ICT or Computer Science?

ICT or Computer Science?

What is the difference?

What is ICT?

ICT stands for Information Communication Technology and includes how computers and the internet work and how to use them to solve problems.

What is Computer Science?

Computer science is a very large subject with lots of applications. Computer scientists design new software, solve computing problems and develop different ways to use technology.

But, whatever they’re doing, all computer scientists rely on ‘computational thinking’.

What is the difference between GCSE ICT and GCSE Computer Science?

Computer Science is more about how computers work, and about programming. 

ICT is more about people in business, and tailoring commercially-available applications to their needs.

Multiple Choice

What is ICT?

• Integrating communication technologhy

• Information Communication technology

• Information Connecting Technology

• Information communication technique

Multiple Choice

Which one is NOT computer science?

• Watching videos on the internet of cats riding tricycles

• programming your own video game

• writing a program to automatically post nice comments on your friends pictures

• creating a phone app that allows friends to share funny cat videos with each other

Multiple Choice

A laptop is considered a portable device.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which one is an example of software.

• keyboard

• mouse

• power point

• printer

Multiple Choice

What part of the computer is this?

• Screen
• TV
• Desktop
• Monitor

Multiple Choice

True or False: The 1st step in writing a program is making a list of step by step instructions for what you want you program to do.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following IS an example of computer science?

• watching videos on the internet of cats riding tricycles

• doing your math homework on your Chromebook

• writing a program that calculates the answers to the math problems in your homework

• commenting on the latest picture your friend posted

Multiple Choice

True or False: Computer Science is the study of computers and how computer technology can be used to solve problems.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is an example of an output device?

• Mouse
• Microphone
• Speakers
• DVD

Multiple Choice

What key should you hold down to make one capital letter.

• Caps Lock

• Tab

• Control

• Shift

Multiple Choice

WWW means...

• World Wizard Web

• World Wide Web

• Wizard Web Woo

• World Worst Web

Multiple Select

Which two are software?

• Mouse

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft PowerPoint

• Printer

• Monitor

Multiple Choice

What is this ?

• RAM
• ROM
• CPU
• GUI

Open Ended

The thing I like most about computers is....

How to find out more

• Ask your Computer Science teacher

• Look at the school website

• Speak to your parents about it

Poll

Which option are you considering taking?