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Aimed at students of classes 6 - 8, e-world ICSE Edition is a series written in a lucid and student-friendly style. The books present key concepts pertaining to Computer Science education in a comprehensive and detailed manner. Care has been taken to include information about the latest technological developments in the field of computers. Performing various tasks in Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 has been taught in a stepwise and systematic manner. The programming concepts and fundamentals have been presented with numerous example codes and test runs, thereby making tie books conducive for self-study. All tie topics have been explained with suitable screenshots, figures, diagrams and tables, wherever appropriate. With a variety of questions and chapter-end exercises, the books provide the necessary and required emphasis on the hands-on and practical aspects to the subject. Features • Chapter Focus at the beginning of each chapter defines the goals of study • Info hub provides interesting add-on information related to the topic at hand • Be a Techie provides guidance to students for practical application of the knowledge gained • Tech Bytes at the end of the chapter presents all the new and important terms with their definitions • Bits to Remember provides a quick summary of all the concepts learnt in the chapter • Assessment Zone contains questions, both objective as well as subjective, to test the understanding level of the students • Crossword Zone features a word puzzle to serve as a tool for revision of each chapter in a fun-filled way • Lab Zone lists ample practical hands-on exercises for further honing the skills required for researching and programming • Image Study, a unique feature in every chapter, is designed to improve the observation and analytical skills of the students • Activities and Projects at the end of the books are additional hands-on exercises to strengthen the understanding to hone computer skills • Sample Test Papers are provided at the end of the books for additional practice and revision Table of Contents1. Categories of Computer and Computer Language Types of Computers Computer Language Classification of Computer Language Generations of Computer Language Translators 2. File Management—Organisation of Data Operating System History of Windows Windows 7 and its Features Windows Basics Access Drives Windows Explorer Libraries Creating a New Folder File Management Finding Files with Windows Moving File/Folder Searching Files with Wild Card Characters Naming Files Changing the Windows Wallpaper Desktop Themes Setting a Screen Saver with Windows 7 3. Word Processor—Tabular Presentation Creating/Drawing a Table Formatting Tables Deleting a Table Insert and Delete Rows and Columns in a Table Enter Data Change Row Height and Column Width Split and Merge Cells Apply Borders and Shading Align Text Table Properties Resize Tables 4. Word Processor—Mail Merge Mail Merge Advantages of Mail Merge Components of Mail Merge Using Mail Merge Printing Merged Document Using Mail Merge Tab 5. Presentation—Visual Effects PowerPoint Views Navigation through Slides Slide Design Slide Layout Animation Effects Slide Transition Effects Rehearse Timings Inserting Audio in Slides Inserting Video in Slides Inserting Hyperlink in Slides Insert Text Hyperlink Insert Action buttons Concept of OLE 6. Scratch Programming—Introduction to Game Creation What is Scratch? Exploring Scratch Screen Creating First Scratch Application/Project Creating Sprite Working with Blocks Actions in Scratch Repeat and Forever commands Animating Sprite Sprites, Images and Shape Working with Multiple Sprites Explain working of blocks likes Looks, Motion, Control, Pen and Sound Use of Forever, Forever-IF 7. Introduction to HTML HTML and Webpages Structure of an HTML Document HTML Editors Creating, Saving, Viewing and Editing HTML Tags Paragraph, Line Break Tags Heading and Text Styles Horizontal Rule Tag Center tag, Font Settings Formatting Texts: Superscript, Subscript and Strikethrough Text 8. Internet—Online Surfing Evolution of communication Computer Network Benefits and Limitations of the Internet Browsing, Surfing and Search Engines Netiquettes Email Google Drive E-commerce and M-commerce Online modes of payment Blogs and Podcasts 9. Introduction to QBasic Introduction Benefits and Limitations of QBASIC Starting a QBASIC Program PRINT, CLS and REM Statements Constants and Variables LET, INPUT and GOTO Statements Operators—Arithmetic, Relational and Logical IF–THEN–ELSE Statements Activities and Projects Sample Test Paper 1
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