Performance objectives

UNIT ONE: CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTERS

CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTERS BY GENERATION

1. First generation computers
2.  Second generation computers
3.  Third generation computers
4.  Fourth generation computers
5.  Fifth generation computers

1.2. CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTERS BY TYPES

1. Analogue Computers
2. Digital computers
3. Hybrid computers

1.3. CLASSIFICATION BY SIZE

1. Work station computers
2.   Super computers
3.   Mainframe-computer
4.   Minicomputer
5.   Personal computers

1. General purpose
2. Special purpose

Exercise

Performance objectives

UNIT ONE: COMPUTER LAB-MEANING AND TYPES

2.1. COMPUTER LAB-MEANING

UNIT TWO: COMPUTER ROOM MANAGEMENT ETHICS

1.2. COMPUTER ROOM MANAGEMENT ETHICS

1. Maintaining dust free environments
2. Appropriate ventilation
3. Appropriate lightening
4. Setting computer
5. Worktops
6. Power supply
7. Fire protection
8. Protection from power problem
9. Using dust cover

UNIT THREE: COMPUTER LABORATORY RULES AND REGULATIONS

2.3. COMPUTER LABORATORY RULES AND REGULATIONS

2.3.1. Arrange chairs and tables in a comfortable manner
2.3.2. Arrange the computers and their peripherals orderly

UNIT FOUR: COMPUTER/INTERNET ETHICS

2.4. MEANING OF COMPUTER/INTERNET ETHICS

1. International computer associations

2. British Computer Society

UNIT FIVE: SAFETY MEASURES

2.5. AREAS OF ABUSE OF COMPUTERS

1. Invasion of privacy
2.  Computer virus
3.  Fraud/Stealing
4. Pornography
5. Cyber war
6. Piracy of softwares
7. Plagiarism

UNIT SIX: SAFETY MEASURES

2.6. SAFETY MEASURES

1. Illuminating the room
2. Maintaining a dust free environment
3. Keep liquids away from computers
4. Prevent Repeated Strain injury (RSI)

2.6.4.1. Using antiglare protection
2.6.4.2. The seating posture
2.6.4.3. Positioning of monitor base
2.6.4.4. Typing
2.6.4.5. Breaks and exercise

Exercise

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CHAPTER THREE: FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS OF COMPUTERS

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

UNIT ONE: THE KEYBOARD

3.1. THE KEYBOARD

3.1.1. Using the keyboard
Using the Home keys
Using the QWERTY KEYS

UNIT TWO: THE MOUSE

3.2. THE MOUSE

1. Parts of the mouse
2. Using the mouse

UNIT THREE: THE COMPUTER DESKTOP WINDOW

THE COMPUTER DESKTOP WINDOW

Parts of a desk top

UNIT FOUR: LOGGING ONTO THE COMPUTER

BOOTING- COLD BOOTING AND WARM BOOTING

3.4.1. Logging on

3.4.2. Logging off-shutting down

UNIT FIVE: CREATING FOLDERS

CREATING FOLDERS

3.5.1. Creating and naming folders on the desktop

1. Renaming folders
2. Deleting folders

UNIT SIX: LOADING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS-SOFTWARES, VIDEOS

LOADING APPLICATIONS, CD PLATES

Exercise

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CHAPTER FOUR: WORD PROCESSORS

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

UNIT ONE: WORD PROCESSORS

4.1. DEFINITION OF WORD PROCESSOR

4.1.1. Advantages of Word Processing
4.1.2. Word Processing Packages

UNIT TWO: MICROSOFT WORDS

MICROSOFT WORDS

1. Microsoft Words 2007
2. Windows desktop- Screen Layout
3. Working with documents-creating, saving and retrieving files
4. Create a New Document

4.2.3.2. Opening an Existing Document
4.2.3.3. Saving a Document
4.2.3.4. Naming and Renaming Documents
4.2.3.5. Closing Documents

Typing and editing documents


4.2.4.1. Typing and inserting Text
4.2.4.2. Selecting or highlighting Text

4.2.5. Deleting text
4.2.6. Formatting text
4.2.6.1. Change Font Type
4.2.6.2. Change Font Size
4.2.6.3. Change Font Color

4.2.7. Page formatting – page layout
4.2.7.1. Setting Page size
4.2.7.2. Setting Page Margins


Printing documents

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CHAPTER FIVE: NUMBER BASES

Performance objectives

UNIT ONE: NUMBER BASES

1. NUMBER BASES
1. Decimal number
2. Binary number
1. How to convert Binary to decimal number?

Example 1- Convert the binary number 1001 to decimal
Example 2- Convert binary 1101to decimal
Example 3- Convert binary 1111to decimal

How to convert decimal to binary (base 10 to base 2)

Example 1- Convert Decimal number 227 to binary

Octal

How to convert decimal to Octal

Example 1- Convert decimal no. 76 to octal

How to convert octal to Binary

Example 1-  Convert Octal 4638 to binary

How to convert binary to octal

Example 1- Convert Binary 0101001110112 to octal

5.1.4. Hexadecimal

How to convert Hexadecimal to Decimal
Example 1- Convert the HEX number 1001 to decimal
Example 2- Convert hex no. 1101 to decimal

How to convert Decimal to Hexadecimal
Example 1- Convert decimal no 97 to hex
Example 2- Decimal Number: 934

How to convert binary to hexadecimal

Example 1- Convert binary number 100101102 to hex
Example 2- Convert binary no. 11101011012 to hex

UNIT TWO: UNITS OF STORAGE IN COMPUTER

UNITS OF STORAGE IN COMPUTER

5.2.1. Bit
5.2.2. Nibble
5.2.3. Byte
5.2.4. Word

Kilobyte, Megabyte And Gigabyte

1. Kilobyte
2. Megabyte
3. Gigabyte
4. Differences between Kilobyte, Megabyte And Gigabyte

5.2.6. Kilometer, Kilogram and Kilobyte

1. Kilometer
2. Kilogram

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CHAPTER SIX: GRAPHICS I

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

UNIT ONE: GRAPHIC I

6.1. MEANING OF GRAPHIC PACKAGES

Examples of graphic packages

UNIT TWO: GRAPHIC PACKAGES II- PAINT

USE PAINT TO DRAW AND COLOR SIMPLE OBJECTS

Paint environment

6.2.2. Working with paint
Creating Opening, naming, saving and closing new paint window

6.2.2.1. Create a New paint Document
6.2.2.2. Saving a Document
6.2.2.3. Naming and Renaming Documents
6.2.3.4. Closing Documents
6.2.3.5. Opening saved Paint Document

6.3. CREATING OBJECTS IN PAINT

Using brushes in paint

Example- Drawing plant leave using the brush tool

6.3.2. Using pencil tool
6.3.3. Using shapes in paint
6.3.3.1. Drawing simple lines
6.3.3.2. Creating circle
6.3.3.3. Creating square

Working with color

Coloring your diagrams

Printing your document


Exercise

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