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Self Driving Cars
A page about self driving cars Starter – video about the DARPA self driving car challenge. Research based lesson, including: Potential benefits Potential drawbacks… Read More »Self Driving Cars
Posters and Flyers
Posters are large printed documents (A4 or larger), usually fixed to a wall or building. They are used to: Advertise an event or product Spread… Read More »Posters and Flyers
Animations and Cartoons
Hand drawn animation is becoming a lost art form Some types of animation can only be effectively done by hand ( studio ghibli)
Presentations
Presentations are generally used to communicate to an audience in a specific location, such as a classroom or business board room. Gives structure to a… Read More »Presentations
Websites
Most organisations have their own websites and they are one of the most popular systems for communication, as they can contain: text images, sounds and… Read More »Websites
Electronic Music Scores
Music can be composed and edited on a computer, using specialist software. Have a go at creating your own music score…
Newsletters
Newsletters are a form of communication that is released on a regular basis (weekly, monthly or termly) They are used to keep people informed on… Read More »Newsletters
Optical Character Reader
Optical Characters is a technology that lets you convert different type of documents, such as a scanned printer documents, PDF files or images captured/taken by… Read More »Optical Character Reader
Barcode Readers
What it is A barcode reader or barcode scanner is an electronic device that reads printed barcodes to a computer, by translating optical impulses into… Read More »Barcode Readers
Tracker ball
Max Newiss and Lloyd Thompson A tracker ball is computer cursor control device. The user can roll the ball to navigate around the screen. The… Read More »Tracker ball
Dot matrix printer
A dot matrix is a type of printer that produces characters and illustrations by striking pins against an ink ribbon to print closely spaced dots… Read More »Dot matrix printer
Graphics tablet
Uses: An input device consisting of a flat, pressure-sensitive pad which the user draws on or points at with a special stylus, to guide a… Read More »Graphics tablet
Graph Plotters
What it is: Plotters are a specialist kind of printer which are able to draw high quality images on very large pieces of paper (for… Read More »Graph Plotters
video card
Video card A video card connects to the motherboard of a computer system and generates output images to display. Video cards are also refereed to… Read More »video card
Sensors
A sensor is a device that converts a real-world property (e.g. temperature) into data that a computer can process Examples: Sensor What it Detects Temperature… Read More »Sensors
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ICT Lounge
ICT Lounge The ICT Lounge is a great site with lots of revision resources. Click here to visit the site.
Chip and PIN Readers
PIN Pad What is it? A PIN pad is a device which allows a debit/credit card owner to place their card into the device and… Read More »Chip and PIN Readers
Laser Printers
Jasmine Churms & Amy Davies A printer which prints using powdered ink, called toner. Toner is fused onto paper by heat and pressure. They work… Read More »Laser Printers