Higher/Int.2 Information Systems

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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

• Section 1 (.rtf) - 24Kb
• Section 2 (.rtf) - 17Kb
• Section 3 (.rtf) - 21Kb
• Section 4 (.rtf) - 17Kb
• Section 5 (.rtf) - 15Kb

Unit 3 - The Internet

1. Internet Fundamentals

2. Services & Resources provided by the Internet

3. Internet Developments

4. Construction of Internet Web Pages