Kurukshetra University Clerk Computer Syllabus

 

 

 

 Kurukshetra UniversityClerk

 SYLLABUS of Computer Appreciation and Application Test

 

 

 

 

 

        I.            Introduction to Computer

 

 

 

A.      Introduction

 

B.      Objective

 

C.      What is Computer

 

                                                              i.      Advantage/Disadvantage of Computer

 

                                                            ii.      History of Computer

 

                                                          iii.      Generation of Computer

 

                                                           iv.      Basic applications of computer

 

                                                             v.      Entertainment

 

                                                           vi.      E-governance

 

D.     Components of Computer System

 

                                                              i.      Central Processing Unit (CPU)

 

                                                            ii.      VDU

 

                                                          iii.      Keyboard and Mouse

 

                                                           iv.      Other input/output Devices

 

                                                             v.      Computer Organization

 

                                                           vi.      Computer Memory Primary & Secondary, Ram & Rom, units of memory

 

E.      Introduction to Computer Peripherals

 

                                                              i.      Connecting keyboard, mouse, monitor and printer to CPU

 

                                                            ii.      Use of Mouse

 

                                                          iii.      Working with left Mouse button

 

                                                           iv.      Working with right Mouse Button

 

                                                             v.      Checking Power Supply

 

F.       Concept of Hardwar and Software

 

                                                              i.      Hardware

 

                                                            ii.      Software

 

1.      Application software

 

2.      Systems software

 

G.     Classifications of Computers

 

                                                              i.      Representation of data/information concepts of data processing

 

                                                            ii.      Data and Information

 

                                                          iii.      Storage of Data/Information as files

 

      II.            Introduction to Windows

 

A.      Introduction

 

B.      Objective

 

C.      Operating System

 

                                                              i.      What is Operating System

 

                                                            ii.      Types of Operating System

 

D.     Operating System and Basics of Windows

 

                                                              i.      User Interface

 

 

                                                            ii.      Using Mouse and Moving Icons on the screen

 

                                                          iii.      My Computer

 

                                                           iv.      Starting an application using start button, minimize, maximize, restore and closing of window

 

                                                             v.      Taskbar

 

                                                           vi.      Status bar

 

                                                         vii.      Recycle Bin

 

E.      Start Button and Menu selection etc.

 

                                                              i.      Running an Application

 

                                                            ii.      Windows Explorer

 

                                                          iii.      Creating, deleting and Renaming of files and folders

 

                                                           iv.      Opening and closing of different Windows etc.

 

F.       Windows Setting

 

                                                              i.      Control Panels

 

                                                            ii.      Wall Papers and Screen Savers

 

                                                          iii.      Setting the date and Sound etc.

 

                                                           iv.      Using Help

 

                                                             v.      Display Properties

 

G.     Advanced Windows

 

                                                              i.      Using Right Mouse Button

 

                                                            ii.      Creating short cuts

 

                                                          iii.      Basics of window set up

 

                                                           iv.      Notepad

 

                                                             v.      Window Accessories

 

H.     Using Multimedia

 

                                                              i.      Playing CD’s/DVD’s

 

                                                            ii.      Using Media Player

 

                                                          iii.      Sound Recorder

 

    III.            Word Processing

 

A.      Introduction

 

B.      Objectives

 

C.      Word Processing Basics

 

                                                              i.      Opening Word Processing Package

 

                                                            ii.      Menu Bar

 

                                                          iii.      Toolbar

 

                                                           iv.      Using Help

 

                                                             v.      Using Icons below Menu Bar

 

D.     Opening Documents and Closing Documents

 

                                                              i.      Opening Documents

 

                                                            ii.      Save and Save as

 

                                                          iii.      Page Setup

 

                                                           iv.      Print Preview

 

                                                             v.      Printing of Documents & Other Properties

 

E.      Display/Hiding of Paragraph Marks

 

 

                                                              i.      Moving Around in a Document

 

                                                            ii.      Scrolling the Documents, Scrolling by line/paragraph

 

                                                          iii.      Fast Scrolling and Moving Pages

 

                                                           iv.      Using a Document/Help Wizard

 

F.       Text Creation and editing

 

                                                              i.      Creating a document

 

                                                            ii.      Selecting & Moving text

 

                                                          iii.      Spell checking

 

                                                           iv.      Text Selection

 

                                                             v.      Editing with cut, copy & paste

 

                                                           vi.      Undo & Redo

 

                                                         vii.      Find and Replace

 

                                                       viii.      Thesaurus

 

                                                           ix.      Paragraph and Tab Setting

 

G.     Formatting the text

 

                                                              i.      Font and Size selection

 

                                                            ii.      Bold, Italic, and Underline

 

                                                          iii.      Alignment of Text, Center, Left, Right and justify etc.

 

                                                           iv.      Bullet and Numbering

 

                                                             v.      Border and Shading, Change Case

 

                                                           vi.      Working with tabs, indents & spacing

 

                                                         vii.      Formatting paragraphs, using columns

 

H.     Table Manipulation

 

                                                              i.      Concept of table, Rows, Columns and Cells

 

                                                            ii.      Draw Table

 

                                                          iii.      Changing cell Width and Height

 

                                                           iv.      Alignment of Text in Cell

 

                                                             v.      Copying of cell

 

                                                           vi.      Delete/insertion of row and columns

 

                                                         vii.      Borders for table

 

                                                       viii.      Deleting a table

 

                                                           ix.      Splitting and merging cells

 

                                                             x.      Converting table to text

 

                                                           xi.      Setting table properties

 

I.        Mail Merge

 

J.        Printing

 

                                                              i.      Print Preview

 

                                                            ii.      Print a selected page, etc.

 

                                                          iii.      Paper Orientation

 

                                                           iv.      Paper setting/ margin

 

   IV.            Spread-Sheet

 

A.      Introduction

 

B.      Objectives

 

C.      Elements of Electronics Spread Sheet

 

 

                                                              i.      Application/usage of Electronic Spread Sheet

 

                                                            ii.      Opening of Spread Sheet

 

                                                          iii.      Menu bar

 

                                                           iv.      Saving Workbook

 

                                                             v.      Creation of cell and addressing of cells

 

                                                           vi.      Inserting new rows & columns, worksheets

 

                                                         vii.      Editing rows/columns height & width

 

                                                       viii.      Renaming, deleting and moving a worksheet

 

D.     Manipulation of Cells

 

                                                              i.      Cell addressing

 

                                                            ii.      Enter texts

 

                                                          iii.      Numbers and Dates

 

                                                           iv.      Cell Height and Width

 

                                                             v.      Copying of cells etc.

 

E.      Formulas

 

                                                              i.      Using Formulas

 

                                                            ii.      Using basic functions & formulas a cell

 

                                                          iii.      Sum function

 

                                                           iv.      Average

 

                                                             v.      Percentage, other functions

 

F.       Function

 

                                                              i.      Data sorting

 

                                                            ii.      Using Subtotals

 

                                                          iii.      Applying filters

 

G.     Chart

 

                                                              i.      Inserting Chart

 

                                                            ii.      Formatting chart

 

H.     Spread sheet for small accountings

 

                                                              i.      Maintaining invoices/budgets

 

                                                            ii.      Totaling of various transactions

 

                                                         iii.     Maintainingdaily&monthlysalesreport

 

 

 V. PowerPoint

 

A.      Introduction to power Point, what is Power Point, starting Power Point, creating and opening a presentation,

 

B.      Power Point views, moving between slides, saving/ closing a presentation, exiting Power Point.

 

C.      Creating a new presentation using the auto content wizard and slide layout. Creating a new presentation using different layouts

 

D.     Customizing Presentation: Changing the text formats, adding bullets, aligning text.

 

E.      Formatting slides: Using color schemes, background color and designs, adding picture/ graphics on slide

 

F.       Adding Head and Footer, changing slide layouts.

 

G.     Adding charts of different types of slide, organization chart slide show,

 

 

H.     Using slide transition: giving timing, sound and adding animations to slides and using preset animations

 

I.        Using Drawing Toolbar

 

J.        Slide Mater View

 

K.      Using custom animation: Animating pictures and Text with sound effects

 

L.       Using page setup and printing

 

 

VI. Internet

 

A.      Introduction

 

B.      Objectives

 

C.      Basic of computer networks

 

                                                              i.      Local Area Network (LAN)

 

                                                            ii.      Wide Area Network (WAN)

 

D.     Internet

 

                                                              i.      Concept of Internet

 

                                                            ii.      Application of internet

 

                                                          iii.      Advantages of internet

 

                                                           iv.      Connecting internet

 

E.      Internet service providers (ISP)

 

                                                              i.      Internet Access

 

                                                            ii.      Broad Band

 

                                                          iii.      Dial Up

 

                                                           iv.      Wi-Fi

 

                                                           v.      Troubleshooting

VII.  WWWandWebBrowsers

 

A.      Introduction

 

B.      Objectives

 

C.      World Wide Web (WWW)

 

D.     Web Browser

 

                                                              i.      Internet Explorer

 

                                                            ii.      Netscape Communicator

 

E.      Search Engine and Surfing the Internet

 

                                                              i.      URL Address

 

                                                            ii.      Searching over the Web

 

                                                          iii.      Moving Around in a web-site

 

                                                           iv.      Printing and saving web pages

 

                                                             v.      Uploading and Downloading

 

                                                           vi.      Chatting

VIII.           IntroductiontoEmail

 

A.      Introduction

 

B.      Objectives

 

C.      Basic of Electronic Mail

 

D.     Creating new e-mail account

 

E.      What is an Electronic mail

 

                                                              i.      Email addressing

 

                                                         ii.      Mailbox: Inbox and outbox