NSSCO Computer Studies (6134) case studies
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The Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level (NSSCO) Computer Studies (6134) is a school-leaving qualification taken in Year 11 of senior secondary schooling in Namibia, administered through the national examination system and designed for learners who want a broad, practical grounding in computing before entering the workforce or continuing to AS/A Level or tertiary study. It suits candidates who can work with both ideas and machines: describing how hardware and software fit together, converting between number bases, tracing algorithms, and reasoning about how ICT changes work and society. The NSSCO Computer Studies (6134) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,438 words.
1Prioritising a shared school computer laboratory upgrade
A secondary school in Oshana runs one computer laboratory for 620 learners. The lab has 24 desktop PCs: eight are ten-year-old dual-core machines with 2 GB RAM, and sixteen are five-year-old machines with 4 GB RAM; all use 500 GB hard drives and Windows 10.
730 words, about 4 min2Patient identifiers and storage at a rural clinic
A rural health clinic in Kavango East serves about 7,600 active patients and keeps one paper folder per patient. The clinic has a single desktop computer and a 32 GB USB flash drive for backups.
695 words, about 3 min3Branch network for a community library service
A community library service in Namibia has five branches and one central library. Each branch has 6 staff computers, 10 public computers, and a Wi-Fi access point for visitors; the central library has 20 staff computers and 30 public computers.
682 words, about 3 min4Stationery shop moving from spreadsheets to a database
A stationery shop in Windhoek has three tills and 14 staff. It records sales in a different spreadsheet for each till and emails the three files to the owner each evening.
636 words, about 3 min5Debugging a prepaid electricity vending program
A municipal prepaid electricity vendor uses a small program at a kiosk. Customers pay an amount in Namibian dollars, and the program calculates the number of electricity units to load onto a meter.
695 words, about 3 min