Minimum Learning Competencies

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Education

Minimum Learning Competences

Information Communication Technology Grades 9 AND 10

September 2009

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MINIMUM LEARNING COMPETENCES GRADES 9 AND 10

Unit Grade 9 Grade 10

 Define data and information  Identify ICT components
 Explain the term technology and information technology  List characteristics of valuable information
Introduction to ICT  List sources of information  Name major components of system unit
 List Computers generation  Identify function of the system unit. components
 Compare the difference among each generation of  Name components of motherboard
computers  Identify function of the motherboard components
 Classify types of computers used today  Identify memory and speed of computer equipments
 List the Characteristics of computer each type of computer
 Explain how data is represented in the computer
 List major hardware components
 Classify software as Systems or Applications software
 Give examples and explain uses of some Applications
software
 Manipulate their files and folders on a computer
 Transfers files from one folder to another
 Find a file or folders using a ‘search’ facility
 Customize their computer desktop
 Create and save the word processing document  Apply what they have learned about word processing in grade 9 to
 Format a character as required real activities uncounted in the study of other curriculum subjects
 Index a paragraph in grade10
Application software  Index text in desired direction  Apply what they have learned about presentation software and
 Align text by using icons on the menu bar and by selecting techniques in grade 9 to real activities uncounted in the study of
paragraph from formatting menu other curriculum subjects in grade10
 Apply bullets and numbers to display ordered or unordered list  Open the desktop publishing program
 Change the styles of bullets and numbers effectively  Identify screen elements of desktop publishing
 Insert and delete a page break and page number in a document.  identify the major features of desktop publishing
 Add and delete headers and footers in a document  Organize, format and publish various type of publication
 Use tables and pictures by inserting.  Create brochure effectively
 Create a presentation  Format brochure as required
 Prepare and present a slide show  Create a business card effectively
 Create a presentation using design techniques  Print the card in appropriate paper size
 Create a Greeting or Invitation card

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 Minimum Learning Competencies
Unit Grade 9 Grade 10
Information and  Identify responsible behaviour in the Computer Laboratory  Explain about copyright issues
computer security  Identify safe on-line behaviour  Recognizes that the use of others property is not correct
 Identify the school ICT police and live with it  Describe the dangers of copying others
 Describe computer virus  Recognize the social impact like misuse of e-mail, unauthorized
 Identify the measure to protect computer virus intrusion and deleting and manipulating others’ data
Application software  Identify the purpose of a spreadsheet  use the function of the Fill handle
 Identify the screen elements in the spreadsheet window  Apply different effects to a cell and its contents
 Manipulate rows and columns  Create different types of charts
 Manipulate data in a cell  Identify the difference between absolute and relative cell reference
 save the worksheet
 Use auto sum  Use some built-in functions to calculate totals and averages
 Use mathematical operators on data to perform addition, sum and
others  identify that computations using built in functions can be done
accurately and quickly
 use the function of the Fill handle
 Apply different effects to a cell and its contents  Compute rank
 Format text and numbers in the cell of a worksheet
 Apply what they have learned and spread sheet in grade 9 to
real activities uncounted in the study of other curriculum
subjects in grade10
 Define the key terms in a data base system
 Create different types of Query Using Query design view
 Explain the use of a form
 List & explain options for creating a form
 Identify the difference between methods of creating a form
 Create a form using design view
 Identify sections of a form
 Identify Access controls and explain their usage
 Perform Calculation in a from
 Create sub form
 Prepare a report
using Internet  Identify the internet and the world wide web  Describe the development of the internet
 explain how Internet and WWW are used  List the advantages of the internet
 List and describe some different types of browser  Use keywords and connectors in a search
 Open a browser and identify the screen elements  Explain the differences between Webpage and Website
 Use web addresses to access websites  List some uses of the WWW
 describe some different types of browser  Locate information contents
 Plan and develop a web page

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Unit Grade 9 Grade 10
 create an email account
 Compose and send an email
 Receive and open an email
 Use the facilities provided in the email system

Control and learning  Use the logo primitives to draw a variety of shapes  Use variables in writing procedures
with logo
 Write procedures to include repeat and RND  Create a recursive procedure

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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Education

Minimum Learning Competences

Information Communication Technology Grades 11 AND 12

September 2009

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 Minimum Learning Competencies

Unit Grade 11 Grade 12

Information Systems  Describe some applications of ICT  Describe the advantages and disadvantages of E-learning
 Explain the definition of each types of IS  List the necessary technologies for E-learning
 Explain the application of each types of IS  Explain how E-learning works
 Describe the impact of ICT in everyday life  listed some of the electronic systems
 Explain the advantage of E-government
 Explain the different services by E-government
 Explain how E- banking works
 Explain how E-libraries works
 Explain how E- commerce works
 Identifying system problem
 Recognize functional and non-functional system requirements
Enhancing the Use of  Solve problems by specific software  Solve problem specific software
Software  Illustrate their ideas  Illustrating their ideas
 Organising their contents  Organising their contents
 Testing their hypotheses  Querying their database
 Testing hypotheses
Basic  Identify proper location for the computer
Troubleshooting  Protect computers from harm and damage
 Explain possible problems that may occur with the power
supply
 Explain the use of stabilisers and UPS
 Back up files stored in the computer
 Use defragmenter and disk cleanup to improve hard disk
performances
 Apply safe methods
 Define ESD (Electro Static Discharge)
 Identify some ESD types
 List some types of ESD protection Devices
 Explain the concept of ergonomically correct computer
and seating
 Plug properly input and output devices with the system
Unit.
 Describe the general steps to troubleshoot problems
 Troubleshoot minor problems related with some common input
and output devices.
 Install and uninstall applications software

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Unit Grade 11 Grade 12
Exploiting The  Use Boolean searching techniques  Define website
Internet  Report on improvements  Explain the different types of websites
 Explain the function ability of wikis,blogs and pod casts  List some well – established websites
 list the advantages of their use  Identify the type of website to be developed
 Explain what is meant by’’ social networking  Describe website planning
 Design a simple web page  Explain how to design a web page
 Implement the web page publish web page  Explain how to hyper links in a website
 Insert images, buttons and animations in to a webpage
 Develop content for a website with uniform formatting
Image Processing  Define Image processing  Define multimedia
and multimedia  List band explain different types of image file formats  Explain importance of multimedia
Systems  Open and setup a new document.  List components of multimedia
 Save an image document.  Identify hardware and software necessary to run a multimedia
 List and explain common Interface layout of image processing package
software  Explain each stage of multimedia authoring
 Edit an image in a desired way.  Give examples of authoring multimedia tools
 Identify sound, image and video file formats
 Identify screen elements of Multimedia application
 Identify icons and their properties
 Enter text in the presentation window
 Import or paste text from another application to Multimedia
application
 Edit and format text as required
 Import and paste images and graphics from other applications
 Draw different shapes
 Set the duration before a content on the presentation window is
erased
 Erase the contents of a presentation window
 Position objects on the presentation window
 Set different types of motions using the motion icon
 Use pre-stored libraries
 Create custom libraries
 Add and use icons to a library as required
 Insert sound icons
 Import sound files

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Unit Grade 11 Grade 12
 Set the property of sound files
 Set the property of digital movie icons
 Import movie files
 Identify basics of film editing