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COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (86) 4. To enable students to learn to process words and numbers, analyze data, communicate ideas effectively and make the optimum use of computer resources. Aims: 1. To empower students by enabling them to build their own applications. 2. To introduce students to some effective tools to enable them to enhance their knowledge, broaden horizons, foster creativity, improve the quality of work and increase efficiency. 5. To help students learn fundamental concepts of computing using object oriented approach in one computer language. 6. To provide students with a clear idea of ethical issues involved in the field of computing. 3. To enable students to learn to use the World Wide Web in order to gather knowledge and communicate with students and the academic community all over the world. CLASS IX There will be one written paper of two hours duration carrying 100 marks and Internal Assessment of 100 marks. ii) Graphic User Interface Working with the Graphical User Interface (GUI), Elements of a GUI, handling files and directories under GUI, managing the desktop. The paper will be divided into two sections A and B. Section A (Compulsory 40 marks) will consist of compulsory short answer questions covering the entire syllabus. Concept of an active window. Familiarity with the icons, the buttons and the task bar. Resizing a windows. Section B (60 marks) will consist of questions which will require detailed answers and there will be a choice of questions in this section window. Handling multiple Creating folders. Copying items. Moving items. Deleting Items. Setting attributes of items. THEORY 100 Marks Creating shortcuts on the desktop, arranging the folders on the desktop. 1. Operating System i) 2. The Internet Introduction to Operating System Internet, e-mail, WWW, modem and related protocols. The need for an operating system, features and functions of an operating system and familiarity with installing and uninstalling software. Working of internet, creating an e-mail account, sending and receiving e-mails, web servers, search engines to perform a simple search and Boolean operators to fine tune a search, basic working of a modem (modulation and demodulation) through block diagrams only. Protocols and its need (FTP, HTTP, IMAP, POP, SMTP). Downloading information. Functions and features of an operating system (examples of single user and multiple users); familiarize the students with installation and un-installation of connected peripherals and other related softwares like dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. 148
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