Information and Communication Technology for CCEA GCSE

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Information and Communication Technology for CCEA GCSE (ISBN 0-340-88309-X) is a textbook by Gerry Lynch and Siobhan Matthewson aimed specifically at the CCEA GCSE in ICT. It was published by Hodder Murray in 2005.

[edit] Fundamental Errors

Despite being endorsed by CCEA and having been written by a pair of experienced examiners (as stated on the back cover), the book contains a number of basic errors. The list below is not exhaustive, but provides a representative sample. It is not known if the errors are on the part of the authors or editors.

Cache (page 126): there is a confusion between the high-speed variant on RAM, known as Cache, and the hard disk cache used by a web browser

Internet (page 160): the book states 'The Internet is a WAN'. The Wikipedia article on the Internet makes it clear that the Internet is not a single WAN but a collection of WANs

MSN (page 179): while MSN is a collection of internet services, the book confuses this with the .NET Messenger Service formerly known as MSN messenger. It states: "Microsoft designed MSN for instant messaging"

Scanners (page 130): a confusion is shown between an image scanner and a 3D scanner.

USB Bar (page 165): in the context, this probably refers to a USB flash drive, however apart from this text the term is unknown.

Magnetic tape (page 136): it is claimed that Magnetic Tape, in the context of data storage is the same as Digital Audio Tape, which is not strictly correct, as the Wikipedia articles show.