COMPUTER STUDIES FOR JUNOR SECONDARY

CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER STUDIES AND HARDWARE
- Uses, and Types
- Hardware the basic computer system
(The Processing Cycle)
- Input Devices
- Processing (CPU) and speed
- Output and associated devices
- Storage Devices(Measurement of storage space)
- Other devices such as power protection(UPS),Surge Protectors
2. DATA AND INFORMATION
- Representation of Data
- Binary numbers
- Bits, Bytes, and conversions
3. SOFTWARE
- The operating System
- Types of user interfaces
- Introduction to Windows
Starting a computer, the windows desktop, icons, wallpaper and backgrounds
- Applications A general overview of different packages
4. COMPUTERS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
- General Applications of Computers

- Household, Entertainment , Education and training,

- Commercial Applications of Computers
- Social and Economic Effects

5. PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
- Wordprocessors and Wordprocessing (Ms Word an Introduction)
Inserting Pictures and Cropping
- Spreadsheets and Data manipulation(Ms Excel)
- Presentations (Ms Powerpoint)
- Desktop Publishing
- Internet and internet browsers

6. COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS

- Networking
- The Internet
- Web browsers
 - Using search engines
- Email
7. MULTIMEDIA FILES AND DATA
8. Glossary