12 September 2014
1. Start giving a cool reading to ITSM study material.
2. Prepare short note of imp topics.
3. Use scanner and icai revision test papers.
How to start preparation for # IT & SM and the topic not covered in exams : share this status as much as possible
I am starting with the last paper of IPC/IPCC examination because this is the subject where lots of the students get struck and are failed. So I would suggest you to follow my steps to crack this subject with good marks.
In IT SM subject, from practice manual 45 to 50 marks paper will be definitely asked because questions are repeated each time, so you should concentrate on that if you have less time. Tips for #Information Technology :
1. In this part, start with easy chapters like Data Storage, Retrieval & DBMS and they have good weight-age also. So do this first.
2. Now do flowchart and Decision table marks covered 8-10. For a good grip in this part, do all illustrations from module and questions of Practice Manual.
3. Then come on Internet and Other Technology, many topics also easy under this chapter and scoring also. So do it properly.
4. Now do Software and Computer Network & Network Security chapter this chapters are heavy i.e. have lots of topic. So try to cover as much as you can.
5. Now just check the definitions asked in past exams from practice manual and RTPs, and from module too.
Tips for #Strategic Management :
SM Tip: Start SM preparation from last chapter to first chapter.
1. Do Practice Manual first as if once you do it around 60-70% course will be covered. From Practice Manual its quite easy to read topics as they are given question format rather than paragraphs as given in modules. And generally questions get repeated, so prepare those questions thoroughly and you will definitely score in subjects.
2. Now start reading from Chapter 7. You can read from module as its language is easy.
3. Do all chapter end questions from module because true & false many times comes out of it. So better to go through that. And there are sometime 4 marks filling the blanks, so for it, just go through the quotation given before starting the chapter. Just go through past papers, you will find those one liners in the form of filling the blanks.
# Note: "Exclusion of certain topics from IT paper from November 2012 CA IPCC examination and for Nov 2013 exam too.." i.e. no question will be asked from this chapters given in below because these are completely irrelevant for CA curriculum.
>So in chapter 1 only the remaining chapter which is Software will be asked, so we can say the weightage of the Chapter Software has very much increased and so you must read this chapter properly for better results.
Chapter – 1 Unit-I Introduction to Computers And Unit-II Input and Output Devices-->
(a)Computer Hardware Classification of Computers – Personal Computer, Workstation, Servers and Super computers Computer Components –CPU, Inputs output devices, Storage devices, Storage devices
(b) Bus, I/O CO Processors, Ports (Serial, parallel, USB ports), Expansion slots, Add on cards, On board chips, LAN cards, Multimedia cards, Cache Memory, Buffers, Controllers and drivers Page no. In study .material of above topic : 1.1- 1.105 #Chapter-IV: Internet and other Technologies : topic: EDI & Page no. In study material : 4.48 –4.53
>EDI also is one topic which is given in Internet chapter which is not going to be asked in Nov. 2013 CA IPC/IPCC examination.
I would strongly suggest you all to stick to the basics of study to avoid further failure and ensure success. There is no need to make drastic changes in your preparation method. In CS and CA exams scanner, practice manual, revision test papers along with Institute study material plays an important role so take reference and plan your study accordingly. For me some basics of study are as follows:
1. Timely completion of course material—Very first basic thing is to finish your course to have better idea of course structure. This will also help you to prepare a good revision schedule along with study plan.
2. Timely revision-- Another basic study point is to give ample emphasis to a good revision plan. There is nothing is this world which can substitute a good revision plan. To succeed revision is must.
3. Ample amount of practice of Numerical [account and cost] questions-- One major reason of student failure is bad performance in practical questions. So ample amount of practice of Numerical [account and cost] questions is must along with perfect conceptual clarity.
4. Right amount of theory preparation in practical subjects—Most of the students don’t give due value to the theory in the practical subject. So right amount of theory preparation in practical subjects is equally important. The best way to solve this issue is to prepare notes of frequently asked theory questions from Scanner.
5. Selection of right books—Another basic point for good preparation is the selection of right reference books. So take help from your seniors in choosing right books.
6. Good presentation of theory— Lack of good presentation especially in theory paper is one of the major drawbacks for most of the students. In theory subjects good presentation of theory is must along with mentioning case laws and sections etc. So I’d request you all to take note of the same.
You are advised to regularly check the link given below to keep you in sync with latest amendments and keep a track of changes in Syllabus and various amendments from the BOS knowledge portal of ICAI:
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