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Sub-theme A4: The Individual
4. The student should master the professional work methods
that computer science and ICT specialists use, especially those concerning working on a project basis. He should be familiar with the moral values involved in the use of computer science and IT.
Theme B: Terminology and skills
Sub-theme B1: Data representation in a computer
5. The student should be able to describe and use common digital data
encoding. Sub-theme B2: Hardware
6. The student should be familiar with the operational functions of a
computer, its hardware and common peripheral devices, and should
be able to describe the relationships among these functions.
Sub-theme B3: Software
7. The student should be familiar with simple data types, program
structures and programming techniques.
Sub-theme B4: Organizations
8. The student should have a global picture of how businesses are
structured. He should be familiar with the characteristics of project organization and should be able to explain why a particular type of organization is chosen when a company’s information system undergoes major modifications.
Theme C: Systems and their structures
Sub-theme C1: Communication and Networks
9. The student should be familiar with the topological structure and
communication layers of a network, and their characteristics. He should also be capable of describing a simple communications protocol, differentiating between its elements and describing them. Furthermore, he should be aware of the security aspects of the Internet.
Sub-theme C2: Operating Systems
10. The student should be familiar with the basic functions of the most
common operating systems pertaining to the management of CPU
time, memory, data storage media, peripheral devices, and access A rights.
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Appendix A: 2007 Dutch Secondary CS CAuprpreicnudliucmes