1 Types and components of computer systems - Know and understand characteristics of ROM and RAM
1 Types and components of computer systems - Know and understand differences between ROM and RAM
1 Types and components of computer systems - Know and understand characteristics of backing storage
3 Storage devices and media - Know and understand optical drives including CD, DVD, Blu-ray
3 Storage devices and media - Know and understand optical discs including CD, DVD, Blu-ray
4 Networks and the effects of using them - Know and understand the uses of wi-fi and Bluetooth
7 The systems life cycle - Know and understand input formats including data capture forms
7 The systems life cycle - Know and understand the need to test the system before implementation
7 The systems life cycle - Know and understand the use of live data
8 Safety and security - Know and understand biometrics including the use of biometric data
8 Safety and security - Know and understand digital certificate including its purpose and contents
8 Safety and security - Know and understand firewall including its purpose
9 Audience - Know and understand showing a clear sense of audience and purpose
9 Audience - Know and understand analysing the needs of an audience when creating ICT solutions
11 File management - Be able to locate stored files
11 File management - Be able to open and import files of different types
11 File management - Be able to save files in a planned hierarchical directory/folder structure
11 File management - Be able to save files using appropriate file names
11 File management - Know and understand the need for generic file formats
11 File management - Know and understand the need to reduce file sizes for storage or transmission
12 Images - Be able to place an image with precision
12 Images - Be able to crop an image
12 Images - Be able to rotate an image
12 Images - Be able to reflect (flip) an image horizontally or vertically
12 Images - Be able to adjust the brightness of an image
12 Images - Be able to adjust the contrast of an image
13 Layout - Be able to enter and modify text and numbers with total accuracy
13 Layout - Be able to create a table with a specified number of rows and columns
13 Layout - Be able to place text or objects in a table
13 Layout - Be able to create or edit headers and footers
13 Layout - Know and understand the purpose of headers and footers
14 Styles - Be able to create, modify, update and apply styles to ensure consistency of presentation
14 Styles - Be able to apply text alignment including left, right, centre, fully justified
14 Styles - Be able to apply text enhancement including bold, underline, italic
14 Styles - Be able to apply spacing including paragraph (before and after) and line
14 Styles - Be able to apply bullets including shape, alignment, line spacing and indent
14 Styles - Know and understand purpose and uses of a corporate house style
15 Proofing - Be able to use validation routines to minimise data entry errors
15 Proofing - Know and understand the need for validation as well as verification
16 Graphs and charts - Be able to select the graph or chart type
16 Graphs and charts - Be able to add a second data series
16 Graphs and charts - Be able to add a second axis
16 Graphs and charts - Be able to format numerical values to a specified number of decimal places
16 Graphs and charts - Be able to format numerical values to display currency symbols
17 Document production - Be able to create or edit lists including bulleted, numbered
17 Document production - Be able to find and replace text including matching case, whole words
17 Document production - Be able to add and delete bookmarks/hyperlinks
17 Document production - Know and understand the purpose of setting page, section and column breaks
17 Document production - Know and understand the purpose of setting gutter margins
18 Databases - Be able to set display format of Boolean/logical field (yes/no, true/false, checkbox)
18 Databases - Be able to set display format of date/time data
18 Databases - Be able to create and edit primary and foreign keys
18 Databases - Be able to create relationships between tables
18 Databases - Know and understand characteristics of primary key and foreign keys
18 Databases - Know and understand characteristics of good form design
18 Databases - Be able to perform searches using wildcards
18 Databases - Be able to set report titles
19 Presentations - Be able to create a new presentation using a text file
19 Presentations - Be able to apply slide layout
19 Presentations - Be able to insert a new slide
19 Presentations - Be able to move or delete a slide
19 Presentations - Be able to add presenter notes
19 Presentations - Be able to add alternative text/screentip to an object
19 Presentations - Be able to apply consistent transitions between slides
19 Presentations - Be able to apply consistent animation effects on text, images and other objects
19 Presentations - Be able to hide slides within a presentation
20 Spreadsheets - Be able to create formulae using cell references
20 Spreadsheets - Be able to use named cells and named ranges
20 Spreadsheets - Be able to use external data sources within functions
20 Spreadsheets - Be able to use nested functions
20 Spreadsheets - Know and understand the difference between a formula and a function
20 Spreadsheets - Be able to select subsets of data using a single criterion, or multiple criteria
20 Spreadsheets - Be able to display either formulae or values
20 Spreadsheets - Be able to wrap text within cells so that all data is fully visible
20 Spreadsheets - Be able to hide and display rows and columns
20 Spreadsheets - Be able to set the orientation to portrait or landscape
21 Website authoring - Be able to create the content layer of a web page
21 Website authoring - Be able to place appropriate content in the body section of a web page
21 Website authoring - Be able to insert a table including table header, table rows, table data
21 Website authoring - Be able to use the
21 Website authoring - Be able to apply classes to elements within a web page
21 Website authoring - Be able to create a bookmark within a web page using an id attribute
21 Website authoring - Know and understand the purpose of the head and body sections of a web page
21 Website authoring - Know and understand the function of a hyperlink
21 Website authoring - Know and understand the function of an anchor
21 Website authoring - Be able to create the presentation layer of a web page
21 Website authoring - Be able to attach comments to an external stylesheet
21 Website authoring - Be able to save styles in cascading stylesheet format