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COMPUTER STUDIES SS2 TEACHING SCHEME FIRST TERM

WEEK TOPIC/CONTENT ACTIVITIES

-Teacher leads
students to list CPU
components e.g.
CENTRAL ALU, Control unit,
PROCESSING etc. -States
UNIT(CPU) - functions of ALU
Arithmetic and and control unit e.g.

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 1 logic unit and explains ALU-accept
control unit - and executes any
Function of ALU arithmetic and logic
and Control operations while
unit control unit controls
all operations
inputted to the
system.

– Teacher leads
students to list
types of memory
e.g. i) Primary
memory(main
memory) ii)
MEMORY UNIT
Secondary
-Types of
memory(auxiliary) -
memory -
Description of:
Description of:
2 primary memory i)
i) Primary
Random access
memory ii)
memory(RAM) ii)
Secondary
Read only
memory
memory(ROM)
Secondary memory:
Flash drive, hard
disk, compact
disk(CD), digital
video disk (DVD)

– Teacher leads
students to display
auxiliary storage
devices as
MEMORY UNIT secondary storage
-DiOerences e.g. Poppy disk,

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 3 between Pash drive, compact
primary and disk, etc. -Units of
secondary storage: Bits,
memory nibble, bytes,
kilobytes(KB),
megabytes(MB),
gigabytes,(GB),
terabytes (TB)

– Teacher leads
students to
compare presently
available storage
devices(size,
memory capacity)
MEMORY UNIT
e.g. size, speed,
i) Conversion
technology(optical,
from one unit
magnetic and
to the other ii)
4 semiconductor) –
Comparison of
Teacher leads
auxiliary
students to carry
storage
one simple
devices.
arithmetic on
conversion from
one unit to another.
E.g. 1Kilobyte
(KB)=1000 bytes etc.

– Teacher leads
LOGIC students to de\ne
CIRCUITS - logic gate -Guides
De\nition of students to list
5 logic gate - types of logic gates
Types of logic e.g. AND, NOT, OR,

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 gates by the use of
drawing charts.

LOGIC
-Displays symbols
CIRCUITS -
of logic gates on a
Symbols of
chart – Teacher
each logic gate
6 guides students to
-Input and
identify the signals
output signals
in each gate symbol.
for AND, NOT,
OR gates.

LOGIC
CIRCUITS -
– Teacher guides
Truth table
students to
construction for
7 construct truth table
AND, NOT, OR -
for gate -Write logic
Equation for:
equations, etc
AND, NOT,OR
gates.

– Teacher leads
students to state
the diOerences
LOGIC
among the three
CIRCUITS -Uses
gates -As building
of logic gates -
8 blocks for
Logic circuits
hardware/electronic
II(AL)Alternative
components. -
logic gates)
Description of
alternative logic
gates.

– Teacher leads

ALTERNATIVE students to list

LOGIC GATES II types of alternative

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 -Types of logic gates, e.g.
alternative NAND, NOR, etc. -
9 logic gates - Displays symbols of
Symbols of alternative logic
each logic gate gates on a chart -
-Input/output Guides students to
signals identify the signals
in each gate symbol,
i.e. NAND, NOR.

– Teacher
guides
students to
construct truth
table for each
gate: i.e.
NAND, NOR -
Write a logic
ALTERNATIVE equation for
LOGIC GATE II - each -Uses of
Truth table logic gates: As
1O construction - building
Equation for: NAND, blocks for
NOR gates -Uses of hardware or
logic gates electronic
components
etc -
Construction
of simple
comparators
using
NOR/NAND,
XOR gates

– Teacher

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 leads students
to de\ne: i)
Register ii)
Address iii)
COMPUTER DATA Business –
CONVERSION - Teacher
De\nition -Types of guides
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registers -Function students to
of each register and list types of
main memory MDR, CIR, and
SQR. -State
the functions
of each
register and
main memory.

– Teacher guides
students to identify
COMPUTER
diOerences between
DATA
register and main
CONVERSION -
memory -Outline
DiOerences
steps in data
between
conversion e.g.
12 register and
‘data-fetch-execute’
main memory -
cycle in a simple
Outline steps -
form. -States factors
Factors
aOecting data
aOecting speed
transfer: BUS-
data transfer
Speed, BUS-Width,
etc.

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 Education Resource Centre Teaching Syllabus. Federal Computer Studies Scheme of
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COMPUTER STUDIES SS2 TEACHING SCHEME SECOND TERM

WEEK TOPIC/CONTENT ACTIVITIES

CONCEPT OF – Teacher leads students to de\ne each term i)

COMPUTER FILES - Computer ii) Record iii) Field iv) Data item -Guides
1 De\nition -Types of students to list the types of data item: numeric,
data items -File alphabetic, alpha-numeric -File structure
structure organization organization(from data item)

– Teacher leads students to list types of \le

CONCEPT OF
organization i) Serial ii) Sequential iii) Indexed iv)
COMPUTER FILES -
Random -Methods of accessing of \les, e.g. as
Type of \le organization
2 above -Classi\cation of: i) Master \le ii) Transaction
-Methods of accessing
\le iii) Reference \le -Criteria for classifying \les:
\les -Classi\cation of
Nature of content. -Organization method -Storage
\le
medium

HANDLING – Teacher guides students to list basic operations

COMPUTER FILE: -Basic on computer \les, e.g. creation, deletion, copy,
operation on computer retrieval, view, update, open, close. -Outlines steps
\les -Steps involved in involved in \le creation using BASIC processing
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creating sequential \le - statements e.g. Exam \le with math and English
Steps involved in and hands-on-experience(H-O-E) -Outline steps
accessing sequential \le involved in \le accessing using BASIC processing
above using basic \le statements.

HANDLING -Describes \le insecurity and its eOects i) Data loss

COMPUTER FILES - and is causes ii) Over writing -Leads students to
4 Basic \le processing - mention \le security methods: i) Use of back ups ii)
EOect of \le insecurity - Use of antivirus iii) Password iv) Proper label of
Methods of \le security storage devices, etc.

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 HANDLING
– Teacher lead the discussion to identify diOerences
COMPUTER FILES -
between computer \les and manual \ling system -
DiOerence between
Advantages are: more secured, fast to access, less
5 computer \les and
laborious, more reliable, neatly modi\ed -States
manual \les -
limitation of computerized \le e.g. Expensive to set
Advantages of
it up -Irregular power supply, etc.
computerized \les -
Limitations

LOGIC CIRCUITS -
Symbols of each logic
-Displays symbols of logic gates on a chart -Guides
6 gate -Input and output
students to identify the signals in each gate symbol.
signals for AND, NOT,
OR gates.

LOGIC CIRCUITS -Truth

table construction for
– Teacher guides students to construct truth table
7 AND, NOT, OR -
for gate -Write logic equations, etc
Equation for: AND,
NOT,OR gates.

LOGIC CIRCUITS -Uses – Teacher leads students to state the diOerences

of logic gates -Logic among the three gates -As building blocks for
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circuits II(AL)Alternative hardware/electronic components. -Description of
logic gates) alternative logic gates.

ALTERNATIVE LOGIC
– Teacher leads students to list types of alternative
GATES II -Types of
logic gates, e.g. NAND, NOR, etc. -Displays symbols
alternative logic gates -
9 of alternative logic gates on a chart -Guides
Symbols of each logic
students to identify the signals in each gate symbol,
gate -Input/output
i.e. NAND, NOR.
signals

– Teacher guides students to construct truth table

ALTERNATIVE LOGIC for each gate: i.e. NAND, NOR -Write a logic
GATE II -Truth table equation for each -Uses of logic gates: As building
1O construction -Equation blocks for hardware or electronic components etc -

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 for: NAND, NOR gates - Construction of simple comparators using
Uses of logic gates NOR/NAND, XOR gates

COMPUTER DATA
CONVERSION - -Leads students to de\ne: i) Register ii) Address iii)
De\nition -Types of Business -Guides students to list types of MDR, CIR,
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registers -Function of and SQR. -State the functions of each register and
each register and main main memory.
memory

COMPUTER DATA
CONVERSION - -Guides students to identify diOerences between
DiOerences between register and main memory -Outline steps in data
12 register and main conversion e.g. ‘data-fetch-execute’ cycle in a
memory -Outline steps - simple form. -States factors aOecting data transfer:
Factors aOecting speed BUS-Speed, BUS-Width, etc
data transfer

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COMPUTER STUDIES SS2 TEACHING SCHEME THIRD TERM

WEEK TOPIC/CONTENT ACTIVITIES

ALGORITHMS
AND FLOW
CHART -De\nition – Teacher leads students to de\ne algorithm and Pow
-Characteristics of chart -List the functions of algorithm – Teacher guides
1
Algorithms - students to list characteristics of algorithm, e.g. \nite,

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 Functions of eOective and unambiguous, etc
Algorithm

ALGORITHM AND
Teacher guides students to write a simple algorithm for: -
FLOW CHART -
Computing average of a given set of numbers -Evaluation
2 Writing algorithm
of equation: Y=a (b-c)2/d+2. -Printing out the \rst ten odd
for solving a given
numbers etc.
problem.

ALGORITHMS
AND FLOW -Demonstrate Pow chart symbols: I/O, process, decision,
CHART -Flow chart etc -States what each symbol represent -Guides students
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symbols -Use of to draw appropriate Pow chart to solve a given problem.
each Pow chart
symbol

BASIC
Teacher leads students to identify build-in functions: i)
PROGRAMING II -
4 SQR ii) INT(X) iii) SIN(X) iv) ABS(X) v)RND(X) vi) COS(X)
Build in functions -
vii) TAN(X) viii) LOG(X) ix) EXP(X)
Basic notations

BASIC
-Basic notation of algebraic expressions i) /2a ii) (x-y)
5 PROGRAMMING
(x+y) iii) (a+b)+c/sin d iv) b=1/4ac v) ex+y -Sin(x+ny), etc.
II -Basic notation

BASIC Teacher leads students to write BASIC programming

PROGRAMING II using built in functions: i) Find square root, S, round up to
Write a basic an integer ii) Find square root of numbers with a given
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program to range. iii) Find the cosine of known values iv) Find the
compute algebraic tangent of a given angle v) Plot sine wave curve, plot
equations cosine curve.

INTERNET
-Teacher leads students to de\ne: i) Internet ii Some
De\nition and
7A basic terms: Browse, browser, chart room, cyber café,
some computer
cyber space, download.
internet terms

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 INTERNET – Teacher guides students to de\ne some basic terms:
De\nition of Home page, HTML, HTTP, Intranet, Internet service
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internet and some provider, upload, protocol, web browser, web page, web
basic terms site.

– Teacher leads students to list the main browsers: i)

INTERNET Main
Internet explorer ii) Netscape navigation iii) Opera iv)
browsers: –
8 Firefox -Leads students to list the features in main
Features in main
browser, window, title bar, menu bar, tool bar, address
browsers
bar, etc.

-ITeacher instructs students to visit some websites -Write

INTERNET notes on the board on what they learnt on their visit
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Internet services website, e-mail. -Email discussion group -Telnet -Usenet -
FTP -WWW, etc

ELECTRONIC – Teacher leads students to de\ne: i) Electronic mail ii) E-

MAIL(E-MAIL mail; services a. Sending/receiving e-mail b. Charting iii)
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SERVICES) - Steps involved in operating mail box iv) Steps involved in
De\nitions creating e-mail account.

ELECTRONIC
MAIL(E-MAIL – Teacher guides students to write e-mail and website
SERVICES) - addresses and identify the diOerences in their features
11 Features in an e- e.g. i) [email protected] e-mail address ii)
mail address - www.Vnegoving.org website -De\nition of chatting -
De\nition of Steps involved in chatting.
charting

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