7–10Computing Technology 7–10 Syllabus

Describe the purpose of connecting people and systems

Describe inputs, storage, processes and outputs in connecting people and systems

Define a real-world problem or need that can be solved by connecting people and systems, including breaking it down into manageable parts and describing the users of the solution

Specify the functional requirements of a networked solution, including stating the purpose of a solution, describing use cases and developing test cases of input and expected outputs

Specify the non-functional requirements of a networked solution

Evaluate the social impacts and ethical and legal responsibilities in connecting people and systems

Describe common network hardware for wired, wireless and mobile networks

Describe common network security vulnerabilities and the mitigation strategies

Apply features of Graph Theory to model computer networks

Calculate node degree and paths between nodes and explain their meaning

Represent real-world social networks visually as a graph

Evaluate the development of a sociogram model

Explore how people’s changing expectations and concerns for security and privacy have shaped computer technology

Explore network and social connections considering the perspectives of diverse groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people of different ages and gender, and people with disability

Investigate how hardware and software are used to manage, control and secure the movement of, and access to, data in networked digital systems

Investigate how the profile and attributes of end users are used by developers when creating products

Plan and manage a project that connects people and systems using an iterative approach, including access control, privacy and cybersecurity

Generate alternative designs and evaluate them against the requirements to select a preferred design

Create a computer network between multiple devices and describe how nodes are connected

Create a network of connected devices to model the Internet of Things (IoT)

Implement a solution that connects people and systems using the preferred design

Create interactive solutions for sharing information online using a visualisation library

Specify what data is collected, who owns it, and how it will be protected, considering privacy and cybersecurity, including when interpreting data

Represent, store and transmit data to facilitate computation, including selecting appropriate data types, understanding the limitations of data types and structuring data systematically

Explain simple compression of data and types of compression, including the impact on data transmission

Model entities, events and relationships within a network

Model the relationships between entities and events using relational data

Create a record of project development demonstrating iterative design and evaluation

Select and use specialist terminology in context

Access datasets and collect data from users or the environment considering privacy and personally identifying information (PII)

Validate data is correct and investigate the impact of invalid data

Analyse data to make decisions and generate reports using a database

Filter, sort and limit database queries using SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY and LIMIT clauses

Load, insert and update data in a database

Visualise data to identify trends, patterns, relationships and outliers using a range of tools

Evaluate solutions against the predetermined functional and non-functional requirements that meet social, ethical and legal responsibilities and cybersecurity principles

Test and evaluate the efficiency of a network navigation map

Test, monitor and evaluate a network in terms of bandwidth, connectedness, compatibility, reliability and ease of use

Evaluate the security of networks in terms of vulnerability to attacks and exploitation

Explore careers in connecting people and systems