Asha Kanini

One Year Computer Science Curriculum

S.No Topic Subtopic Detail/Content
1 Computer What is a computer, History of computers.
1.1) Types of computers Desktop, Laptop, Phone, Tablet.
1.2) Parts of a computer Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, Motherboard, CPU etc.
2 Windows UI 2.1) Basics Start Button, icon, taskbar, system tray, start & shutdown, restart, sleep, maximize, minimize & restore, close.
2.2) Task manager Usage of task manager, killing a process. Visible apps. Ctrl + Alt + Del, Right click --> Task manager.
2.3) Files, Folders & Apps Create folder & files, properties of file and folders, types of files, file search, file extension.
2.4) Multi finger gesture "Single & Double click, left and right click, multi fingers gestures - two, three and four fingers usages."
2.5) Clipboard A clipboard is a temporary storage area for data that the user wants to copy from one place to another.
3 Computer properties 3.1) Usage of This PC icon Computer name, RAM size, OS, creating desktop icons, properties of apps, folders and files. Open file location.
3.2) Setting Display setting, time and date, personalization etc.
4 Network & Internet 4.1) Wi-Fi Connect to mobile data using wifi.
4.2) Hotspot Turn the hotspot on or off.
4.3) Browser "Types of browsers - Google chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc. Search, download, new tab, bookmark, reload page, click to go back and forward, share the page, zoom in & out, history."
4.4) Uses of internet How to download images, audio and video.?
5 Mail 5.1) Mail Id Create mail acount, compose, TO, CC & BCC, how to attach the files.
5.2) Reply Where will we use reply?
5.3) Forward Where will we use forward?
5.4) Viewing and searching Threaded view (grouped by subject). Folders. Search free form and with parameters.
6 Open Office - Text document 6.1) Screen layout Title bar, Menu bar, Tool bar, Ruler, Drawing tool, work space area.
6.2) Typing text Word,sentence and paragraph writing, navigation, usage of back space, enter, space bar, caps lock and shift keys. Find and replace, Spell ckecking. Tamil typing.
6.3) Selection Method Shift + Arrows, left click + dragging, Ctrl + A, double click, triple click, left click + dragging.
6.4) Font style Font name, Font size, Bold, Italic, Underline, Shadow, Order and un order list.
6.4.1) Color Font color, highlighting, background color.
6.5) Editing Operations "Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo. "
6.6) File Operation Save, Open, New file(Ctrl + N).
6.7) Export PDF Convert document file to PDF format.
6.8) Align "Left, Right, Center, Justified, Text wrapping, Picture insert. "
6.9) Table insert Insert a table.
6.10) Drawing tool and Gallery To draw shapes using drawing tool. Insert more picture using gallery property.
7 Open office - Spreadsheet 7.1) Introduction Row, column, cell and cell address in spreadsheet, freeze, merge.
7.2) Insert/Delete Insert and delete row, column, new sheets.
7.3) Picture insert Insert picture in the particular cell.
7.4) Basic operations Add, Subtract, Multiply, tbodyide, Sum and Average.
7.5) Sorting & Conditional formatting Sort the datas in ascending or decending order.
8 Open office - Presentation 8.1) Slides New slide-create new slide, Delete and hide the slide, Rename and move the slides.
8.2) Properties Font name, size, color, font work gallery.
8.3) Layouts "Create slide layout and workspace area. "
8.4) Insert Insert picture, audio, video and chart.
8.5) Master slides "To create backround image for slide. "
8.6) Slide transition Used to animate the slide left, right, up, down etc. Sound - To add a sound to slide.
8.7) Animation It is the presentation graphics part used to animate the picture and words. Sound - To add a sound to the picture and words.
8.8) Slide show Play - Preview in current page, Slide show (F5).
9 Other applications 9.1) Format factory Change file formats using Format factory or Media cope
9.2) Camera Take Photos from laptop camera.
9.3) Video Take video from laptop camera.
9.4) Audio Audio record.
9.5) Cables and connectors Power, USB, HDMI, VGA, audio etc.
9.6) Mobile, pendrive "* Transfer files from mobile or pendrive to system (or) system to mobile or pendrive. * Folder structure in Android mobile phones."
10 Introduction to programming 10.1) Procedural operations in 3*3 grid with real people(Unpluged activity). Physical Activity. Directions and orientation. Right, left, straight.
10.2) Pseudo code or Flow chart. Hand written program.
10.3) Procedural operations in 5*5 grid. Paper with pen. Pseudo code. Write code by hand using 5*5 grid with paper and pen.
11 Basic Programming 11.1) Introduction of repeat and repeat until control. Use of repeat control(by using blockly games).
11.2) Conditional statement Conditional statement by using blockly games.
11.2.1) Simple if Practice Simple if by using blockly.
11.2.2) If-else Practice If-else by using blockly. Unplugged activity for if-then-else can also be used.
11.2.3) Nested if Practice nested if by using blockly.