Data Communication and Computer | Transmission Media, Switching, Network Topologies, Network Devices

Introduction to Computers,
computers,
generation of computers,
classification of computers,
applications of computers

Input and Output Devices,
Keyboard,
pointing devices,
speech recognition,
digital camera,
scanners,
optical scanners,
Classification of output devices,
Hard copy output devices- printers,
plotters,
computer output microfilm (COM),
Classification of output devices,
Soft copy output devices- monitors,
audio output,
projectors,
terminals

Computer System,
S Central processing unit (CPU),
Memory,
instruction format,
instruction set

Unit-2

Primary and Secondary Memory,
Memory hierarchy,
Random access memory (RAM),
types of RAM,
Read only memory (ROM),
types of ROM,
Classification of secondary storage devices,
magnetic tape,
magnetic disk,
optical disk,
Number Systems,
Introduction to number system,
Binary,
Octal,
Hexadecimal,
conversion between number bases,
Alphanumeric- EBCDIC and ASCII,
Sets Theory,
Types of Sets,
Multi Sets,
Operations on Sets

Computer Program,
Introduction,
developing a program,
algorithm,
flowchart,
pseudo code

Computer Languages,
Introduction,
classification of programming languages,
generations of programming languages,
features of a good programming language,
Computer Software,
Software definition,
relationship between software and hardware,
software categories,
system software,
application software,
utility software

Unit-4

Operating System,
Introduction of operating system,
types of operating system,
functions of an operating system,
modern operating systems,
Data Communication and Computer Network,
introduction,
data communication,
transmission media,
multiplexing,
switching,
computer network,
network topologies,
communication protocols,
network devices,
Internet Basics,
Introduction,
evolution of Internet,
basic Internet terms,
getting connected to Internet,
Internet applications,
electronic mail and other Internet Services,
searching the web (search engines),
languages of Internet,
viruses,
Use of Anti-Virus software.

Unit-5

Office Management Tools

MS-Word: Creating Saving documents,
Entering,
Editing,
Page formatting,
Finding and replacing

text,
Spell checking and Grammar checking,
Indexing,
Columns,
Tables and feature there in,
Inserting (Objects, picture, files etc.),
Using Graphics,
using Mail Merge,
using Word Art,
customizing MS Word.

MS Excel: Spreadsheet terminology,
organization of the worksheet area,
editing cells using commands and functions,
formatting worksheet,
creating & editing charts,
naming range and using statistical,
mathematical and financial functions,
multiple worksheets and Macros,
working with objects,
Worksheet printing options,
MS Power Point,
Anatomy of a power Point Presentation,
Creating and Viewing a presentation,
Managing Slide Shows,
Using hyperlinks,
advanced navigation with action setting and action buttons,
organizing formats with Master Slides,
adding graphics,
multimedia and special effects,
creating presentation for the web,
MS Aecess: Planning a database (tables, queries, forms, reports),
Creating and editing database,
customizing tables,
linking tables,
designing and using forms,
modifying database structure,
maintaining database,
Sorting and Indexing database,
Querying a database and generating Reports,
modifying a Report