Year 10 Digital Technologies
Year 10 Digital Technologies on VCE Vault: 10 lessons written for Year 10 (Victorian Curriculum), each with worked examples, practice questions and Aari, an AI tutor. The first 4 lessons are free; the whole subject is a one-off A$10.99.
Lessons
Data and Information
- Data Representation — Binary, Hexadecimal, Text, Images and Compression (free) — Represent numbers, text and images in binary and explain lossless and lossy compression.
- Databases and SQL Fundamentals — Design simple relational databases and query them with SQL.
- Data Analysis and Visualisation — Collect, clean, analyse and visualise data to answer questions.
Digital Systems
- Networks — Protocols, TCP/IP and How the Internet Works (free) — Explain how data travels across networks using protocols and the TCP/IP model.
- Cybersecurity — Threats, Encryption and Defence (free) — Analyse cyber threats and evaluate defences including encryption and authentication.
- Artificial Intelligence — Machine Learning, Bias and Ethics — Explain how machine learning works and evaluate ethical issues including bias.
Creating Digital Solutions
- Algorithms — Efficiency, Searching and Sorting (free) — Compare the efficiency of searching and sorting algorithms.
- Programming — Functions, Modularity and Testing in Python — Write modular Python programs with functions, parameters and return values, and test them.
- Data Structures — Lists, Dictionaries and Files — Use lists, dictionaries and file input/output to manage data in programs.
- Pathways to VCE Applied Computing — Connect Year 10 digital skills to VCE Applied Computing (Data Analytics and Software Development).