Elaboration (2) ACTDIP029
using diagrams to describe key decisions, for example creating flowcharts using digital systems to describe a set of computational instructions
Elaboration (2) | ACTDIP029 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDIK024
converting between decimal and 8-bit (1 byte) unsigned binary, covering whole numbers typically used for characters and RGB, for example 65 in decimal is 01000001 in 8-bit binary
Elaboration (4) | ACTDIK024 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP026
using features and functions of software to summarise data to create information, for example calculating a simple budget of income and payments and creating a summary table for analysis
Elaboration | ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP029
checking the accuracy of an algorithm before it is implemented, for example desk checking it with test data to see if the instructions produce the expected results
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP029 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP029
investigating and designing some common algorithms, such as to search, sequence, sort, merge, control data structures
Elaboration | ACTDIP029 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP030
developing and modifying digital solutions by implementing instructions contained in algorithms through programs
Elaboration | ACTDIP030 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP026
visualising data to create information, for example identify trends and outlier data from spreadsheets using plots, or displaying geocoded data on a map
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP030
developing a digital game that manipulates models of real-world objects
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP030 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDIK023
comparing the reliability and speed of transmitting data through wireless, wired and mobile networks
Elaboration (2) | ACTDIK023 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACTDIP026
modelling the attributes of real-world objects for a computer game
Elaboration (5) | ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACTDIP026
applying a set of conditions to a spreadsheet to organise and filter data, for example using conditional formatting to highlight the state of particular cells, and filtering and sorting categorical data using column filters
Elaboration (2) | ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACTDIP028
designing the user interface of a solution using a range of design tools, for example using a storyboard to explain the stages of a game, and wire-frames and mock-ups to describe the appearance of a solution
Elaboration | ACTDIP028 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACTDIP025
acquiring data from a range of sources, for example people, websites, books, mobile phones, radiofrequency identification (RFID) and data repositories such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics datasets, and compiling these data into a digital forma …
Elaboration (1) | ACTDIP025 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDIP026
querying an existing database to extract data for analysis, for example devising multiple selection criteria or using simple structured query language (SQL) SELECT statements to select records and retrieve specified fields
Elaboration (3) | ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACTDIP026
describing the attributes of complex objects, for example defining the records, fields, formats and relationships of a simple dataset
Elaboration (4) | ACTDIP026 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACTDIP029
using structured English to express algorithmic instructions, for example using conventional statements such as ‘while’ and ‘endwhile’ in a ‘while loop’ when describing interactive instruction
Elaboration (3) | ACTDIP029 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum