New IGCSE ICT paper 3 material tips.

New topics that are not in Specimen 2016

Images:

○ adjust the brightness of an image

○ adjust the contrast of an image

○ Adjust the bit per channel

Access and Excel:

○ use validation routines to minimise errors

Graphs and charts:

○ add a second data series to a chart, as necessary

○ add a second axis to a chart, as necessary

○ change the maximum and minimum values of an axis scale to appropriate values

Access:

• design and use suitable software tools to create a data entry form appropriate to purpose and audience.

○ create a data entry form to meet the needs of the audience

○ create a data entry form with all fields included to match the purpose of the task

○ create an appropriate data entry form, including: appropriate font styles and sizes, spacing between fields, character spacing of individual fields, use of white space, radio buttons, drop down menus, highlighting key fields

 

PowerPoint:

• use suitable software tools to create presentation slides to meet the needs of the audience

○ place appropriate images on the slides, including: video clips, animated images

○ place sound within a slide

○ use suitable software tools to display the presentation in a variety of formats, including: looped on-screen carousel,

Excel:

○ use conditional formatting appropriately to change display format depending upon the contents of a cell Web page design:

○ insert appropriate objects into a web page including: moving images, sound clips