by Shweta Malik (Author), Anshu Kumar (Author)
Computer in Action, a series of eight books, is our humble effort to provide latest, comprehensive learning and understanding of Computer Science. The concepts have been presented in a lucid and student-friendly manner. We have tried to include the latest versions of all software. The books have been developed based on an extensive feedback received from teachers and authors’ experience of over a decade in teaching and interacting with students.
Table of Contents
1. COMPUTER BASICS
Uses of Computer
Characteristics of a Computer
Working of a Computer
Input, Output and Storage Devices
Hardware and Software
2. MORE ABOUT KEYBOARD
Qwerty Keyboard
Types of Keys
3. UNDERSTANDING WINDOWS 10
Operating System
Microsoft Windows
Desktop, Icons and Taskbar
Components of a Window
4. WORKING WITH MICROSOFT PAINT
Opening Paint
Components of Paint Window
Tools in Paint
Saving a New Drawing
Opening a Saved Drawing
Creating a New Drawing
Closing a Drawing
5. MORE ABOUT MICROSOFT PAINT
Selecting Objects
Copying and Pasting Objects
Cutting and Pasting Objects
Pasting a Picture onto Paint
Rotating or Flipping a Picture
Resizing and Skewing a Picture
Setting the Picture as Desktop
Background
6. LET’S LEARN LOGO
Introduction to LOGO
Starting MSWLOGO
Parts of LOGO Window
LOGO Terminologies
Exiting LOGO
LOGO Commands
7. MATHS WITH LOGO
PRINT Command
LABEL Command
Mathematical Calculations with
LOGO
Using Mathematical Operations
with LOGO Commands
8. INTRODUCTION TO
MICROSOFT WORD 2013
Word Processing Software
Introduction to Microsoft Word
Uses of Microsoft Word
Starting Microsoft Word
Components of Microsoft Word
Window
Creating a New Document
Entering Text in Word
Selecting Text in Word
Adding New Text
Deleting Text
Formatting Text
Saving a Document
Closing a Document
Opening an Existing Document
SAMPLE OLYMPIAD QUESTIONS
WORKSHEET 1
WORKSHEET 2
WORKSHEET 3
IT PERSONALITIES
