Cambridge ICT Starters: On Track, Stage 1 has been designed to support learners who are following the Cambridge Information and Communication Technology Starters syllabus. This book provides full coverage of all the modules. The sections of the book follow the order in which the modules appear in the syllabus. It builds on creating and formatting documents; planning, creating and organising multimedia presentations, incorporating audio and animation effects; designing and creating, testing, modifying and evaluating spreadsheets and graphs; creating, developing and testing databases; and maintaining data security. The activities in the book use Microsoft Office (R) 2007 and Windows (R) 7.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge International Examinations .

There are 56 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Cambridge University Press .

Jill Jesson is an experienced teacher working at a primary school in Rotherham. She has written books for children and teachers on science, design and ICT. She was, for many years, a regular contributor to art and design magazines and has had several of her poems included in anthologies for children. Graham Peacock is a principal lecturer in science education at Sheffield Hallam University. He was a deputy head teacher in a primary school and has taught at a number of schools both in Britain and the Far East. He has written books for children, university students and teachers. Graham Peacock is an experienced teacher, a well-published author of primary science texts including the 'Oxford Primary Science Dictionary' and an Inset Co-ordinator for Primary Science

This book has the following chapters: Module 1. Documents for a Purpose: 1. Formatting text; 2. Paragraph break; 3. Inserting images; 4. Tables; 5. Numbering and bullets; 6. Page setup; 7. Revision exercises; Optional extension and challenge activities; Module 2. Multimedia for a Purpose: 1. Planning; 2. Preparing the storyboard; 3. Slide transition; 4. Automated presentation; 5. Sound effect; 6. Timing; 7. Annotation; 8. Printing; 9. Evaluation; Optional extension and challenge activities; Module 3. Spreadsheets for a Purpose: 1. The purpose; 2. Formulas; 3. Testing the formulas; 4. Displaying formulas; 5. Graphical presentation; 6. Conditional formatting; 7. Evaluation; Optional extension and challenge activities; Module 4. Databases for a Purpose: 1. Databases; 2. Data structure; 3. Primary key; 4. Query; 5. Exporting information; 6. Data security; Optional extension and challenge activities.