
Computer Definition
Predefined Rules/Instructions
What is Processing?
Solving Complex Problems
Result of Processing
What Do Instructions Do?
Instructions Bring Life to a Dead Machine,
What does compute mean?
Difference between data and information explained with examples.
This lesson covers the four steps involved in Information Processing Cycle i.e. input, processing, output and storage.
A computer system has four parts namely hardware, software, user and data.
By the end of this lecture, students will have become familiar with the most commonly used keyboard shortcut keys.
More shortcuts for students to memorize.
At the end of this lesson students will have learnt what we can do with a pointing device called mouse (pointing clicking, double clicking, dragging, right clicking,scrolling)
By the end of this lesson the students will have learnt the different variants of the mouse i.e. Trackballs, Trackpads (also called Touchpads) and TrackPoints
The Computer Defined, Data versus Information,
Classification of Computers based on how data is handled (Analog Computers, Digital Computers Hybrid Computers)
Computers for Individual Users or Personal Computers (Desktop Computers,Workstations, Laptops, Notebooks, Tablets, Handheld PCs, Smartphones)
Computers for Organizations (Network Server, Mainframes, Minicomputers, Supercomputers)
Parts of Computer System (Hardware , Software, User and Data)
Information Processing Cycle (Input, Processing, Output, Storage)
Computer Hardware Categorized ( Processing Devices, Memory Devices, Input and Output Devices, Storage Devices, Bus Interconnection)
System Software versus Application Software (Different categories of System and Application Software)
Input Devices ( Mouse, Keyboard, QWERTY keyboard layout and keys explained in detail, Different variants of mouse explained)
Other ways to Input Data ( Pen based input, Touch Screens, Game Controllers i.e. joysticks and game pads)
Other ways to Input Data ( Optical Input Devices i.e. Bar Code Readers, Scanners, Handheld versus Flatbed scanner)
Other ways to Input Data (Audiovisual Input Devices i.e. Microphones, MIDI, Digital Cameras)
Video (Monitors and their types, Video cards explained)
Sound (Sound Systems, Sound Cards, Headphones and Headsets) (To be added)
Printing (Commonly used printers, High quality printers)
Data Representation in Computers
Transforming Data into Information (To be added)
Devices that Affect Processing Speed (To be added)
Modern CPUs (To be added)
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Windows Basics
Storage Devices
Internet and Its History
Major Services Provided by Internet (To be added)
The World Wide Web
Using the browser to navigate the World Wide Web
Search Engines (To be Added)