BUBENDORFF MEMORIAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ADAZI- NNUKWU

NAME OF TEACHER: OCHOIFEOMA CHIKA

SUBJECT: COMPUTER STUDIES
TERM: THIRD
CLASS: SS1

LESSON 1: APPLICATION AREAS OF ICT

Meaning of ICT
ICT an acronym for information and Communication Technology is a term that
stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of
telecommunications (Telephone lines and Wireless Signals). It is also a
computerized device that utilizes the power of microprocessor to analyze,
process, store and manipulate data. It covers any product that will store,
retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital
form. There are applicable areas of ICT which includes;

1. Teleconferencing
2. Videoconferencing
3. Telepresence
4. Telecommunication
5. Telecommuting
6. Instant Messaging
7. Information search and Retrieval.

1. Teleconferencing: This is an interactive group communication where

three or more locations through an electronic medium communicate at the
same time. The telecommunication system may support the
teleconferencing by providing audio or video. It can be in form of live-
voice communication or voice messages over a telephone.
2. Videoconferencing: This is the conduct of a videoconference by a set of
telecommunication device which allow two or more locations to
communicate simultaneously via video and audio transmissions.
3. Telepresence: This is the technology that offers almost exact experience
as a face to face meeting, it allows you to hear and also see the other
people.
4. Telecommunication: This is a collection of terminals, links and nodes
which connect to enable telecommunication between users of the
terminals. Network may use circuit switching or message switching and
each terminals on a network must have a unique address so that messages
or connections can be routed to the correct recipients; the links connect

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the node together and are themselves built upon an underlying

transmission which physically pushes the message across the link.
Examples of telecommunication network includes; internet, computer
networks, telephone networks and global telex network.
5. Telecommuting: This is an international information technology
operating out-sourcing and consultancy service company that provide
internet service.
6. Messaging: A message is an object of communication using ICT. The
message can be inform of e-mail, sms, audio, video etc.
7. Information search and retrieval: This is an area of study concerned with
search for document for information within documents and for Meta data
about documents as well as that of searching structured, relational
database and World Wide Web. Internet search engines can be used to
search and retrieve information from the internet. E.g. Google.

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LESSON 2 BASIC COMPUTER OPERATION

Description of Booting Process

Booting is the process of starting the computer and loading the operating
system. It is also the initial set of operation that computer system perform when
electrical power to the CPU is switched on or when a system has performed a
soft reboot. The process begins when a computer that has been turned off is re-
energized or soft reboot has been initiated and ends when the computer is ready
to perform its normal operations. Booting does the power-on-self-test, locating
and initializing peripheral devices and then finding, loading and starting an
operating system. In booting process all the files that are stored into the ROM
chip will read all the instructions and also be loaded for running the system.
After the booting of the system this will automatically display all the
information on the system.

Types of Booting
1. Cold Booting
2. Warm Booting.

1. Cold Booting: This is when the computer is turn on from an off position
via the power button. It is also called hard booting. It is also a method of
starting a computer in which the machine begins powering down or a
specific function is sent to the computer’s processor. This process triggers
another program to start which loads the operating system.

2. Warm Booting: This is the process of restarting a computer that is

already turned on via the operating system. A warm boot is sometimes
necessary when a program encounters an error from which it cannot
recover. Warm booting is done by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del again and your
computer will be restarted, that is using the keyboard method. When
using mouse buttons click on start button, choose shut down from the
dialog box click restart computer and click ok/yes.

Components of Window Desktop

 Icons
 Task Bar
 Background/Desktop

1. Icons: Computer icon is a pictogram displayed on a computer screen and

use to navigate a computer system or mobile devices, the icon itself is a

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small pictures or symbol serving as a quick representation of a software

tool it functions as an electronic hyperlink or file shortcut to access the
program or data.it is also a picture or graphics symbol used to represent
an application or folder.

2. Taskbar: This panel contains the start button, task button and system
tray. The task bar is used to select a file or application that is already
opened or to put an application in the foreground. It is a visual device on
the desktop that typically shows the user which applications are currently
active and running.it is usually found at the bottom of the desktop and
contains the start menu and quick launch bar which contains icons for
internet explorer, windows media player and show desktop.

3. Background/Desktop: The desktop is the first screen you see after the
windows start. It contains application such as folders, Icons, Taskbar and
system tray. It also contains some WIMP features which is window, icon,
menu, and pointer.

Running an Application Program

Creating a New Folder
 Go to the file menu, then new
 Select folder from the pop-up menu
 Then click ok

Or

 Right click on the desktop environment

 Select on new then click on folder
 A new folder will appear

Using the Windows Toolbar

1. Double-click on the my computer icon
2. Open the C drive by double clicking on it. Then choose my documents
3. Choose the view menu and then click on the toolbar to turn it on.
4. View the different toolbars that are available and choose standard if it is
not checked.
5. Select any of the buttons on the window toolbar like cut, copy, paste,
delete etc.

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Loading Microsoft Word

1. Go to start button on the left side of the task bar
2. Point to all program sub menu
3. Go to Microsoft office and select Microsoft word
4. Click to open Microsoft word environment or double-click on Microsoft
word.

Exiting Microsoft Word

1. With the mouse pointer locate and click the close button
2. Go to file on the menu bar and click on close, with keyboard one can use
Alt+F4 it will close automatically if you have save your work.

Process of shutting down the computer system

1. Close all opened windows application packages currently running on the
system.
2. Then click on start button and navigate to turn off computer option and
click
3. The following shut down options will appear;
 Shut down
 Restart
 Switch User
 Log Off
 Sleep/Stand By.
4. Select the option of your choice and wait for the system to respond.

Evaluations
1. Define the term booting
2. List and explain the two main types of booting
3. What are the basic components of window desktop?
4. Highlight the steps in shutting down the computer system.
5. Using the computer, create your own folder with your name written on it.

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WEEK 3 INTRODUCTION TO WORD PROCESSING

Definition of Word Processing

Word processing is the use of computer to create, edit and print documents. It is
also the act of using the computer to create, store, view, retrieve, edit, format
and print out textual/graphical information usually typed in from the keyboard
using a word processor package like Microsoft word.
Word processor is a software that is used in performing word processing task. In
computer science, word processor is a software that enables you to create a
document, store it electronically on a disk, display it on a screen, modify it by
entering commands and characters from the keyboard and print it on paper.
Word processing function includes spell checking, grammar checking,
thesaurus, collaborative editing, support for images and internal cross-
referencing.

Examples of Word Processors

 Microsoft Word
 WordStar
 Word Perfect
 Corel Word perfect
 Kingsoft Writer
 Notepad
 Word pro –Windows and Mac
 Quick Office- Andriod, Symbian, ios

Features of Word Processor

1. Font Specifications: Allows you to change fonts within a document like
bold, italics, underline, and font name and font size.
2. Footnotes and Cross-references: This automates the numbering and
placement of footnotes and enables you to easily cross-reference other
sections of the document.
3. Graphics: This allows you to embed illustrations and graphs into a
document.
4. Headers, Footers and Page Numbering: Allows you to specify
customized headers and footers that the word processor will put at the top
and bottom of every page.
5. Layout: Allows you to specify different margins within a single
document and to specify various methods for indenting paragraph.
6. Merges: Allows you to merge text from one file into another file and is
useful for generating many files with different data.

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7. Spell Checker: This is a utility that allows you to check the spelling of
words.
8. Thesaurus: a built-in thesaurus that allows you to search for synonyms
without leaving the word processor.
9. Windows: Allows you to edit two or more documents at the same time.
Each documents appears in a separate window.

Uses of Word Processing Package

1. It is used to create and prepare letter, memo etc.
2. It is used to create word Art shapes.
3. Editing, correction, formatting and duplication of text or document can
easily be made to your work.
4. It can be used for various purposes like in Business Education,
Journalism etc.
5. It makes it possible for one to save document in a disk.

Microsoft Word
Microsoft word is an example of word processor which was developed by
Microsoft Corporation. (A computer founded by Bill Gate). It is the most
widely used application package in the computing industry. The versions of
Microsoft word are Ms. Word 97, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 etc.
Creating document with word processor (Microsoft Word)
Three features that affect the process of creating document or entering data
using keyboard.
1. Cursor: The cursor is a movable symbol on the screen which has a beam
shapes. It is movable by using by using the mouse or keyboard arrow
keys.
2. Scrolling: This is defined as moving upward, downward or sideways
through the text quickly.
3. Word Wrap: This is a feature in word processing which automatically
continues text on the next line where you reach the right margin.

Features found in Microsoft Word Window

1. Editing Features: This is the act of making alterations in the context of
your documents. Features of editing are;

a. Insert: This is the act of adding text or object to a document.

b. Delete: This is the act of removing unwanted text or symbol in your
document, using delete or back space.

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c. Find: the find or search command allows you to find any word that exist
in your documents.
d. Cut/Copy: It allows you to remove an unwanted text from your
document by highlighting the position of the text and also to have a
duplicate of a text in your document.
e. Grammar/Spelling Checker: This allows you to highlight poor
grammar, words and incorrectly spelled words.

2. Formatting Feature: This means determining the appearance of your

document. Two Tools for Formatting
a. Templates: This is a preformatted documents that provides basic tools
for shaping a document, text and layout.
b. Wizard: Wizards answer your questions and use the answer to layout and
format a document. Formatting styles includes; fonts, spacing and
column, margins and justification, pages, header and footer etc.

Steps on How to Save Document on Microsoft word.

1. Go to file on the menu bar
2. Click on file and select “Save” or “Save As”
3. Click on it, a dialogue box appears and you enter your file name
4. Then type in the correct file name and press enter.

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