Foundation of Information Technology
Unit Description
| Unit | Description |
| Unit – 1 | Basics of Information Technology |
| Unit – 2 | Information Processing Tools |
| Unit – 3 | Societal Impacts of IT |
| Unit – 4 | IT Application |
Reference Books:
- Foundation of Information Technology – N. Mishra
April
Unit 1 : Basics of Information Technology
- Computer System : Characteristics of a Computer
- Components of Computer System
- Memory – Primary and Secondary
- Storage Devices
- I/O Devices – Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, Speaker, Monitor
- Units of Memory – Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte
- Types of Software – System and Application Software
July
Unit 2 : Information of Processing Tools
- Application Software – MS Office, Database Software
- Customized Software – Accounting Management, Billing software
- Communication Technology
- Computer Network – LAN, MAN, WAN
- Networking tool
- Wireless Networking Tools
- Information and Multimedia – Audio, Video, Animation
August
Continue Unit 2 : Information of Processing Tools
- Operation System – Basic Concept of Operating System
- Functions of Operating system
- Processor Management
- Memory Management
- File Management
- Operating systems – Windows, Linux, Solaris, BOSS
- Mobile Operating System – Android, Symbian, IOS
- Desktop
- System Setting
- Control Panel
September
Unit 3 : Office Tools Word Processing Tools
- Information to a Word Processor
- All Menus
- Functions
- Creating and Saving document
- Editing and formatting Document
- Header and Footer
- Watermark
- Border and shading
- Grammar and spell check
- inserting Pictures and shapes
- Mail Merge
- Mathematics symbols
- Printing Options Settings
November
Spreadsheet Tool
- Introduction to Spreadsheet
- Concept of Workbook and worksheet
- Creating and Saving Spreadsheet
- Entering a Number Text, Date/ Time
- Editing and formatting Worksheets
- Introduction to Cell, Column, Row
- Statistical Functions – SUM(), AVERAGE(), MAX(), MIN()
- Embedding Charts and Tables
Presentation Tool
- Introduction to Presentation, Graphics
- Understanding the Concept of Slide
- Element of Slide
- Different type of Slide
- Different Views
- Formatting a Slide
- Adding Title, Subtitle, Text, Background, Watermark
- Header and footer
- Inserting Clip art, Images
- Sound Effect
- Rehearsal Timings
- Animation Formatting
November
Societal Impacts of IT
- Benefits of ICT in Education, Healthcare, Business, Plagiarism
- Privacy and Security
- Intellectual Property rights
- Project Work
- Introduction to CBSE
- Greeting Card
- Poster Making
- School Presentation
- Product Advertisement
- School / Class Result
- Cricket Score Record
January / February
Communication Technology
- Computer networking – LAN, MAN, WAN
- Multimedia
March
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