Contents

1. COMPUTER—A MODERN Holding the Mouse

MACHINE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mouse Pointer
Natural and Man-made Things Pressing the Mouse Buttons

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7. COMPUTER STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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3. PARTS OF A COMPUTER. . . . . . . . . 21
8. USING COMPUTER—THE RIGHT
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4. USING A KEYBOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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COMPUTER BUZZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Number Keys
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Alphabet Keys Minisebran

Special Keys WORKSHEET 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
5. LET US CLICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 WORKSHEET 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Mouse WORKSHEET 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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Computer—
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as trees, flowers and fruits. But there are other things that are
man-made, such as cars, pencils and watches.

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 Practice Zone
Look at this picture. Colour the natural things red and
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 Machines help us save time and make our work easier.

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 Which of the following machines are you able to find? Tick () the
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1. Computers can make life ____________ (easier/difficult).

2. Computer works ____________ (fast/slow) to complete our work.
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3. A computer can store and _____________ (remember/forget) lots of information.

4. Computer needs ______________ (electricity/fuel) to run.
5. Computer is a ______________ (man-made/natural) thing.

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 tYPes oF CoMPUteR
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There are different types of
computers that we use every day. ENIAC was the first
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 tablet

I am a tablet. I also run on

battery. I am even smaller than
the laptop. But I can do almost
all the things that a laptop can!

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make calls and send messages.

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• Laptop: A type of computer that runs on battery and can be kept inside a bag.
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• Tablet: A type of computer smaller than a laptop that runs on battery.

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• We use machines in our day-to-day life.

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• Machines help us save time and work faster.

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• A computer is a smart machine.

• Computers run on electricity or battery.
• Desktop PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones are different types
of computer.

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 ASSESSMENT
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A. Grumpy frog loves to jump to reach on an island. But the island is across the river.
Help him reach the island by marking six stones that have properties of computer.

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 B. Observe the following pictures carefully. Tick () the ones that needs electricity to
run and cross () the ones which run on a natural source.

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4. A computer never gets ___________________.

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Look around and observe.

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1. Visit the computer lab in your school and count the number
of computers there. _______________
2. How many computers do you have at your home? _______________
3. Draw and colour a computer on a sheet of paper.

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 Collect some old newspapers and magazines. Find as
Project many pictures of computers as you can. Paste them on a
Zone chart paper and show it to your teacher.

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Uses of Computer

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 Watch movies and
cartoons, and listen Solve sums, type
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USES OF COMPUTER
A computer is a very useful machine. These days it is used
everywhere. It helps us to do many things.

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 At Home

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for teaching. for preparing test papers and

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 ITY
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 In Offices
Computers help us to do office work.

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1. Computers can be used in swimming pool. _________________
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2. Computers cannot be used in vegetable farms. _________________

3. Computers help us to write letters and poems. _________________
4. Computers cannot be used in malls. _________________

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 In Banks
We use computers at cash counters. They help us:

CASH COUNTER

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 Words to Know
• Machines: Man-made objects that help us save time and work faster.
• Bill: A printed statement of the money for foods or services that we order.
• Deposit: To put money.
• Withdraw: To take out money.

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3. You can play _____________ on a computer.

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4. You can listen to _________ on a computer.

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 B. Cross () the pictures where computers are not being used.

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 1. I use computers for ____________________________
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My mother uses a computer for _______________________________________

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Parts of a Computer

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 TY
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 TY
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 TY
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1. Cat- Blue 2. Mouse- Yellow
3. Your parent’s mobile number- Green

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CPU

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 CPU stands for Central Processing Unit.

I am the brain of I can do many things

the computer. quickly and easily such as
solving difficult sums.

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 PRINTER
A printer is used to take a printout on paper.
I can help you I can print both black and white
make a copy of and coloured pictures too.
whatever you see on
the monitor.

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 Words to Know
• Key: A button on a keyboard that is used to type letters and numbers.
• Brain: The part inside our head that controls memory, feelings and activities.

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3. A ______________ helps you to select things on computer.

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4. You can watch movies on a computer _______________.

B. Unscramble the following words to find out the names of different parts of a
computer.
1. AYKBEODR __________________________________
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 2. OEMSU __________________________________
3. PCU __________________________________
4. IMROTON __________________________________

C. Match the actions with the computer parts which help us to do them.

1. Vinay wants to watch a movie. a.

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 Lab Zone

When you visit the computer lab, you will notice that all the computer parts do not look
the same. Point out the differences in the monitors, keyboards, computer mice and
CPUs that you see.

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and interactive by relating the uses of different parts of a computer

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to daily life. These questions can be asked—such as “Name the part

used for watching movies”, “Name the part used for typing”.
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