Informatics — Grade 10

7 topics

1. 5

   Passwords and two-step verification

   You will learn to choose a strong password, use a password manager and enable two-step verification, and you will see why these rules protect your account.

   Chapter 2. Information security2 min

2. 6

   Malware and Antivirus Software

   Viruses, worms and trojans harm a computer. We study types of malware, how it spreads and how to protect ourselves with antivirus software.

   Chapter 2. Information security2 min

3. 7

   Basics of Encryption: the Caesar Cipher

   Encryption turns information into a form that outsiders cannot read. Using the ancient Caesar cipher we learn the ideas of key, encryption and decryption.

   Chapter 2. Information security2 min

4. 8

   Personal Data and Digital Safety Habits

   The traces we leave on the internet are kept for a long time. We learn rules for protecting personal data, communicating safely on social networks and resisting cyberbullying.

   Chapter 2. Information security2 min

5. 9

   HTML Basics: Your First Web Page

   HTML is a language that describes the structure of web pages. Using tags we create a heading, paragraphs and lists and build a simple web page.

   Chapter 3. Creating web pages2 min

6. 10

   Links, Images and Tables

   We enrich a web page with hyperlinks, images and tables. Using the `a`, `img` and `table` tags we learn to move between pages and show data in a table.

   Chapter 3. Creating web pages2 min

7. 11

   Styling a Web Page with CSS

   CSS defines the look of a page: colour, font and layout. With style properties we turn a plain HTML page into an attractive one.

   Chapter 3. Creating web pages2 min