Includes bibliographical references.

Data processing

Data vs. information

Data processing cycle

Four steps of data processing

Feedback

Areas of data processing

Categories of data processing

Methods of data processing

Computer concepts

The computer

Characteristics of computer

Capabilities of computer

Limitations of computers

Evolution of computers

Pre-modern era

Manual-mechanical devices

Abacus

Napier's bones

Oughtred's slide rule

Pascaline calculator

Leibnitz calculator

Babbage's difference and analytical engines

Electro-mechanical devices

Hollerith's tabulating machine

Automatic weaving loom

Automatic sequence controlled calculator (MARK1)

Electronic devices

ABC (Atanasoff-Berry-Computer)

Electronic numerical integrator and calculator (ENIAC)

Electronic discrete variable automatic computer (EDVAC)

Electronic delay storage automatic calculator (EDSAC)

First generation computers (1951-1958)

Second generation computers (1959-1963)

Third generation computers (1964-1970)

Fourth generation computers (1971-present)

Fifth generation computers (future)

Classification of computers

According to purpose

According to data handled

According to capacity

Components of computer system

Hardware

Software

Peopleware

Dataware

Components of internal hardware

Central processing unit (CPU)

Memory unit

Types of memory

Internal memory

External memory

Input and output unit

Categories of external hardware

Input hardware

Processing hardware

Components inside the system unit

Storage hardware

Output hardware

Communication hardware

Types of network

Components of local area network (LAN)

Categories of software

System software

Application software

Types of application software

Functional areas of peopleware

Personnel

Examples of dataware

Microsoft word 2007

Getting familiar with microsoft word 2007 for windows

The microsoft office button

The quick access toolbar

The title bar

The Ribbon

The ruler

The text area

The vertical and horizontal and vertical scroll bars

The status bar

Understanding document views click

Create sample data and selected text

Select with the mouse

Place the cursor

Execute commands with keyboard

Shortcuts

Start a new paragraph

Exit word

Microsoft word 2007 basic features

Type, backspace, and delete

Insert and overtype

Bold, italicize, and underline

More basic features

Formatting paragraphs and working with styles

Adding bullets and numbers, undoing and redoing, setting page layouts and printing documents

inserting and formatting pictures

Entering text and numbers

The microsoft excel window

The microsoft office button

The quick access toolbar

The title bar

The ribbon

Worksheets

The formula bar

The status bar

Move around a worksheets

Go to cells quicky

Enter data

Edit a cell

Wrap text

Delete a cell entry

Save a file

Close excel

Entering excel formulas and formatting data

Set the enter key direction

Perform mathematical calculations

AutoSum

Perform automatic calculations

Align cell entries

Perform advanced mathematical calculations

Copy, cut, paste, and cell addressing

Insert and delete columns and rows

Create borders

Merge and center

Add background color

Change the font, font size, and font color

Move to a new worksheet

Bold, italicize, and underline

Work with long text

Change a column's width

Format numbers

Creating excel functions, filling cells, and printing

Using reference operators

Understanding functions

Fill cells automatically

Create headers and foorters

Set print options

Print

Creating charts

Create a chart

Apply a chart layout

Add labels

Switch data

Change the style of a chart

Change the size and position of a chart

Move a chart to a chart sheet and change the chart type

Advanced functions of excel

Learn the function of conditional operations

If statement

Conditional formatting

Use the different lookup functions

Lookup

Vlookup

Hlookup

Key learning objectives for microsoft powerpoint 2007

Introduction to powerpoint 2007

Parts of a MS powerpoint 2007 window

Contextual menus and tabs

Slide views

Microsoft office button

Ribbon

Creating a presentation

Types of presentation

Steps in creating blank presentation

Steps in creating a template

Steps in creating existing presentation

Saving the presentation

Steps in saving a presentation

Creating slides

Steps in creating a new slide from office themes

Steps to create a slide as a duplicate of a slide in presentation

Steps to create a new slide from another presentation

Steps in selecting, adding and deleting slides

Different slide layout in powerpoint 2007

Creating themes in a presentation

Steps to add by theme to a presentation

Steps to apply new colors to a theme

Steps to change the background style of a theme

Inserting pictures in a presentation

Steps to insert pictures in a presentation

Inserting animation effects to a presentation

Steps in inserting animation effects

Applying transition effects in a presentation

Steps in creating slide transition effects

Different transition

MS office powerpoint 2007 training

Creating a drop-down menu

Creating a pop-up window

Create a looping introduction

Create a custom layout

Creating a custom animation effects using spotlight text

Creating custom animation effects: grayscale pitures fades to full coor