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Computer File 2 - Year 11

The document outlines a lesson plan for Year Eleven students on the topic of computer files, focusing on file organization methods, access methods, and classifications of computer files. Students will learn about serial, sequential, indexed, and random file organization, as well as sequential, direct, and indexed-sequential access methods. The lesson includes methodologies for teaching, evaluation questions, and reference materials.

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Computer File 2 - Year 11

The document outlines a lesson plan for Year Eleven students on the topic of computer files, focusing on file organization methods, access methods, and classifications of computer files. Students will learn about serial, sequential, indexed, and random file organization, as well as sequential, direct, and indexed-sequential access methods. The lesson includes methodologies for teaching, evaluation questions, and reference materials.

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SUBJECT: COMPUTER CLASS: Year Eleven TERM: Second Term 2023/2024 Session

WEEK: Week 2 (13/01/2025 – 17/01/2025) PERIOD: Four Periods of 40 minutes each


TOPIC: COMPUTER FILES 2
ENTRY BEHAVIOR: The students are familiar with manual registers
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the class, students should be able to;
i. Understand the types of file organization methods
ii. Understands the methods of accessing files
iii. State the classification of computer files

CONTENT
Types of File Organisation Method
File organization is a way of organizing the data or records in a file. It refers to how the contents of a file are added
and accessed, but not how files are organized in folders. The four file organization methods are:

1. Serial file organization: records are stored in the order they occur. They have not been sorted in any particular
order.

2. Sequential file organization: records are stored in sorted order of a particular field(s), usually the key field(s).

3. Indexed file organization: An indexed file contains records ordered by a record key. A record key uniquely
identifies a record and determines the sequence in which it is accessed with respect to other records.

4. Random or direct file organization: records are stored randomly in no particular order i.e. in any sequence

Methods of Accessing Files


Access method is a mechanism or manner in which the records in a file may be accessed. It defines the way the read
and write operations are done. The methods of accessing files include:

1. Sequential access: a sequential file access is that in which the records are accessed in some sequence i.e., the
information in the file is processed in order, one record after the other. It requires the program to start writing or
reading at the beginning and continues until it finds the desired data. Device like magnetic tape enforces sequential
access method.

2. Direct/random access: the records on the storage location can be accessed (read or written to) in any order i.e.
randomly/directly. Devices such as magnetic disk storage and the main storage i.e. RAM and ROM are based on this
method.

3. Indexed-sequential access: this mechanism is built on the basis of sequential access. An index is created for
each file which contains pointer to various records (blocks). Index is searched sequentially and its pointer is used to
access the file directly.

Computer File Classifications


Computer files can be classified as follows:
1. Master file: This is a computer file that is used as the authority which is relatively permanent. It is periodically
updated and serves as the original file from which duplicates are made.

2. Transaction file: this contains relatively transient data about a particular data processing task. It contains
transaction records, used to update the master file.

3. Reference file: This keeps data that can be used as references for future use. It is stable and permanent in
nature.

Methodology:

Teachers Students
1. Leads students to define the System 1. Participate in class discussion
development cycle
2. List the stages involved in SDLC 2. Listens to the teacher’s explanation of
system development cycle
3. Draw a system development cycle 3. Draw the system development cycle

4. Use audio-visual to show the lifecycle of a 4. Watch the projected video and take note
system development cycle
5. Write notes on the board 5. Copies of notes written on the board

Pedagogical Skills: Discussion, Demonstration

Reference Material: Cosmopolitan Computer Studies for SS 2 by UP PLC.

Teaching Aid: Personal computer, Text materials

Evaluation: The lesson taught was evaluated by asking the following questions

1. Define System development life cycle


2. State 8 stages involved in SDLC

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