INTRRODUCTION TO BASIC COMPUTER

• Computer history ?
• What is computer ?
• What can computer do ?
• Generation of computer ?
• Types of computer ?
• Computer Characteristics
• Computer classification
• Computer Components

Components of computer System

• Central Processing Unit
• Keyboard and Mouse and VDU
• Other Input devices
• Other Output devices
• Computer Memory

Concept of Hardware and Software

• Hardware
• Software

Applications software

• System Software

Representations of Data/ Information Concept of Data processing Applications of IECT

• e-governance
• Multimedia and Entertainment

Introduction to GUI Based Operating System
Basics of operating system

• Operating system
• Basics of popular operating system (LINUX, WINDOWS)

The user interace

• Task Bar
• Start Menu
• Icons
• Running an Application

Operating System Simple setting

• Changing System Date and Time
• Changing Display Properties
• To add or Remove A windows component

Computer Communication and Internet
Basic of computer networks

• Local Area Network(LAN)
• Wide Area Network (WAN)

Internet

• Concept of Internet
• Basics of Internet Architecture

Service on Internet

• World Wide Web and websites
• Comunication on Internet
• Internet Services

Preparing Computer for Internet Access

• ISPs and examples (Broadband/ Dial up / Wi Fi )
• Internet Access Techniques

WWW and Web Browser
Web Browsing software

• Popular Web Browsing Software

Search Engines

• Popular Search Engines / Search for content
• Accessing Web Browser
• Using Favorites Folder
• Downloading Web pages
• Printing web pages

Communications and Collaboration
Basics of E-mail

• What is an Electronic mail?
• E-mail addressing
• Configuring Email Client

Basics of E-mail

• Opening Email Client
• Mailbox : Inbox and Outbox
• Creating and sending a new E-mail
• Replying to an E-mail message
• Forwarding an E-mail message
• Sorting and searching E-mails

Advance E-mail features

• Sending Document by E-mail
• Activating Spell Checking
• Using address book
• Sending softcopy as attachment
• Handling SPAM

Instant Messaging and collaboration

• Using smiley
• Internet etiquettes

Making Small Presentations
Basics

• Using PowerPoint
• Opening A Powerpoint Presentations
• Saving a Presentations
• Creating a Presentations Using a Template
• Creating a Blank Presentations

Preparation of Slides

• Inserting Word table or An excel Worksheet
• Adding Clip Art Pictures
• Inserting Other Projects
• Resizing and scaling an object
• Inserting and deleting slides in a presentations

Providing Aesthetics

• Enhancing text Presentations
• Working with color and Line style
• Adding Movie and sound
• Adding Headers and footers
• Viewing A Presentations

Slide Show

• Running a slide show
• Transition and slide timings
• Automating a slide show
• Viewing A Presentations
• Printing slides and hangouts