NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies study guide
NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies is the second-year strand of New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement in the Technology learning area. It is delivered in secondary schools and is designed for ākonga who want to build practical and conceptual skills across four connected domains: software programming, electronic environments and embedded systems, digital information systems, and digital media. The NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies study guide has 4 sections and about 1,383 words.
01Software programming
Software programming in NCEA Level 2 Digital Technologies tests whether you can plan, build, test and document a program that solves a stated problem using advanced programming techniques - not simply a sequence of statements that happens to run. Advanced techniques include modular code (functions or procedures with parameters and return values), collections (lists, dictionaries), file input/output, using a library or module, classes, and event-driven code.
366 words, about 2 min02Electronic environments and embedded systems
This domain assesses a physical system in which a microcontroller reads inputs from sensors and switches, processes them, and drives outputs - and whether you can construct, test and explain it safely. Set pin modes deliberately: input, input pullup, or output.
350 words, about 2 min03Digital information systems
Digital information systems looks at how an organisation collects, stores, retrieves and uses data: the components involved, how the data is structured, how quality and security are protected, and the social and legal implications. Components of a system include hardware, software, data, people, procedures and networks; each can be a point of failure or risk.
329 words, about 2 min04Digital media
Digital media assesses whether you can plan and produce a media outcome for a specified purpose and audience, using advanced techniques and design conventions, and justify the decisions you made. Design principles: hierarchy, contrast, alignment, repetition, proximity, whitespace, colour and typography.
338 words, about 2 min