GCSE ICT Practical Course

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Pack 1

Permission to copy the material below is only granted to the purchaser of GCSE ICT Practical Course Pack 1 or GCSE ICT Practical Instant Teaching Resources, strictly within their school, college or organisation.

• Practical 1: The Disco Ticket (page 7)
  • You will need the Excel file TicketNumbers.xls for this practical.
• Practical 2: The Classroom Display (page 15)
  You can download one of the following 12 images (in JPEG format) to use with your poster if you do not have access to a digital camera or scanner, or if you need to save time.
  • Bar code gun
  • Ink jet printer
  • Joystick
  • Keyboard
  • Laserprinter
  • Microphone
  • External modem
  • Mouse
  • Scanner
  • Touch pad
  • Tracker ball
  • Visual display unit
• Practical 3: Cash Flow Forecast (page 22)
  • The original spreadsheet document (in Excel): CashFlow.xls.
• Practical 4: The Information Centre Letterhead (page 27)
  • A picture (in JPEG format) of St John's Church to use in the letterhead: StJohns.jpg.
• Practical 5: The Computer Manufacturer (page 35)
  (Note that no files are required as a starting point for this practical.)

Pack 2

Permission to copy the material below is only granted to the purchaser of GCSE ICT Practical Course Pack 2 or GCSE ICT Practical Instant Teaching Resources, strictly within their school, college or organisation.

• Practical 1: The Junior Library (page 7)
  • A file containing the details of 60 (fictional) members: members.csv.
  • A file with details of 159 real books and authors: books.csv.
    The book numbers have correctly formed modulo-11 check digits.
• Practical 2: Finding a Book (page 20)
  • A Microsoft Word file, which lists all 159 books on two sides of A4, landscape format: booklist.doc.
    This file is needed as part of designing a test plan for Practical 2: Finding a Book (page 20). You may find it more economic to print out a few copies of the document for students to use when designing the test plan, rather than have them print their own copy.
• Practical 3: Mailmerge Letter (page 23)
  • The starting point letter for the mailmerge problem: Mletter.doc.
• Practical 4: Library Book Issue (page 27)
  (Note that no files are required as a starting point for this practical.)

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