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This document outlines the units and topics covered in a course on basic operating systems and PC software. The units cover introductions to MS-DOS, Windows, Linux, and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. For each OS, the document describes components like system files, booting processes, and file structures. It also lists Linux commands for directories, files, and utilities. For the Microsoft Office applications, it outlines tasks like creating, editing, formatting, and saving documents, workbooks, and presentations. Suggested reading materials on operating system design and the individual applications are provided.

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Bca 03

This document outlines the units and topics covered in a course on basic operating systems and PC software. The units cover introductions to MS-DOS, Windows, Linux, and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. For each OS, the document describes components like system files, booting processes, and file structures. It also lists Linux commands for directories, files, and utilities. For the Microsoft Office applications, it outlines tasks like creating, editing, formatting, and saving documents, workbooks, and presentations. Suggested reading materials on operating system design and the individual applications are provided.

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Basic of OS and PC Software

BCA-03

UNIT 1: Introduction to OS

Definition and functions of an Operating System, Types of OS (Single


User, Multi user, Single tasking, Multitasking, Real time, Network OS,
Distributed OS)

UNIT 2: MS DOS Operating System

Introduction to DOS, System files of DOS, concept of Booting, Files


and Directory Structure, Concept of Paths, Internal and External commands,
Batch File.

UNIT 3: MS Windows Operating System

Introduction to Windows, Components of Windows, Customizing the


Desktop, Files and Folders

UNIT 4: LINUX Operating System

Introduction to LINUX, login into LINUX, Structure of File System,


Concepts of Path

UNIT 5: LINUX Commands

Directory handling Commands (mkdir, cd, rmdir, ls, pwd), File


handling commands ( cat, cp, rm, mv, more, lp ), Utility commands (date,
cal, echo, time, who, passwd), file permissions

Text editor vi, three modes of vi editor, adding and replacing text, saving text
and quitting.

UNITS 5: Microsoft Word

Starting Word, different Bars, Document View, Text Area, Exiting


Word.

Creating new Document, Editing text, Saving a Document, Closing a


Document, Opening an Existing Document.

Working with Paragraph, Copy & Paste and Cut & Paste methods,
Spell Check, Find & Replace.

Bullets and Numbering, Undo and Redo, Header & Footer, Page-
Setup.

Creating Table, Modifying a Table, Merging of Cells, Split Cells.

UNITS 6-8: Microsoft Excel

Starting MS-Excel, different Bars. Row, Column and Cel. Exiting MS-
Excel.
Creating a New Workbook, Working with Cells. Working with Fonts.
Merging of Cells. Inserting a Row and Column, Deleting a Row and Column.
Saving a Workbook, Closing a Workbook.

Different Operators used in Excel, Working with Calculation and


Functions. 5 Working with Chart.

UNITS 9-10: Microsoft PowerPoint

Starting MS-PowerPoint, different Bars, Different Types of Views and


Exiting MS-PowerPoint
Creating a New Presentation, Working with Slides, Applying Design emplates,
Applying Custom Animations, Applying Slide Transitions. Saving
a Presentation, Running a Presentation, Closing a Presentation and
Opening an Existing Presentation.

Suggested Readings:
1. Anderw S Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull, ” Operating System Design and
Impletation”, prentice-Hall India Publication.
2. Word 2002 from A to Z-by Stephen L. Nelson, FireWall Media
3. Microsoft XP Plain & Simple-by Brown & resources Online

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