WAEC ICT syllabus

The WAEC ICT syllabus has 20 examinable topics, listed in full below. This is the same breakdown Handbook uses to track which topics you have mastered and which are still costing you marks.

All 20 topics on the WAEC ICT syllabus

1. 01- Storage media.
2. 02COMPUTER HARDWARE
3. 03Constructing and inserting formulae and functions.
4. 04Editing, formatting, and insertion of objects e.g. tables, graphics, etc.
5. 05Health hazards to computer users: causes and effects.
6. 06Impact of ICT on Education, Social and Economic Development.
7. 07Information processing cycle; distinction between data and information.
8. 08Meaning of computer threats.
9. 09Natural threats e.g. earthquakes, heat, floods, etc.
10. 10Open source and proprietary software.
11. 11Presentation Packages, uses and importance.
12. 12Remedies to threats and hazards.
13. 13Rules and regulations in the use of the Internet (Netiquette).
14. 14Slide shows.
15. 15Spreadsheet packages, their uses and importance.
16. 16THE INTERNET
17. 17Types and uses of computers.
18. 18Types of software: System and application software.
19. 19Uses of ICT tools e.g. mobile phones, computers, Internet, television set, radio, etc.
20. 20Word Processing packages, their uses and importance.