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Computer Applications Lecture Contents

This 3 credit hour course introduces students to computing environments, hardware, software, and basic computer usage concepts. Over 30 lectures, students will learn about electronic data processing, computer components, operating systems, desktop publishing software like MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and different numbering systems like binary, decimal, octal and hexadecimal. The course aims to enable students to effectively use computers for academic purposes and understand basic computer terminology and systems.

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Computer Applications Lecture Contents

This 3 credit hour course introduces students to computing environments, hardware, software, and basic computer usage concepts. Over 30 lectures, students will learn about electronic data processing, computer components, operating systems, desktop publishing software like MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and different numbering systems like binary, decimal, octal and hexadecimal. The course aims to enable students to effectively use computers for academic purposes and understand basic computer terminology and systems.

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Course Title Introduction to Computing

(TCH LCH Cr.H) (3 3 4)

Pre-requisite Nil

Recommended Texts 1. Introduction to Computers: Computers, Tablets, Cameras, the


Internet, David Webster, Dynamic Learning Online, 2015
2. An Invitation to Computer Science, Schneider and Gersting,
Brooks/Cole Thomson, Cengage Learning, 2009, ISBN-978-
0324788594.
3. Computers: Information Technology in Perspective, 9/e by
Larry Long and Nancy Long Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN-
0130929891
4. Introduction to Computers, Gary Shelly, Steven Freund, Misty
Vermaat, 8th Edition, ISBN-10: 143908131X, ISBN-13:
9781439081310, 2011
Course Description

This course focuses on a breadth-first coverage of computer science discipline, introducing


computing environments, general application software, basic computing hardware, operating
systems, desktop publishing, Internet, software applications and tools and computer usage
concepts; Introducing Software engineering and Information technology within the broader domain
of computing, Social issues of computing.

Course Objectives

To enable the students to use the computer effectively in multitude of academic scenarios
To enable the students to understand the basic parts of computer system and their
relationship
To understand the basic terminologies of computer
To design document layouts that are creative and properly formatted
To master the basic uses and procedures of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation
softwares

Lecture Wise Distribution of the Contents


Lecture No. Contents

L1 Electronic Data Processing

Data
Information
Data Processing Cycle
Data Processing (Manual, Mechanical, Electronic)
Data Processing Activities
Data Organization
L2 Introduction to Computers

Computer definition
Importance of Computer
Types of computer ( Analog, Digital, Hybrid )
L3 Classification of Computers (Mainframe, Mini, Micro, Special Purpose,
General Purpose, Super Computers)
L4 Computer Hardware

Input Unit (Input Method)


Central Processing Unit ( Arithmetic & logic Unit, Control Unit, Primary
Memory )
L5 Secondary Storage
Output Unit
L6 Computer Software

How MS windows knows applications using file extension Oct-24-2017


Computer Languages ( Low Level, High Level )
System Software ( Operating Systems=> ms windows, apple osx, linux,
fedora, android, iOS, Symbian, Translators) Oct-25-2017
L7 Application Software Oct-25-2017

L8-L9 MS Office

MS WordWord Basics ( Screen, Menu, Dialog boxes )

Starting MS Word using start->all programs->ms office->ms word


Start->run->winword (for run win key+R)
R.C menu->New-> ms word document Oct-24-2017
Accessing Help
Viewing Options
Saving Documents -> file manue option as well as ctrl+s -> location and
file name
Spell Checking
L10-L12 Previewing/ Printing
Closing/ Opening/ Creating Documents Oct-25-2017
Editing ( Insert, Deleting, Undo )
Using Attributes/ Fonts/ Font Sizes
L13-L15 Margins/ Justifications
Moving/ Copying
Using Templates
L16-L18 MS Excel

Starting MS Word using start->all programs->ms office->ms word


Start->run->winword (for run win key+R)
R.C menu->New-> ms word document Oct-24-2017
Excel Spreadsheet Basics
Entering/ Editing/ Deleting Data
Using Mouse
Adjusting Columns widths
Entering Formulas
L19-L21 Using Built-in Functions
Using the Fill Option
Aligning/ Formatting Data
AutoFormat
L22-L24 Inserting/Deleting Rows & Columns
Margins/ Headers/Footers
Printing Worksheet
L25-L27 MS Power Point

Starting MS Word using start->all programs->ms office->ms word


Start->run->winword (for run win key+R)
R.C menu->New-> ms word document Oct-24-2017
Power point Basics
Changing View
Using Slide Editor
Working with objects
L28 Adding Text
Editing the Presentation
Create a new Presentation
Adding / Deleting Slides
Drawing Objects & Shapes
L29 Working with ClipArt
Running a Slide Show
Switching between multiple applications
Cutting / Copying / Pasting between applications
L30 Chapter. 5: Number System

Binary Number System


Decimal Number system
Octal number system
Hexadecimal Number System
L31-L32 Conversion of number system

Binary to Decimal Number System


Binary to Octal Number System
Binary To Hexadecimal Number System
L33-L35 Conversion of number system

Decimal to Binary number system


Decimal to Octal number system
Decimal to Hexadecimal number system
L36-L38 Conversion of number system

Octal to Decimal number system


Octal to Binary number system
Octal to Hexadecimal number system
L39-L40 Hexadecimal to Octal number system
Hexadecimal to Binary number system
Hexadecimal to Decimal number system

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