Higher/Int.2 Information Systems
School E-Mail: iaascottg@alfordacademy.aberdeenshire.sch.uk
Remember that attachments may take a couple of days to get through school system if mailing from home.
If you wish, you can e-mail me directly at g_infosys@hindsight.it with homework or any course-related questions.
Please do not abuse this mailbox or it will be closed.
Want to know about the file formats that I use for materials on this site? Click here.
Unit 1 - Using Information
1. Data & Information
- Metacrap - The Pro's & Cons of Metadata (HTML) - 15Kb
2. Organisational Information Systems
- Network Topology (Powerpoint) - 5.44Mb ***now available in .pdf format - 816Kb ***
3. Information Management Software
- Information Management Software - Higher/Int.2 (Powerpoint) - 4.26Mb
- Classes of Software - Higher (Powerpoint) - 339Kb ***now available in .pdf format - 206Kb ***
- Spreadsheets
- What-If (Excel) - 14Kb
- Lookup Table (Excel) - 16Kb
- Goal Seeking (Excel) - 14Kb
- Advanced Functions (Excel) - 19Kb
4. Implications of ICT
- Implications of ICT (Powerpoint) - 240Kb ***now available in Word format - 179Kb ***
- File-sharing Implications! (Text File)
- Higher Homework Questions (Word) - 59Kb
- Int.2 Homework Questions (Word) - 58Kb
Unit 2 - Relational Database Systems
1. Database Fundamentals
- Database Systems - Int2 (.pdf) - 118Kb
2. Entities & Data Relationships
3. Data Modelling Concepts
4. Normalisation
- Homework to 1NF (.pdf) - 42Kb
5. Implementation
What I Should Know about Databases - Higher
Unit 3 - The Internet
1. Internet Fundamentals
2. Services & Resources provided by the Internet
3. Internet Developments
4. Construction of Internet Web Pages