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SYLLABUS
                                                Basic Computer Skills

        This course imparts understanding of fundamental concepts of computers. To make students learn various office applications in
        theory as well as Practical. To provide students with the basic computer knowledge and skills required to obtain an understanding
        of computer hardware, software, networks.


                Sr. No.                                         Topics

                   1.    Computer Fundamentals. Characteristics and Generation of Computers, Block diagram of Computer
                         Data Representation: Binary Number System, Octal, Hexadecimal and their Conversion

                   2.    Memory: Types, Units of memory, RAM, ROM, Secondary storage devices – HDD, Flash Drives, Optical
                         Disks: DVD
                         I/O Devices – Keyboard, Mouse, LCDs, Scanner, Plotter, Printer and Latest I/O devices in market

                   3.    MS Windows: Desktop, My Computer, Files and folders using windows explorer; Control Panel,
                         Searching Files and folders


                   4.    MS Word: Introduction, Environment, Help, Creating and Editing Word Document. Saving Document,
                         Working with Text: Selecting, Formatting, Aligning and Indenting

                   5.    MS Word: Finding Replacing Text, Bullets and Numbering, Header and Footer, Working with Tables,
                         Properties Using spell checker, Grammar, AutoCorrect Feature, Synonyms and Thesaurus

                   6.    MS Word: Graphics: Inserting Pictures, Clipart, Drawing Objects, Using Word Art. Setting page size
                         and margins; Printing documents. Mail Merge Practical


                   7.    MS-Excel: Environment, Creating, Opening, and Saving Workbook. Range of Cells. Formatting Cells,
                         Functions: Mathematical, Logical, Date, Time, Auto Sum


                   8.    MS-Excel: Formulas. Graphs: Charts. Types and Chart Tool Bar. Printing: Page Layout, Header and
                         Footer Tab

                   9.    MS PowerPoint: Environment, Creating and Editing presentation, Auto content wizard, using built-in
                         templates
                         MS PowerPoint: Types of Views: Normal, Outline, Slide, Slide Sorter, Slide Show, Creating customized
                         templates; formatting presentations
                         Graphics: AutoShapes, adding multimedia contents, printing slides

                  10.    Internet: Basic Internet terms: Web Page, Website, Home page, Browser, URL, Hypertext, ISP, Web Server
                         Applications: WWW, e-mail, Instant Messaging, Internet Telephony, Videoconferencing, Web Browser
                         and its environment
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