Digital Technology

Advanced Systems Development & Fundamentals Hub

Unit AS 1: Approaches to Systems Development

SDLC

Analysis (fact-finding, requirements), Design (data structures), and Implementation.

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Development Approaches

Waterfall vs. Iterative models like RAD and Agile for fast delivery.

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Project Management

Roles (Analyst, PM, Programmer) and constraints like Time, Cost, and User Needs.

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Testing Strategies

Alpha, Beta, and Acceptance testing; White box vs. Black box methods.

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Programming Concepts

Logic (Sequence, Selection, Iteration) and OOP Fundamentals.

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Security Issues

Identifying risks and protection measures during development.

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Unit AS 2: Fundamentals of Digital Technology

Data Representation

Bits, Bytes (1024), and Binary/Decimal conversion and manipulation.

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Computer Architecture

Hardware, processing systems, and CPU-Memory interaction.

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User Interfaces

Comparing WIMP and Command Line interfaces for different users.

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Software Types

System Software (OS/Utilities) vs. Application Software.

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Web Tech & Multimedia

HTML/CSS, Client-side vs. Server-side, W3C Standards and Protocols.

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Validation & Verification

Techniques to ensure data is sensible and accurate.

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