ATAR Survival Guide

Applied IT ATAR Syllabus Notes

Managing Data

WACE Syllabus

• security techniques for the management of data, including:

  • disaster recovery plan

  • audit trail

• types of backup techniques and archiving of data

  • full

  • differential

  • incremental

  • daily

• online data storage methods

  • data warehouses

  • data marts

  • data in the cloud

• purpose of data mining

• processing of data considering security of data through the use of

  • passwords

  • firewalls

  • biometrics

  • anti‐virus software

  • digital signatures and digital certificates

  • encryption

• concept of user‐generated content

• advantages and disadvantages of user generated content

• concept of hypertext markup language (.htm/.html)

• concept of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0

• purpose and features of content management systems 

• purpose of world wide web consortium (W3C)

• purpose of W3C conventions

• validation techniques for online forms

Networks

WACE Syllabus

• types and characteristics of communication protocols, including:

  • transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP)

  • hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)

  • hypertext transfer protocol over secure socket layer (HTTPS)

  • wireless application protocol (WAP)

• types and characteristics of communication standards, including:

  • 802.11x (wireless)

  • 802.3 (ethernet)

• types of network security measures:

  • firewalls

  • passwords

  • physical security

Impacts of Technology

WACE Syllabus (Unit 4)

• data and information security related to personal or sensitive information

• purpose of a code of conduct

• elements of a code of conduct, including:

  • work hours

  • employee email use

  • employee internet use

  • employee privacy

  • employer’s monitoring of work emails, internet access and computer use

• online censorship of information in a global context

• issues with the use of cloud computing

  • confidentiality of data

  • sensitivity of documents

  • level of accessibility

  • availability of online applications

• impact of digital technologies and global markets on:

  • productivity

  • access to knowledge or resources

  • outsourcing

• impact of Web 2.0/Web 3.0 on the use of digital technologies

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Project Management

WACE Syllabus (Unit 4)

• concept of service level agreements

• features of service level agreements, including:

  • availability of service

  • type of services

• advantages of local and global outsourcing compared with in‐house production

• purpose of outsourcing data management

• evaluation of software, including usability

Skills

• use appropriate tools to evaluate the effectiveness of a digital solution in accordance with the design brief

  • surveys

  • client feedback

  • self‐reflection