Computer Basics / ITC

Welcome in the course of

  Computer Basics /  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) / Introduction to Computers (ITC)

 

This course intends to familiarize students with the the Basics of Computers; that is what a computer is, what are the main parts of a computer system, how to use basic office package etc. So that they can appreciate and use it more effectively. This course is specially designed for non-IT and non-Computer science students.

Recommended books

• Introduction to Computer by Peter Norton 6th Edition
  
• Fundamental Concepts of Computer System by Asiya Sultan and Amena Nudrat
• IT Concepts by Nain Kanwal  
• Computer Fundamentals, Concepts, Systems & Applications by P.K. Sinha
• Computer from Ground up by M. Sajid Rehman & Hafeez ur Rahman

 Course Contents may be downloaded from here

Title Page format for assignments: PDF File     Word document


  Lecture Files

Theoretical Concepts	Lab Work
Introduction to Computers Introduction to Software and Hardware	Working with Windows Operating Systems (8.1 and 10) Keyboarding Skills Internet Browsing, Searching, Downloading / Saving Files and Pages  Microsoft Word Application (Version 2007 or above)
Computer Memory: Primary Memory  Secondary Memory	Microsoft Power Point Application (Version 2007 or above)
Operating Systems	Installations    Microsoft Excel Application (Version 2007 or above)
Data Communication & Networks	Working with Email Systems
Computer Internal Hardware	Installations of Driver Programs  Adding and Removing Programs in Windows

Further Readings

I/O Devices (chapter)	Keyboard and its Types	Graphics Plotters
MS Office Word Keyboard Shortcuts	Generations of Computers