| 1 | Computer Fundamentals,
Brief History of Computer,
Computer System,
The Information Processing Cycle in Action,
Types of Computer |
| 2 | How Computers Represent the Data? ,
Inside the System Unit ,
System Components ( “Motherboard, Power supply, Cooling Fan , Internal Speaker , Drive bays , Expansion Slots”) ,
What’s on the Motherboard? (“CPU,The System Clock, The Chipset, Input/Output buses, memory”) , |
| 3 | What’s on the Motherboard? ,
What is the CPU? ,
The Control Unit and the Arithmetic-Logic Unit ,
Microprocessor Performance ,
Popular Microprocessors ,
The Chipset and The Input / Output Bus ,
Memory |
| 4 | The Front Panel ( Various button and lights,power switch , connectors and ports) ,
Connectors and Ports ,
Parallel Ports ,
Serial Ports ,
USB Ports ,
SCSI Ports ,
FireWire ,
Video Connectors ,
Additional Ports and Connectors (Telephone,network,Pc Card,Sound Card Connectors) ,
Hardware Compenents |
| 5 | Input Devices ,
Manual Input Devices (Joystick,Keyboard,Microphone,Mouse,pointing stick,touch screen,touchpad) ,
Automated Input Devices (Bar code scanner , digital camera, Magnetic ink character reader, Optical-character recognition, Optical-mark recognition (OMR), Point-of-sale (POS), Radio frequency identification (RFID) ) ,
Keyboards ,
Using a Keyboard (Keys and Their short Explanations) ,
Using Alternative Keyboards ,
The Mouse and Other Pointing Devices (Pointing Stick, Joystick, Touch Screen,etc.) ,
Audio Input Devices (Microphone,MIDI keyboard,etc.) ,
Imaging and Video Input Devices ( Digital Camera,Fingerprint Scanner,3D Scanner,etc.) ,
Medical Imaging Input Devices ( Computed tomography,etc.) , |
| 6 | Output Devices ,
Monitors and Video Cards ,
Projector ,
Printer ,
Speakers ,
Headphones ,
Voice output communication aid ,
Speech-generating device , |
| 7 | Both Input-Output Devices ,
Modems and Network Cards ,
Sound Cards ,
Touch Screen ,
FAX ,
Communication Devices ,
Modems ,
Routers ,
Switches ,
Network interface cards (NICs) , |
| 8 | Storage Device ,
What is the Storage? ,
Memory versus Storage ,
Hard Disk Drives ,
What is the Hard Disk Drive? ,
Components of HDD ,
Sectors,Cluster,Tracks ,
Hard Disk Drives ,
Removable Hard Disks ,
Internet Hard Drives ,
Factors Affecting Hard Disk Performance , |
| 9 | Storage Device ,
Floppy and ZIP Disks and Drives ,
Description of the Floppy and ZIP Disks and Drives ,
Protecting the Data on Your Disks ,
CD ,DVD and Blue-Ray Technologies ,
Description of the CD ,DVD and Blue-Ray Technologies ,
CD-R, CD-RW , DVD-R and DVD+RW Discs and Recorders ,
Protecting the Data on Your Disks , |
| 10 | Software ,
What is the Operating System? ,
The function of the Operating System ,
Starting the Computer ,
Managing Programs ,
Managing Memory ,
Handling Input/Output ,
Providing the User Interface , |
| 11 | The Function of the Operating System ,
Starting Computer ,
Step 1: The BIOS and Setup Program ,
Step 2: The Power-On Self-Test (POST) ,
Step 3: Loading the Operating System ,
Step 4: System Configuration ,
Step 5: Loading System Utilities ,
Step 6: Authenticating Users ,
The Operating System ,
Exploring Popular Operating Systems ,
Windows 8 ,
Windows XP ,
MS-DOS ,
Macintosh OSX ,
LINUX ,
UNIX ,
Ubuntu ,
Exploring Popular Mobile Operating Systems ,
IOS ,
Android ,
Windows Mobile ,
BlackBerry OS ,
Symbian OS , |
| 12 | General-Purpose Application ,
Personal Productivity Programs ,
Word Processing ,
Spreadsheet ,
Database ,
Presentation Graphics ,
Personal Information Management ,
Multimedia and Graphics Software ,
Desktop publishing and Multimedia Authoring Program ,
Paint, Drawing and Animation Programs ,
Image-Editing Programs ,
3-D Rendering Programs ,
Audio Software ,
Video-Editing Software ,
Internet Programs ,
E-mail Programs ,
Web Browsers ,
Instant Messaging Software ,
Video Conferencing Software ,
Tailor-Made Applications ,
Home and Educational Programs ,
Personal Finance Software ,
Tax Preparation Software ,
Home Design and Landscaping Software ,
Computer-assisted Tutorials ,
Computerized Reference Information ,
Games |
| 13 | System Utilities ,
Backup Software ,
Antivirus Software ,
Searching For and Managing Files ,
Scanning and Defragmenting Disks ,
File Compression Utilities ,
System Update ,
Troubleshooting , |
| 14 | What is the Operating System? ,
The function of the Operating System ,
Starting the Computer ,
Managing Programs ,
Managing Memory ,
Handling Input/Output ,
Providing the User Interface , |
