The ICT Lounge
Welcome to IGCSE Information Communication Technology.

This section of the website provides you with a wealth of resources to help you complete (and pass) the CIE IGCSE ICT course. The pages contained within the site contain content that is matched to the new syllabus for first examinations in 2016.

The website will cover all 21 sections which are made up of a mixture of theory and practical. The course breaks down as follows:


Theory Units
Practical Units
 
1.
Types and components of computer systems
11.
File management
2.
Input and output devices
12.
Images
3.
Storage devices and media
13.
Layout
4.
Networks and the effects of using them
14.
Styles
5.
The effects of using ICT
15.
Proofing
6.
ICT applications
16.
Graphs and charts
7.
The systems life cycle
17.
Document production
8.
Safety and security
18.
Data manipulation
9.
Audience
19.
Presentations
10.
Communication
20.
Data analysis
21.
Website authoring


Assessment at a glance:

Candidates take 3 exam papers and details of these are as follows:

Useful Links
Recommended
Books
Recommended
Websites
 
Paper 1 - Theory (2 hours)

Written paper which tests sections 1-21 of the curriculum content.

All questions are compulsory and are mostly multiple choice or short answers.

100 marks weighted at 40% of total.

Paper 2 - Document Production, Data Manipulation, Presentations (2.5 hours)

Practical test assessing knowledge, skills and understanding of sections 17, 18 and 19 of the syllabus content.

All tasks are compulsory.

80 marks weighted at 30% of total.

Paper 3 - Data analysis and Website Authoring (2.5 hours)

Practical test assessing knowledge, skills and understanding of sections 20 and 21 of the syllabus content.

All tasks are compulsory.

80 marks weighted at 30% of total.

Links to Theory Units:
 
Links to Practical Units:
Section 11: File Management
Section 12: Images
Section 13: layout
Section 14: Styles
Section 15: Proofing
Section 16: Graphs and Charts
Section 17: Document Production
Section 18: Data Manipulation
Section 19: Presentations
Section 20: Data Analysis
Section 21: Website Authoring