BTEC National for IT Practitioners: Core units

Sharon Yull

Routledge, Jun 4, 2009 - Computers - 256 pages

BTEC National for IT Practitioners has been written specifically to cover the compulsory core units and selected specialist units of the BTEC National specifications.

This book provides core unit coverage for students following all courses within the new scheme – National Awards, National Certificates and National Diplomas. When used alongside its companions for the business and systems support pathways, this series delivers the most accessible and usable student textbooks available for the BTEC National.

Units covered:

Unit 1 – Communication and Employability Skills
Unit 8 – Communication Technologies
Unit 2 – Computer Systems
Unit 15 – Organizational Systems Security
Unit 3 – Information Systems
Unit 18 – Principles of Software Design and Development
Unit 7 – IT Systems Analysis and Design
Unit 21 – Website Production and Management

Written by an experienced tutor, each unit is illustrated with assessment activities, end-of-chapter questions, case studies and practical exercises. The result is a clear, straightforward textbook that encourages independent study and acts as a reference to various topics within the qualification.

Contents

• 1 Communication and Employability Skills Unit 1: 3
• 2 Computer Systems Unit 2: 37
• 3 Information Systems Unit 3: 65
• 4 IT Systems Analysis and Design Unit 7: 93
• 5 Communications Technologies Unit 8: 129
• 6 Organizational Systems Security Unit 15: 157
• 7 Principles of Software Design and Development Unit 18: 183
• 8 Website Production and Management Unit 21: 209
• Index: 236

About the author

Sharon Yull

Bibliographic information

• Title: BTEC National for IT Practitioners: Core units
• Author: Sharon Yull
• Publisher: Routledge, 2009
• ISBN: 1136443223, 9781136443220
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Computer Architecture; Computers / Computer Science; Computers / Programming / General; Technology & Engineering / Civil / General; Technology & Engineering / Engineering (General); Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General