQL Server. John Range is a Head Teacher of Information Technology at Hornsby College of TAFE, co-managing a range of IT certificate and diploma courses. David has marked HSC computing subjects for many years and is currently a Senior Marker in Information Processes and Technology. He is the author of the teacher resource Creative Ideas for Teaching Computing and of numerous textbooks and resources for students. He has been teaching computing, running workshops and enjoying computers for over thirty years. However, should any infringement have occurred, the publishers tender their apologies and invite copyright owners to contact them.Ībout the authors David Grover is Head Teacher of Computing Studies at Chatswood High School, Sydney. 004.07 Every effort has been made to trace and acknowledge copyright. Designed by Sharon Carr, Graphic Divine Edited by Lan Wang, Woven Words Illustrated by Wendy Gorton Prepress work by The Type Factory Set in 10.5/13 pt Sabon, by SPG Printed in Hong Kong National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data: Grover, David. Except under the conditions described in the Copyright Act 1968 of Australia and subsequent amendments, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Copyright © Pearson Education Australia 2004 First published 2004 All rights reserved. Pearson Education Australia A division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd Level 9, 5 Queens Road Melbourne 3004 Offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, and associated companies throughout the world. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and associated companies around the world
How to file://././HowTo.pdfHome page file://././Start.pdfCompanion Website - on CD file://./CompanionWebsite/starthere.htmlCompanion Website - live version file://./Worksheets/pdf_version/IAST_Worksheets.pdfWorksheets-MSWord version file://./Worksheets/MSWord_version/MSWord_WS_Contents.pdfCoursebookģ.3 Factors affecting hardware requirementsģ.5 Features and elements of a graphical user interfaceĥ Past, Current and Emerging Technologiesĥ.1 Past information and software technologiesĥ.3 Exploring current and emerging technologies for each optionĥ.4 The impact of technology on the environmentĦ.2 Careers in information and software technologyĨ Artificial Intelligence, Simulation and ModellingĨ.3 Requirements of artificial intelligenceĨ.5 Requirements of models and simulationsĨ.7 Using modelling and simulation programsĩ.6 Processes used with multimedia data typesġ0.2 Collecting, organising and storing dataġ1.3 Data types for digital media productsġ2.2 An historical perspective on the Internetġ3.7 Peer-to-peer and client–server networksġ3.12 Factors influencing media transmission