Processor & Memory

Number System

Basic Computer Organization

Introduction to Computers

Number System

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Syllabus

_COMPUTER FUNDATMENTALS (MS101)

Syllabus

Introduction : Characteristics of Computers; The Evolution of Computers; The Computer

Generations (First Generation(1942-1955), Second Generation (1955 – 1964), Third Generation

(1964 – 1975), Fourth Generation (1975 – 1989), Fifth Generation (1989 – Present)).

Basic Computer Organization : Input Unit; Output Unit; Storage Unit; Arithmetic Logic Unit;

Control Unit; Central Processing Unit; The System Concept.

Number Systems: Non-Positional Number Systems; Positional Number Systems (Binary

Number System, Octal Number System, Hexadecimal Number System); Converting One number

System to Another (Converting to Decimal from Another Base, Converting from Decimal to

Another Base (Division-Remainder Technique), Converting from a Base Other Than 10 to a

Base Other Than 10, Shortcut Method for Binary to Octal Conversion, Shortcut Method for Octal

to Binary Conversion, Shortcut Method for Binary to Hexadecimal Conversion, Shortcut Method

for Hexadecimal to Binary Conversion); Fractional Numbers.

Processor and Memory : The Central Processing Unit (CPU) (The Control Unit, The Arithmetic

Logic Unit (ALU), Instruction Set, Registers, Processor Speed, Types of Processors); The Main

Memory (Storage Evaluation Criteria, Main Memory Organization, Main Memory Capacity, RAM,

ROM, PROM and EPROM, Cache Memory.

Secondary Storage Devices : Sequential and Direct-Access Devices; Magnetic Tape (Basic

Principles of Operation, Types of Magnetic Tapes, Advantages and Limitations of Magnetic

Tapes, Uses of Magnetic Disks); Optical Disk (Basic Principles of Operation, Types of Optical

Disks, Advantages and Limitations of Optical Disks, Uses of Optical Disks); Mass Storage

Devices (Disk Array, Automated Tape Library, CD-ROM Jukebox); Storage Hierarchy.

Input-Output Devices : Input Devices (Keyboard Devices, Point-and-Draw Devices, Data

Scanning Devices, Digitizer, Electronic Card Reader, Voice Recognition Devices, Vision-Input

System); Output Devices (Monitors, Printers, Plotters, Screen Image Projector, Voice Response

Systems).

Computer Languages : Analogy with Natural Languages; Machine Language (Advantages and

Limitations of Machine Language); Assembly Language (Assembler, Advantages of Assembly

Language over Machine Language, Limitations of Assembly Language, Assembly Languages

with Macro Instructions); High-Level Language (Compiler, Linker, Interpreter, Advantages and

Limitations of High-Level Languages); Object-Oriented Programming Languages; Some High-

Level Languages (FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, Pascal); Some More High-Level Languages (C

and C++, Java, RPG, LISP, SNOBOL); Characteristics of a Good Programming Language;

Selecting a Language for Coding an Application; Subprogram.

Application Software Packages : Word-Processing Package (What it is?, Commonly Supported

Features); Spreadsheet Package (What it is?, Commonly Supported Features); Graphics

Package (What it is?, Commonly Supported Features); Personal Assistance Package (What it

is?, Commonly Supported Features).

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The Internet : Definition (What it is?); Brief History; It’s Basic Services (Electronic Mail, File

Transfer Protocol, Telnet. Usenet News, The World Wide Web); WWW Browsers; Uses of the

Internet.

Classification of Computers : Notebook Computers; Personal Computers (PCs); Workstations;

Mainframe Systems; Supercomputers; Clients and Servers.

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2000

Microsoft Office 2000 : Introduction; Microsoft Word 2000; Microsoft Excel 2000; Microsoft

Access 2000; Microsoft Powerpoint 2000, Microsoft Outlook 2000; Internet Explorer 5.0;

Microsoft FrontPage 2000; Microsoft Publisher 2000; Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000; Microsoft Office

Bar; Using the Mouse (To Click, To double-click, To select, To drag, To scroll, To choose from a

menu, To move a window, To resize a window, To minimize a window, To restore a minimized

window, To maximize a window, To switch windows, To close a window, Remember); Microsoft

Office 2000 and Web (Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Excel 2000, Microsoft Access 2000,

Microsoft Powerpoint 2000, Microsoft Outlook 2000, Microsoft FrontPage 2000); Common

Keyboard Commands.

Creating Your Document in Word 2000 : Introduction; Saving the file; Formatting the text,

Alignment of Text; Applying Fonts; Spell Checking; Consulting Thesaurus; Assign Character

Styles (Assign a Character Style, Create a character style); Borders and Shading (Apply

Borders and Shading); Closing of the File; Save as option; Open File (From File menu, From

Open Icon); Printing Your Document.

Proofing Your Document in Word 2000 : Introduction; Editing Tools; AutoCorrect (Add

AutoCorrect Entries Without Formatting, Add New AutoCorrect Entries with Formatting); Auto

Text (Creating an AutoText Entry, AutoComplete Option); AutoFormat (AutoFormat as You Type,

AutoFormat on Command, AutoFormatting Text); Find and Replace; Find; Replace Text; Page

Numbering; Header and Footer (Adding a Header or Footer in Your Document); Footnotes and

Endnotes (Add a Footnote or Endnote).

Creating a Worksheet in Excel 2000 : Introduction; Copying Formula.

Advanced Techniques of Excel 2000 : Introduction; Auditing a Workbook (To Trace the

Precedents for a Formula); Comment Inserting (To Insert a Comment); Formulas That Make

Decisions (How the If function works); Headers and Footers; Merging Workbooks (To merge

workbooks); Outlines (Outline a Worksheet Automatically, Clear Entire Outline, Show or Hide

Outline Symbols, Group Rows or Columns in an Outline, Ungroup Rows or Columns in an

Outline, Remove Group from Outline, Set Outline Options); Printing Column and Row Labels on

Every Page; Protecting a Workbook (To unlock cells so that others can edit the cell contents, To

protect a workbook, To share a workbook); Ranges, Naming (To name a range); References

(Absolute references, Mixed references); Seeking Goals (To seek a goal); Sheets Naming (To

Name a Sheet); Working with Workbooks (Copying Entries Between Workbooks, Moving Sheets

Between Workbooks, Deleting Sheets).

Creating Presentation Using AutoContent Wizard, Creating New Presentation, Creating

Presentation from Template, Changing views.