Cambridge IT 9626 Curriculum — 21 Topics — 21 Topics

Data vs Information, Quality of Information (RACL+C), Encryption (Symmetric/Asymmetric/TLS…

Mainframes & Supercomputers (MIPS/FLOPS/RAS), System Software (Compiler/Interpreter/Linker…

Sensor types & calibration (1-point/2-point/multipoint), Actuator types (Linear/Rotary/Hyd…

Cambridge pseudocode syntax, Flowchart symbols, Data types (INTEGER/REAL/BOOLEAN/STRING/AR…

Social engineering attacks (Phishing/Smishing/Vishing/Pharming), Data protection methods, …

Definition, causes (cost/connectivity/education), effects (social exclusion/inequality), a…

Components (User Interface/Inference Engine/Knowledge Base/Explanation System/KB Editor), …

Key functions (SUM/VLOOKUP/IF/IFS/INDEX-MATCH/COUNTIFS/SUMIFS), Cell referencing (Relative…

Models & Simulations, What-if analysis, Goal seek, Variables vs Constants, applications (f…

Key fields (Primary/Foreign/Compound/Composite), Referential Integrity, Normalisation to 3…

Video formats (MP4/AVI/MOV/WMV), Lossy vs Lossless compression, Resolution/Aspect ratio/Co…

Digital currencies (Electronic/Cryptocurrency/CBDC/Blockchain), Data Mining & CRISP-DM (6 …

AI, Augmented/Virtual Reality, Robotics, 3D Printing, IoT, Blockchain, Wearable Computing,…

Network types (LAN/WAN), Components (NIC/Hub/Switch/Router/Gateway/Bridge/WAP), Protocols …

Project Life Cycle (Initiation/Planning/Execution/Close), PERT/CPM (Critical Path, Float/S…

SDLC phases (Analysis/Design/Development/Testing/Implementation/Maintenance/Evaluation/Doc…

Data operations (Transform/Clean/Consolidate/Split/Merge), Pivot tables & charts, Advanced…

Components (Master document/Data source/Merge fields), Field types (Fill-in/Ask/If-Then-El…

Vector vs Bitmap properties and formats (SVG/AI/EPS vs BMP/JPEG/PNG/GIF/TIFF), Colour syst…

Concepts (Frame/Key frame/Tweening/Frame rate/Morphing/Timeline), Animation types (Cel/Sto…

JavaScript syntax (Variables/Functions/Conditionals/Loops), Data types (number/string/bool…