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GRADE 9 Syllabus

This document outlines the curriculum for a Grade 9 unit on basic information technology. It covers computer systems and components, different types of memory and storage, input/output devices, software types, computer networking fundamentals, and multimedia. It also addresses cyber safety topics like secure web browsing, social media usage, and malware protection. The unit teaches word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software, including creating, formatting, and editing documents, slides, and worksheets. It concludes with lab exercises practicing these skills, like setting browser security, navigating an operating system, making various file types, and generating charts from spreadsheet data.

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GRADE 9 Syllabus

This document outlines the curriculum for a Grade 9 unit on basic information technology. It covers computer systems and components, different types of memory and storage, input/output devices, software types, computer networking fundamentals, and multimedia. It also addresses cyber safety topics like secure web browsing, social media usage, and malware protection. The unit teaches word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software, including creating, formatting, and editing documents, slides, and worksheets. It concludes with lab exercises practicing these skills, like setting browser security, navigating an operating system, making various file types, and generating charts from spreadsheet data.

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GRADE 9

Unit 1: Basics of Information Technology


 Computer Systems: characteristics of a computer, components of a computer system – CPU,
memory, storage devices and I/O devices
 Memory: primary (RAM and ROM) and secondary memory
 Storage devices: hard disk, CD ROM, DVD, pen/flash drive, memory stick
 I/O devices: keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, scanner, web camera
 Types of software: system software (operating system, device drivers), application software
including mobile applications
 Computer networking: Type of networks: PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN, wired/wireless communication,
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cloud computers (Private/public)
 Multimedia: images, audio, video, animation

Unit 2: Cyber-safety
 Safely browsing the web and using social networks: identity protection, proper usage of
passwords, privacy, confidentiality of information, cyber stalking, reporting cybercrimes
 Safely accessing websites: viruses and malware , adware

Unit 3: Office tools


 Introduction to a word processor: create and save a document.
 Edit and format text: text style (B, I, U), font type, font size, text colour, alignment of text. Format
paragraphs with line and/or paragraph spacing. Add headers and footers, numbering pages,
grammar and spell check utilities, subscript and superscript, insert symbols, use print preview,
and print a document.
 Insert pictures, change the page setting, add bullets and numbering, borders and shading, and
insert tables – insert/delete rows and columns, merge and split cells.
 Use auto-format, track changes, review comments, use of drawing tools, shapes and
mathematical symbols.
 Presentation tool: understand the concept of slide shows, basic elements of a slide, different
types of slide layouts, create and save a presentation, and learn about the different views of a
slide set – normal view, slide sorter view and hand-outs.
 Edit and format a slide: add titles, subtitles, text, background, and watermark, headers and
footers, and slide numbers.
 Insert pictures from files, create animations, add sound effects, and rehearse timings.
 Spreadsheets: concept of a worksheet and a workbook, create and save a worksheet.
 Working with a spreadsheet: enter numbers, text, date/time, series using auto fill; edit and
format a worksheet including changing the colour, size, font, alignment of text; insert and delete
cells, rows and columns. Enter a formula using the operators (+,-,*, /), refer to cells, and print a
worksheet. • Use simple statistical functions: SUM (), AVERAGE (), MAX (), MIN (), IF () (without
compound statements); embed charts of various types: line, pie, scatter, bar and area in a
worksheet.
4. Lab Exercises
 Browser settings for a secure connection
 Working with the operating system: Navigation of the file system using a mouse and keyboard.
 Word processing: create a text document; create a letter, report, and greeting card.
 Create a text document with figures in it. It should describe a concept taught in another course.
 Discuss the following in a text document about the basic organisation of a computer: CPU,
memory, input/output devices, hard disk.
 Create a text document in an Indian language other than English.
 Create a presentation.
 Create a presentation with animation.
 Include existing images/ pictures in a presentation.
 Animate pictures and text with sound effects in a presentation
 Create a simple spreadsheet and perform the following operations: min, max, sum, and average.
 Create different types of charts using a spreadsheet: line, bar, area and pie.

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