Resources for
'Information Technology for CSEC Examinations 3rd Edition'
by
Alan Wood & Howard Campbell
The definitive version of the online resources that
accompany this book will be found at
macmillan-caribbean.com shortly. Until they become
available I have made the following basic versions
available.
Answers
Appendix A Practice Paper 01
Answers
Appendix B Practice Paper 02
Answers
Chapters 1 to 10 Structured Questions
Answers
Multiple Choice Questions by Chapter
Extension
activity CASE
Extension
activity nested IF
Installing
the Free Pascal Compiler
Installing
the Python IDLE
Student Learning Journey Answers (available only to
Teachers)
Student
Learning Journey with Questions.
Games
The games below have been created to supplement
revision of the CXC, CSEC Information Technology
examination 2020 and onwards.
The first game places you in the role of Information
Technology Manager at Caribbean Travel Services. The game
follows the order of the book and the syllabus so you can
play as you progress through your IT course.
This is and HTML game so and can be run in any web
browser. It was created using Squiffy, available for free
download from http://textadventures.co.uk/squiffy
Play
'A
day in the Life of the Caribbean Travel Services IT
Manager'
The second set of games test your knowledge and
understanding of key IT terms need for the examination.
There is a game for each chapter in the book so you can
play as you progress through your IT course.
The aim of the games is simple eliminate the computer bugs
by selecting the bug that matches the definition.
These are HTML and javascript games and can be run in
any modern web browser.
Play
Chapter
One Bug Elimination Game.
Chapter
Two Bug Elimination Game.
Chapter
Three Bug Elimination Game.
Chapter
Four Bug Elimination Game.
Chapter
Five Bug Elimination Game.
Chapter
Six Bug Elimination Game.
Chapter
Seven Bug Elimination Game.
Chapter
Eight Bug Elimination Game.
Chapter
Nine Bug Elimination Game.
Chapter
Ten Bug Elimination Game.
Have fun an learn.
If you want to run these games offline or just study
the source code download the source
code zip file.
If you are interested in learning how this game was
developed we have create 12 simple games that introduce
the ideas needed for programming games in HTML and
javascript. Students studying for CXC, CSEC Information
Technology should be able to use the source code as a
starting point for creating their own HTML and javascript
games.
The final game, Game 1, can be used by new computer
users to practice their mouse skills.
Play the final game
To see the steps involved in developing this game start at
Each of these games is a single, fully commented,
HTML/javascript file. Teachers and enthusiastic students
can create their own offline copies. Simply use the Web
Browser's "Save Page As..." feature to create a local copy
of the game. A text editor such as Microsoft NotePad can
then be used to look at, and modify, the source code.
The images we used are
You can use your Web Browsers 'Save Image As' feature to
make copies on these images or create your own.
For further help please email me:
awood@awitts.co.uk
and I'll try to answer your queries.