Senior Science · Stage 6

Information and Communication

How information is transmitted, stored and secured, and what limits each medium.

Dot points
8
Module
3 of 4
Course
Senior Science
01What this module asks of you

The 8 syllabus dot points in Information and Communication

These are the statements the Senior Science syllabus makes about Information and Communication. Dux records each one against the questions you answer, so you can see which of them you have actually been tested on and which have never been asked.

  1. 01

    Signals: analogue and digital

    Signals: analogue and digital - Information and Communication, Year 11.

  2. 02

    Electromagnetic spectrum and communication

    Electromagnetic spectrum and communication - Information and Communication, Year 11.

  3. 03

    Fibre optics and total internal reflection

    Fibre optics and total internal reflection - Information and Communication, Year 11.

  4. 04

    Satellite and mobile networks

    Satellite and mobile networks - Information and Communication, Year 11.

  5. 05

    Data storage and compression

    Data storage and compression - Information and Communication, Year 11.

  6. 06

    Encryption and security

    Encryption and security - Information and Communication, Year 11.

  7. 07

    Noise, attenuation and error correction

    Noise, attenuation and error correction - Information and Communication, Year 11.

  8. 08

    Wireless and the limits of bandwidth

    Wireless and the limits of bandwidth - Information and Communication, Year 11.

02How it is examined

What a Information and Communication question asks you to do

Year 11 Course Examination Shape is 100 marks in 150 minutes. Questions on Information and Communication are not one shape repeated: the command word decides what the marker is looking for, and the mark value decides how much of it. These are the ones Senior Science uses.

calculate2–4describe2–3evaluate4–6explain3–4identify1predict1

Dux writes practice for this module in exactly these shapes, so the drill is the same task the paper sets — not a general knowledge quiz with the module name on it.

03Where this module sits

Information and Communication in the Senior Science course

Information and Communication is module 3 of 4 in Senior Science. Students routinely lose marks because a question spans two modules, so the neighbouring modules are worth reading next to this one.

Find the Information and Communication dot points you have never been asked

Dux diagnoses Senior Science dot point by dot point, then writes questions in the shape this course marks. Written answers come back marked against the bands.