Computer Fundamentals

• History of computing
• Modern Computers
• Computer Hardware, Computer Software
• Input Devices, Output Devices, System Unit
• Storage Devices, Removable Storage Devices
• Types of computers
• Communication Devices, Accessories

Operating system (DOS)

• About DOS
• DOS File system
• Elementary and intermediate DOS commands: DIR, DATE, TIME, CLS, VER, DISKCOPY, FORMAT, VOL, LABEL, CD, MD, RD, PROMPT, MOVE, COPY, TYPE, DEL, REN, MOVE.

Operating System (Windows)

• Introduction to Windows XP, Mouse Basics, working in Windows XP
• Learning More about the Mouse
• Components of a window, Quitting Windows XP
• Using Explorer Window, getting familiar with desktop, window sizing, creating program shortcuts
• Windows Accessories

LESSON: 1 HOW TO TYPE

• Basic requirements for the installation of English Typing Software
• Finger Positioning
• Division of Key Boards to left hand and Right hand

LESSON: 2 INTRODUCTIONS TO ENGLISH LETTERS

• English Letters
• Letters and Pronunciation
• Other exclamatory makes and Symbols

LESSON -3 LESSON PRACTICE

• This includes 20 Lessons
• First 9 Lessons says about the letters and their practices
• From 10th lesson onwards teaches you about the numbers and symbols

LESSON -4 TEST PRACTICE

• After the Lesson practice you will have Practice on keys
• Practice on Words
• Practice on sentence

LESSON -5 LEISURE TIME – GAMES

• Typing games
• Typing Speeding games
• Sentence typing games

LESSON -6 TYPING REPORTS

• The students report can be taken print out here

Getting Started with Microsoft Word

• Exploring New Features in Word
• Starting Microsoft Word
• Creating a New Word Document, Saving a Word Document
• Applying Basic Formatting
• Working with Styles
• Applying Bulleted and Numbered Lists
• Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Commands
• Using Find, Replace, and Go to Commands
• Printing a Word Document
• Opening an Existing Word Document, closing a Word Document, Exiting Microsoft Word

Getting Started with Microsoft Excel

• Exploring New Features in Excel
• Creating a New Excel Workbook, Saving an Excel Workbook
• Adding Data to Cells, Adding Data using AutoFill
• Modifying Cells, Rows, Columns, and Worksheet
• Hiding and Unhiding Rows and Columns
• Wrapping Text, Changing Number Formats, Adding Borders to Cells
• Applying Conditional Formatting, Renaming a Worksheet.
• Accessing Workbooks from the Web
• Printing a Worksheet or a Workbook
• Opening an Existing Excel Workbook, closing an Excel Workbook, Exiting Microsoft Excel

Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint

• Exploring New Features in PowerPoint
• Creating a Blank Presentation, Saving a Presentation
• Adding and Removing Slides
• Adding a Title and Subtitle to a Slide, Adding Text to a Slide using Text Boxes
• Setting Up and Running a Slide Show
• Broadcasting PowerPoint Slideshows
• Recording Slideshows as Videos
• Packaging a Presentation on a CD
• Opening an Existing Presentation, closing a Presentation, Exiting Microsoft PowerPoint

Introduction to PageMaker

• Creating a new Document, Creating a new Document, Viewing/Zooming Document.
• Changing the Document Setup, Rulers, Guides, Grids, Drawing Tools, Applying Colors, Creating New Colors, Formatting
• Text and Paragraph, setting up Character and Paragraph Styles, Paragraph Rules
• Numbering and Bullets
• Text Wrapping and Tab Setting
• editing in Story Window
• Spell Checking Finding and Replacing

• Introduction to ISM/ Local Language editor, the latest local language IME, Exercise data entry in local language till they achieve an average speed of 30 WPM.
• Open Type fonts.
• Word processing, database applications, web-based applications,
• publishing and testing with the local language typing software

• What is Internet? basic concepts and html, internal architecture, browsers, search engines and e-mail providers, Browsing, searching using search engines, e-mails and chatting.
• The concept of web, website, server and client.
• Introduce Internet Explorer and its components (favourites, history, bookmarks, internet options), search using a keyword, experimenting links (text and image), dynamic websites and static websites,
• Create an email account and basic mail operations (reading mail, sending mail, erasing mail, spams/trash, sent mails, email settings, signatures, inbox and filtering).
• Chatting using the same account, installing a chat software, setting the visibility, setting picture and text, adding/removing contacts, sending chat request, blocking a particular user.

• This involves a practice session for e-type (G-TEC) students to give them confidence in advance of their e-type test.