SMA 190 Computing

SMA 190 • INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

Canonical syllabus units, structured theorems, lecture notes, and past examination problems.

Syllabus Units

Curriculum outline, core theorems, and revision problems.
8 Topics
Unit 01

Basic Hardware Units Of A Computer

CHAPTER 2 ..................................................................................................................... 13

Input Devices Output devices Central Processing Unit (CPU)/Processor Main Memory Secondary storage Computer units interaction diagram How information is stored in computers Size
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Unit 02

Computer Software

CHAPTER THREE .......................................................................................................... 21

Classification of software System software Application software Chapter Review Questions
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Unit 03

Windows Basics

CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................ 26

Windows operating system Boot up Process Logging On to Windows XP Windows 7 Desktop Starting a Program Working With Files and Folders
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Unit 04

Word Processing

CHAPTER FIVE .............................................................................................................. 34

Loading Ms-Word The Ms-Word Screen Creating, Saving and Closing Documents Formatting Editing Your Document To insert page numbers Columns
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Unit 05

Spreadsheets

CHAPTER SIX ................................................................................................................. 49

MICROSOFT EXCEL THE EXCEL WINDOW WORKING WITH WORKBOOKS AND WORKSHEETS ENTERING DATA FORMATTING A WORKSHEET APPLYING BORDERS OPERATORS WORKING WITH CHARTS
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Unit 06

Database Management Systems

CHAPTER SEVEN .......................................................................................................... 67

MS ACCESS WORKING WITH ACCESS 2000 WORKING WITH TABLES RELATIONSHIPS WORKING WITH QUERIES FORMS REPORTS Chapter Review Exercise
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Unit 07

Presentation Graphics

CHAPTER EIGHT .......................................................................................................... 79

ADDING AND FORMATTING TEXT WORKING WITH DIFERENT VIEWS WORKING WITH OBJECTS ANIMATION SAVING A PRESENTATION PRINTING Chapter Review Questions
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Unit 08

Computers And Communications

CHAPTER NINE ............................................................................................................. 85

Computer Networks Common Internet services Generation of Computers Computer generations Characteristics of Computers Basic Computer Concepts Types of Computers Software and Hardware
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