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Introduction to Computers, Classification of Computers Overview of Digital Computer, Central Processing unit, Arithmetic & logic unit, Control unit, Memory devices, I/O devices, Mass storage devices, Computer sizes.

Introduction, Characters, Data Organization, Paper Media, Magnetic Media.

File Maintenance procedures, I/O systems & procedures, Teleprocessing, Hierarchy of High level languages, Compilers, Operating Systems programs and utilities. Introduction to word-processing (MS word). Overview of programming languages.

Words, bytes, character & Numerical, variable, Data names programming statements, Algorithm development, flowcharting, loops and their control by a counter, Accumulators, Arrays.

Operating System Boot sector, File allocation Table and DIR, PC-DOS, DOS Commands-Internal and External, various DOS commands and their syntax. Hard Disk Management, Text Editing, Batch Filing, The Congif.Sys files and its importance, DOS pipes, DOS Device Names.

Numbers, constants, strings, variables, operators, Hierarchy of operations, The input statements, output statements, termination statements, remark statement, control statement, relational operators, conditional branching, multiple branching, building and closing a loop, library functions, Arrays, Filing, Graphics.

Introduction to Windows, Basic Concept of Windows, Introduction to User Interface, Using Start Button & Taskbar, Multitasking, Minimizing, Maximizing & Restoring Windows, Using "MY COMPUTER" and "RECYCLE BIN", Add Program to "START" Button, Moving & Arranging Windows & Icons, Using Arrange Icon Command, Introduction to Control Panel, Create New Folders, Creating Shortcuts, Find Files & Folders, Installation Software in Windows.

[1] Martin M. Lipschutz and Seymour lipschutz, "Theory and Problems of Data
Processing", Schaum outline series