Computer Fundamentals & Programming

PRELIM PERIOD
Parts of a computer
Input devices
Output Devices
Evolution of Programming Languages
Evolution of Computers
Evolution of the Keyboard
Keyboarding
Evolution of Telephone
Evolution of the Internet
Introduction to Web Browsers
Type of Web Browsers
MIDTERM PERIOD
Microsoft Office Suite
Word Processing Softwares
Basic Parts of Word Window
o Document window
o Office Button
o QuickAccessToolbar
o Ribbon
o Status Bar
o Title bar
o View Buttons
o ZoomControls
Keyterms
o Insertion point
o hard copy / printout
o soft copy
o spell check / F7
o help - F1
o autocorrect
o Thesaurus
o serif - fonts that has extra strokes on the letters
o sans serif - no extra strokes
o points - a measurement used for fonts where 72 points = 1 inch
o editing - making changes to the document
o word processing
o watermark
o sizing handle
o table - arrangement of information in columns and rows
o border - lines that divides columns and rows
Formatting

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Bold /Italic/Underline
Font /Font size / Color

o Paragraph
Line Spacing
Indent
Alignment
Bullets and numbering
o Document
Margin
Paper size
Orientation
Columns
Breaks
Line Number
Hyphenation
Illustrations
o Picture
o Clipart - collection of cartoon images that is part of MSWord
o Shapes - ready made shapes
o Smartart - a graphic or diagram used for visuals
o Chart - used to illustrate and compare data
Shortcuts
o Save - Ctrl+S
o Open - Ctrl+O
o New - Ctrl+N
o Copy - Ctrl+C
o Paste - Ctrl+P
o Cut - Ctrl+X
o Print - Ctrl+P
o Undo - Ctrl+Z
o Redo - Ctrl+Y
o Align Left - Ctrl+L
o Align Center - Ctrl+E
o Align Right - Ctrl+R
o Justify - Ctrl+J

Spreadsheet Processing Softwares

MS EXCEL
Keyterms
o worksheet - a grid with columns and rows
o spreadsheet -

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cell
active cell
cell reference / cell name / cell address - ex.A1
rows - up to 1,048,576 rows
columns - up to 16,384 columns
workbook - an excel document containing 3 worksheets by default.
relative cell reference
absolute cell reference($)
= formula prefix
arithmetic operators -+*/ (minus,plus,times,divide)
function - builtin presets
formula vs function -

Presentation Processing Softwares

Keyterms
o Multimedia - use of text, graphics, audio,and video
o slide - the basic unit of powerpoint presentation
o animation - adds movement to object selected
Database Softwares
Keyterms
o database - a collection of related organized information for rapid search and
retrieval
o table - composed of columns and rows referred as fields and records on MS
Access
o Records - the rows in the table
o Fields - the columns in a table
o primary key - uniquely identifies each record in the table, prevents duplicate
entries,can be used for sorting
o form - provides convenient way to enter and view table records
o queries - access searches and retrieve data
o report - organize, summarize,and print all or a portion of data in a database
Graphics Editing Softwares