Computer Studies (Primary Classes)

An organizer is used for keeping personal records, data or information. You can use it for keeping the birthdays of members of your family and those of your friends. Uses of organizer Assist students in organizing information. For storing information and data For keeping memories Assist teachers in planning lesson Illustrate the school’s goals or […]

A smartphone is a cell phone that allows you to do more than make phone calls and send text messages. Smartphones can browse the Internet and run software programs like a computer. Smartphones use a touch screen to allow users to interact with them. Parts of a smart phone The following are parts of a

A computer is an electronic machine that works under the instructions given by us. In order to perform any work, a computer follows three steps: Input – Process – Output. It can accept data (Input), manipulate the data according to specified rules (Process) and produce results as information (Output). To put it more clearly: 1.

Many objects function like the computer. We make use of some of these objects in our daily activities. They are electronic devices. Some of these devices and their uses are: Calculator: A calculator is a machine used for solving arithmetical problems. Cell phone: A cell phone is used for making and receiving telephone calls. It

We can ask the computer to do many things by working on the keyboard. A keyboard contains letters of the alphabet, A– Z and numbers 0–9. It also contains function keys F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11 and F12. Signs like the comma and full stop are on the keyboard.

A digital wrist watch is used for keeping time. It tells time in seconds, minutes and hours. A digital wrist watch also shows the date. Parts of a digital wristwatch Case: The case holds the inner working parts of the watch. Lugs: The lugs are where the case of the watch connects to the strap

DRAWING A LINE To draw a line: Click the line tool. To draw the line, drag the pointer. Draw a perfectly horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line.   DRAWING A RECTANGLE To draw a rectangle  Click on the rectangle tool. Drag from the upper end to the lower end of the page. Go back to the

FLOPPY DRIVES Named for the media disks that could be pulled out and that would ‘flop’ when carried. These disks are designed to allow users to store data to a disk, remove it and carry the data elsewhere. These typically come in one of two formats in the United States: 3.5″ @1.44Mbytes and 5.25″ at

Hard disk drives Advantages Large capacity Faster than optical disks like DVD’S Persistent storage Easily replaced and upgraded   Disadvantages of Hard Disj Drives Relies on moving parts Disk surface can be damaged Heavy power consumption Noisy Slower read and write speed than RAM   Strategies & Activities: Step: Teacher revises the previous topic. Step

Human ware refers to the human beings that use the system. In other words, the users of the computer system are the end – users and professional alike. REASONS FOR CARING FOR COMPUTER USERS Reduce fatigue Using the computer for a long time causes fatigues, tiredness, and other forms of human unrest. This situation, if

Human ware refers to the human beings that use the system. In other words, the users of the computer system are the end – users and professional alike. CARING FOR COMPUTER USERS Sitting position/posture. Using anti – glare protector. Maintaining dust free. Replace faulty components. Ventilation Enumerate ways of caring for computer users. Demonstrate correct

A hard disk drive (HDD) is a non-volatile computer storage device containing magnetic disks or platters rotating at high speeds. It is a secondary storage device used to store data permanently, random access memory (RAM) being the primary memory device.   DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLOPPY DISK AND HARD DISK A floppy disk is a circular piece

There are many careers opportunities in computer, these include: Teacher: To teach at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.   Computer Programming: To write computer programs.   Computer Engineering: To assemble and repairs computers.   Computer Analysts: To determine programs inside computers.   Hardware Maintenance and Support: To service computers.   Business Analyst: Offer computer solutions

MEANING OF DISK DRIVE A drive is a location (medium) that is capable of storing and reading information that is not easily removed, like a disk or disc A disk drive is a device that reads and/or writes data to a disk. The most common type of disk drive is a hard drive (or “hard

The mouse is that part of a computer which looks like a live mouse. The mouse tells the computer what to do by controlling the characters of the keyboard. A mouse has two buttons on it. It can also be clicked once or twice. Presentation Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic Step II: Teacher

Data is a raw fact that needs to be processed. it is called raw and unorganized facts. It is useless until it is processed and well organized. TYPES OF DATA 1 numerical data: These are mainly numbers such as 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Alphabetical data: These are mainly letters A_Z and other words formed these letters e.g. father,

Cold Boot: when the user switches on a computer after it has been power off completely, Warm Boot: when the user restarts the computer. When the booting process takes place, it copies kernel and important instructions of an operating system from hard disk to main memory (RAM). The kernel is the most important part of

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The Processor Process: – Process is the operation of data or information as per given instruction. It is totally internal process of the computer system. CPU (Central processing Unit) is the main processing device of the computer   The main unit inside the computer is the CPU. This unit is responsible for all events inside