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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