Intro to Computing

1. Introduction to Information and Communication
Technologies
Week # Topics Lecture Dates
1
 Basic Definitions & Concepts of ICT,
 Hardware and Software components of Computer
2
 Word Processing I:
 English Drafting and Publishing (writing reports, letters and
documentation)
 Practical: Advanced features of MS Word
 Designing the Assignment (Page by page)
 Quiz 1
3
 Word Processing II:
 Urdu Drafting and Publishing(writing reports, letters and
documentation)
 Practical: Advanced features of Inpage
 Designing the Assignment (Page by page)
4
 Spreadsheet Processing:
 Data Analysis, (drawing graphs, charts and calculations)
 Practical: Advanced features of MS Excel
 Assignment 1
5
 Presentation Processing:
 Designing Presentations (including word and spreadsheet)
 Practical: Advanced features of MS Power Point
6
 How to present your work?
 Practical Rules of presentations, Ethical issues of presentation
 Practical: Group Presentations (Not more than two students in a
group)
 Quiz 2
7  Practical: Group Presentations
8
 Practical: Group Presentations
 Mid-Term
9  Mid-Term
10
 Computer Program, Why we need it?
 Iteration (Loop), Condition (If else), Functions
11
 Software and Software Engineering, Why we need it?
 Software Engineering Models

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12
 Operating System, Why we need it?
 Process, Process Lifecycle, Memory Management, Process
Management
 Practical: Windows OS Settings and Tools (Disk Defragmenter
etc.)
13
 Database, Why we need it?
 Types of Databases
 Introduction to Relational Database
 Practical: Introduction to MS Access
 Quiz 3
14
 Data Communication, Why we need it?
 Basic data communication concepts
 Different area networks
15
 Computer Network, Why we need it?
 Practical: Network Settings in Windows OS
 Assignment 2
16
 TheInternet, WWW, Browsers and Search Engines
 Practical: Internet Settings and Search optimization techniques in
search engines
17
 Email, Blogs, Social Networking, E-Commerce, Copyright,
Plagiarism, IT Securityand other issues. Revision.