Basics of Computer
Subject Overview
Basics of Computer builds foundational digital literacy in the Microsoft Office Suite — Word, Excel and PowerPoint — that every student needs before moving into design-specific software like CAD and Photoshop later in the program. You'll cover document creation and formatting in Word, spreadsheets and data computation in Excel, and chart creation and presentation design in PowerPoint. This is a 2-credit core practical paper across 4 units, assessed through a practical examination on the modules covered.
Unit-wise Syllabus
4 units — click WhatsApp below to get the full notes for each
Unit 1: MS Word
Working with documents, formatting pages and margins, creating tables, spell checks, editing, find/search/replace commands, importing and exporting files
Unit 2: MS Excel basics
Introduction to spreadsheets, menus and toolbars, computing data, formatting spreadsheets, sorting, filtering, validation, consolidation, subtotals
Unit 3: Charts & introduction to PowerPoint
Creating and formatting charts, labels and scaling, error checking, formula auditing, opening a new presentation, selecting presentation layouts
Unit 4: Building presentations
Formatting a presentation, style, colour and gradient fills, arranging objects, slide backgrounds and layouts, adding graphics/pictures/movies, animation and transition effects, audio and video