Chapter 1 Introduction To ICT

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Ministry of General Education

Justin Kabwe Primary School


Syllabus
Introduction to ICT
o Terminologies
o Parts of a computer
o Input, processing and output operations
Basic operations
o Health and safety
o Care of computer systems and devices
o Computers and peripheral devices
o Security and viruses
o Types of user interfaces
o Unresponsive computers
o Copyright
o Storage media
Computers in everyday life
o Household, entertainment and recreation devices
o Office equipment
o Industrial and commercial applications of computers
o Computer-based learning
o Communication technology in everyday life
o Computers in banking and e-commerce
o Point of sale
o Magnetic cards and smartcards
Productivity tools: Word processing
o Introduction to Microsoft Windows
o Keyboard skills
o Key in and edit text
o Manage files
o Text manipulation and formatting
o Proofread a document
o Print a document
o Use simple graphics
o Document setup and layout.
o Search and replace.
o Copying text from other documents
o Page numbers and page breaks
o Page formatting
o File management
Productivity tools: Spreadsheets
o Introduction to Microsoft Excel
o Enter and edit data
o Calculations using spreadsheets
o Amending a spreadsheet
o Formatting cells
o Sorting and filtering data
o Formulas and functions
o Charts
Productivity tools: Desktop publishing
o Publishing basics and features
o Pre-designed layouts or templates
o Fonts
o Elementary graphics
o Use Clip Art and redesign graphics
o Integration of applications
o Charts, diagrams and pictures
o Text wrapping
o Import text and other objects
o Templates
o Colours and fonts
Networks and the Internet
o Networks
o Networks and the Internet
o Web browsers
o Search engines
o Internet communication tools and E-mail
Multimedia files
o Introduction to presentation software
o Formatting and editing text, page layout and view options
o Graphics
o Video, audio and controlling the flow of a presentation
o Digitizing images
o Video and audio

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