Syllabus for Computer On Office Automation December 2015 tndte.com : TN DTE Tamil Nadu Technical Education

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Course : Computer On Office Automation, “December 2015”

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CERTIFICATE COURSE IN COMPUTER ON OFFICE AUTOMATION, “DECEMBER 2015”

CERTIFICATE COURSE IN COMPUTER ON OFFICE AUTOMATION
SYLLABUS :
UNIT 1: BASICS OF COMPUTER
UNIT 2: OPERATING SYSTEMS
MS-WINDOWS & LINUX
UNIT 3: OFFICE APPLICATIONS – I
MS OFFICE: MS-WORD
OPEN OFFICE: WRITER
UNIT 4: OFFICE APPLICATIONS – II
MS OFFICE: MS-EXCEL
OPEN OFFICE: CALC & MATH
UNIT 5: OFFICE APPLICATIONS – III
MS OFFICE: MS-ACCESS
OPEN OFFICE: BASE
UNIT 6: OFFICE APPLICATIONS – IV
MS OFFICE: MS-POWER POINT
OPEN OFFICE: IMPRESS
UNIT 7: INTERNET & ADVANCED COMMUNICATION

Note:
1. A candidate has to complete a minimum of 120 hrs. of training.
2. MS-OFFICE 2007, Linux EduBoss-3.0 and OPEN OFFICE 3.2 to be followed for Theory and Practical Examinations.
3. No Course Material will be prepared and supplied by DOTE
4. The weightage for Theory and Practical Examinations as follows.
a. MS WINDOWS and MS OFFICE – 70%
b. LINUX and OPEN OFFICE – 30%

DETAILED SYLLABUS – THEORY :
UNIT 1: BASICS OF COMPUTER
Introduction to Computer: Definition – History & Generation of Computer (From First to 5th) – Applications of Computer – Advantages of Computer – Terms related to Computer – Characteristics of Computer: Speed, Storage, Versatility and Diligence – Hardware & Software. Block Diagram and Working Principle of Computer – Types of Computer: On the Basis of Working – Analog, Digital & Hybrid, On the Basis of Size – Main frame, Mini Computer, Super Computer, Work station, Micro Computer, Desktop Computer, Laptop Computer, Palmtop Computer; On the basis of Processor – XT, AT & Pentium(i3, i5, i7);

Memory: Units, Representation, Types – Primary memory: RAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, DDR Secondary memory: Hard disk, CD, DVD, Blue ray Disc, Pen Drive Magnetic tape & Zip disk – CPU: Components of CPU – Mother board, Hard disk, RAM, ROM, Processor, SMPS & Connecting wire – Graphics Card, Sound Card, Network Card – Modem; Input, Output devices: Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner, Digital Camera, Joystick, Pen drive, Monitor, Printer, Plotter – Connecting port – Serial, parallel – USB port. Computer Networks: Data Communications –Types of Computer Networks – Local Area Networks & Wide Area Networks.

UNIT 2 OPERATING SYSTEMS
Windows:
Definition of Operating System – Functions of OS – Types of OS: Single user, Multi-User, multi-task, RTOS, Single-user, Multi-tasking – Windows Desk top – GUI: Definition, Standards, Cursors/Pointers, Icons, GUI Menus, GUI-Share Data – Desktop icons and their functions: My computer, My documents, Network neighbourhood, Recycle Bin, Quick launch tool bar, System tray, Start menu, Task bar – Dialog Boxes: List Box, Spin Control Box, Slide, Drop-down list, Radio button, Check box, Text box, Task Bar – System Tray – Quick launch tool bar – Start button – Parts of Windows -Title bar-Menu bar – Scroll bar- Status bar, Maximize, Minimize, close and Resize & Moving a Window – Windows – Start Menu –Help Menu- Preview Menu; Logoff & Shutdown – Keyboard Accelerators: Key board short keys or hotkeys – Working with Notepad & Wordpad: Opening & Saving files, Formatting, Printing, Inserting objects, Finding & replacing text, Creating & Editing Images with Microsoft paint, using the Calculator – Personalising Windows. Computer on Office Automation

Linux:
Linux Programming & Administration: Introduction to Linux – Features of Linux – Components of Linux – Linux process and Thread Management – File Management System; Linux Commands and Utilities – cat, tail, cmp, diff, wc, sort, mkdir, cd, rmdir, pwd, cp, more, passwd, who, whoami, mv, chmod, kill, write, wall, merge, mail, news – pipes, filters and redirection utilities; System Administration: Installing Linux – Booting the system – Maintaining user accounts – File systems and special files – Backups and restoration.

UNIT 3 OFFICE APPLICATIONS – I
Introduction to MS Office – MS Word and Open Office – Writer:
MS Word – Working with Documents -Opening & Saving files, Editing text documents, Inserting, Deleting, Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, Find, Search, Replace, Formatting page & setting Margins, Converting files to different formats, Importing & Exporting documents, Sending files to others, Using Tool bars, Ruler, Using Icons, using help, Formatting Documents – Setting Font styles, Font selection- style, size, colour etc, Type face – Bold, Italic, Underline, Case settings, Highlighting, Special symbols, Setting Paragraph style, Alignments, Indents, Line Space, Margins, Bullets & Numbering. Setting Page style – Formatting Page, Page tab, Margins, Layout settings, Paper tray, Border & Shading, Columns, Header & footer, Setting Footnotes & end notes – Shortcut Keys;

Inserting manual page break, Column break and line break, Creating sections & frames, Anchoring & Wrapping, Setting Document styles, Table of Contents, Index, Page Numbering, date & Time, Author etc., Creating Master Documents, Web page. Creating Tables- Table settings, Borders, Alignments, Insertion, deletion, Merging, Splitting, Sorting, and Formula, Drawing – Inserting ClipArts, Pictures/Files etc., Tools – Word Completion, Spell Checks, Mail merge, Templates, Creating contents for books, Creating Letter/Faxes, Creating Web pages, Using Wizards, Tracking Changes, Security, Digital Signature. Printing Documents – Shortcut keys.

Free Open Source Software:
OPEN OFFICE – WRITER: Introduction to Open Office Suite – Selecting the application package, Working with Documents- Formatting Documents – Setting Page style- Creating Tables – Drawing- Tools – Printing Documents – Operating with MS Word documents.

UNIT 4 OFFICE APPLICATIONS – II
Introduction to MS Office – MS Excel and Open Office – Calc: MS Excel: Spread Sheet & its Applications, Opening Spreadsheet, Menus – main menu, Formula Editing, Formatting, Toolbars, Using Icons, Using help, Shortcuts, Spreadsheet types. Working with Spreadsheets- opening, Saving files, setting Margins, Converting files to different formats (importing, exporting, sending files to others), Spread sheet addressing – Rows, Columns & Cells, Referring Cells & Selecting Cells – Shortcut Keys. Entering & Deleting Data- Entering data, Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, Filling Continuous rows, columns, Highlighting values, Find, Search & replace, Inserting Data, Insert Cells, Column, rows & sheets, Symbols, Data from external files, Frames, Clipart, Pictures, Files etc, Inserting Functions, Manual breaks, Setting Formula – finding total in a column or row, Mathematical operations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Exponentiation), Using other Formulae.

Formatting Spreadsheets- Labelling columns & rows, Formatting- Cell, row, column & Sheet, Category – Alignment, Font, Border & Shading, Hiding/ Locking Cells, Anchoring objects, Formatting layout for Graphics, Clipart etc., Worksheet Row & Column Headers, Sheet Name, Row height & Column width, Visibility – Row, Column, Sheet, Security, Sheet Formatting & style, Sheet background, Colour etc, Borders & Shading – Shortcut keys. Working with sheets – Sorting, Filtering, Validation, Consolidation, and Subtotal. Creating Charts – Drawing. Printing. Using Tools – Error checking, Spell Checks, Formula Auditing, Creating & Using Templates, Pivot Tables, Tracking Changes, Security, Customization. OpenOffice-Calc – Introduction – Introduction to Spreadsheets, Overview of a Worksheet, Creating Worksheet & Workbooks, Organizing files, Managing files & workbooks, Functions & Formulas, Working with Multiple sheets, Creating Charts & Printing Charts – Operating with MS Excel documents, which are already created and saved in MS Excel.