Fundamentals of Computer

History of development of computers
Computer system concepts
Characteristics
Capabilities and limitations
Generations of computers.
Basic components of a computer system – Control Unit, ALU, I/ O Devices, memory – RAM, ROM, EPROM, PROM, Flash Memory and other types of memory.

Storage Devices

Storage fundamentals – Primary Vs Secondary
Data Storage and Retrieval methods – Sequential, Direct and Index Sequential.
Various Storage Devices – Magnetic Tape, Magnetic Disks, Cartridge Tape, Data Drives, Hard Disk Drives, Floppy (Winchester Disk), Disks, Optical Disks, CD, VCD, CD-R, CD-RW, Zip Drive, DVD,SVCD.

Computer Software

Types of Software – System software, Application software, Utility Software, Demoware, Shareware,Freeware, Firmware, Free Software.
Operating Systems – Functions, Types – Batch Processing, Single User, Multi User, Multiprogramming,Multi-Tasking.
Programming languages – Machine, Assembly, High Level, 4 GL.
Data representation in computers.
Number System of computers – Binary, Octal, Hexa Decimal – Representation & their conversion.
Coding System – ASCII, BCD, and EBCDIC etc.
Computer Viruses

Operating System and Application Program

Disk Operating System (DOS)
DOS basics
Basic DOS Commands

Windows

Windows concepts, features, windows structure, desktop, taskbar, start menu, my computer, Recycle Bin.
Windows Accessories – Calculator, Notepad, Paint, WordPad, Character map.
Windows Explorer – Creating folders and other Explorer facilities.
Entertainment – CD Player, DVD Player, Media Player, Sound Recorder, Volume Control.

Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Power Point)

Word Processing: MS Word
Worksheet: MS Excel
Presentation Graphics: MS Power Point

Programming Language

C Language : Introduction
Introduction
C Character Set , Constants, Variables and Key words

Practical on C Programming

Practical on Application Program

Internet and Web Page Designing

Evolution, Protocols, Interface Concepts, Internet Vs Intranet, Growth of Internet, ISP, Connectivity – Dial-up, Leased line, VSAT etc. URLs, Domain names, Portals, Application.E-Mail
Concepts, POP and WEB Based E-mail, merits, address, Basic of Sending & Receiving, E-mail Protocols, Mailing List, and Free E-mail services, FTP.

World Wide Web (WWW)

History, Working, Web Browsers, Its functions
Concept of Search Engines. Searching the Web
HTTP, URLs, Web Servers, Web Protocols.

HTML

Concepts of Hypertext, Versions of HTML, Elements of HTML syntax, Head & Body Sections,Building HTML documents, Inserting texts, Images, Hyperlinks, Backgrounds and Colour controls, Different HTML tags, Table layout and presentation, Use of font size & Attributes, List types and its tags.

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