Specification points
WJEC GCSE Digital Technology 3490QS
51 points in 3 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.
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1 Unit 1: The Digital World
- 1.1 Data
- 1.1.1 Measuring and storing data
- 1.1.2 Analogue and digital data
- 1.2 Digital technology systems
- 1.2.1 Digital devices, interaction and connection
- 1.2.2 The features of operating systems
- 1.2.3 Software types and functions
- 1.2.4 Data backup
- 1.2.5 Cloud services
- 1.2.6 The Systems Development Life Cycle
- 1.3 Digital Communication
- 1.3.1 Digital communication methods
- 1.3.2 Reliability of online sources
- 1.3.3 Social networking practices and ownership
- 1.4 The digital shift: work, trade, and monetisation
- 1.4.1 Changing working practices
- 1.4.2 Changing relationships of marketplace models
- 1.4.3 Rise of services and monetising content
- 1.5 Securing data and systems
- 1.5.1 The range of threats to data
- 1.5.2 The consequence of cyber-attacks on organisations
- 1.5.3 Digital footprints
- 1.5.4 Legal and ethical responsibilities
- 1.6 Emerging and evolving digital technologies
- 1.6.1 The development and evolution of a range of digital technologies
- 1.6.2 Artificial intelligence (AI) models
- 1.6.3 Emerging trends and future developments of digital technologies
2 Unit 2: Digital Practices
- 2.1 Data Management and Analysis
- 2.1.1 Cleansing and organising data
- 2.1.2 Data analytics
- 2.2 Proposing and designing digital products
- 2.2.1 Digital products proposal
- 2.2.2 Designing digital products
- 2.3 Implementation
- 2.3.1 Website implementation
- 2.3.2a Computer game implementation
- 2.3.2b 2 Dimensional (2D) animation implementation
- 2.4 Testing and evaluating digital products and development approaches
- 2.4.1 Effectiveness of ongoing testing for the digital products
- 2.4.2 Evaluation of digital products and development processes
3 Unit 3: Communicating in the Digital World
- 3.1 Digital marketing investigation
- 3.1.1 Factors influencing social media platform choices
- 3.1.2 Digital marketing strategy
- 3.1.3 Digital marketing campaign benefits, opportunities and risks
- 3.2 Developing and implementing a digital marketing strategy
- 3.2.1 Developing a digital marketing strategy
- 3.2.2 Coherence between digital media assets and copy
- 3.2.3 Applying software skills