FUNDAMENTALS OF
COMPUTER
Course #
3400
Recommended Book:
Computers, By Larry Long, Nancy Long 6th
Edition
Course
Outlines:
Unit#1 Basics
of Computer
a) Introduction, And
History of Computer
b) Types Of
Computer
c) Computer
Organization
Unit#2 Computer
Software
a) Software
Introduction
b) Types Of Software
c) Pc
Platforms
d) Computer
Virus
Unit#3 Data Processing
& Storage
a) Data Processing
Techniques
b) Data Storage (Bit, Byte, Ram,
Rom, Cache Memory, and Secondary Storage (FDD,
HDD, Tape, CD)
Unit#4 The
Processor
a) Bus, Port
b) The
Processor Characteristics
1) Word Size
2)
Processor Speed
3) Ram
Capacity
Unit#5 Input and Output
Devices
a) Input Devices
1)
Keyboard And Its Types
2) Point And Draw
Devices
3) Scanner, Digital Camera, And
Speech Recognition System And Multimedia
b)
Output Devices
1) Monitor (Graphic Adopter,
Size, Resolution, And Types Of Monitors)
2)
Printers And Types(Dot Matrix, Ink Jet, And
Laser)
3) Plotters (Raster & Pen)
4)
Presentation Graphics, And Special Function
Terminal (Atms, Poss)
Unit#6
Windows
a) Windows
Introduction
b) Understanding Windows
Help
c) The Desktop, And Types Of Windows(
Application, Document, And Dialog)
d)
Elements Of An Application Windows
e)
Understanding Folders, Copying , Deleting, And
Moving Files
Unit#7 Word
Processing (Ms Word)
a) Basic
Concepts And Features
b) Creating, Saving,
Editing, Formatting , And Printing
Documents
c) Working On Multiple
Documents
Unit#8 Electronic
Spreadsheet (Ms Excel)
a) Basic
Concepts And Features
b) Creating, Saving
Excel Sheet, Editing The Sheet
c) Managing
Formula, Formatting The Sheet, And Printing The
Sheet
d) Working On
Workbook
Unit#9 Basics of
Internet Usage
a)
Introduction
b) World Wide Web, And Web
Sites
c) Introduction To Internet Based
Services, And Use Of
Email