Computer Literacy Course Outline
Computer Literacy Course Outline
Computer Literacy Course Outline
Day 1
Session 1 PC Basic (Theory) To Explain Features of the PC, Both Hardware and Software, explain terms
used: memory, ports, bytes, devices.
Session 2 Moving about with To familiarize participants with keyboard and mouse
keyboard and mouse
Session 3 Introduction to windows How to start and shutdown PC and applications. Learning about start
operating system button, desktop, run help, setting, control panel, ctrl s, shift key.
Day 2
Session 1 File and folders Creating folders, my documents folder, saving files in folders, naming
files, file extensions, creating sub-folders, creating files and re-naming of
files.
Session 2 Working with multiple To familiarize participants with working on multiple windows, cut and
windows paste between files, insert option(files symbols, pictures), notepad.
Session 3 Working with windows To familiarize participants with features of windows explorer, filing
explorer systems, program files, handling and copying files to burn from floppies or
CDs and DVDs.
Day 3
Session 1 Ms word Drafting letter
Session2 Ms word Hands on exercise
Session3 Ms word Editing and formatting
Session4 Ms word Hands on exercise
Day4
Session1 Ms word Creating tables and formatting.
Session2 Ms word Hands on exercise
Session3 Ms word Mail-merge
Session4 Ms word Hands on exercise
Day5
Session1 Ms excel Editing, formatting and printing sheets.
Session2 Ms excel Hands on exercise
Session3 Ms excel Using formula and calculations.
Session4 Ms excel Hands on exercise
Day 6
Session1 Ms excel Creating chart
Session2 Ms excel Exercise on creating chart
Session3 Ms excel To cover hands exercise on covered topics.
Session4 Ms excel To cover hands exercise on covered topics.
Day7
Session1 Hardware basics To familiarize participates with set required to set up a PC
Session2 Hardware basics To familiarize participates with set required to connect printers, devices,
USB port devices, selection of multiple printer devices.
Session3 Operating system basic Installing and re-installing software recover from abrupt hanging of
troubleshooting system, restore to earlier points
Session4 Hardware and OS basics To cover hands exercise on covered topics.
Day8
Session1 Backup procedures Requirements of taking regular backup of files, indexing and storing
backup files, grand father-father-child concepts of backup, backup devices
available.
Session2 About viruses and worms To sensitize and inform participants of the dangers of virus attacks and
how they can be avoided, anti virus system, recovering from a virus attack.
Session3 Understanding network Basics of LAN and WAN
concept
Day9
Session1 Understanding e-mails, To familiarize with concepts of internet and interned, creation of user-ID,
sending and receiving e-mail handling of inbox, using search engines.
Session2 Attachments on e-mail, Checking for virus, understanding of file compression and linking files to
sending data files through e-mail document and placing on WAN.
WAN
Session3 Troubleshooting minor Handling monitor problems, handling printer problems, understanding
hardware problems cables connectivity between various peripherals and CPU
Session 4 Trouble shooting minor Familiarizing participants with common errors committed during data
software problems entry and their rectification, problems in WAN utilization.
Day 10
Session 1 Trouble shooting LAN and Router an modem connections, ping test, switching server on and off, ftp
WAN server creations, security setting.
Session2 Questions answer To interaction with faculty to clear any remaining doubts
Session 3 TEST