Weeks

Topics

Laboratory Activities

Quizzes or Tests

File Tree Structures & Creating Folders

Word  – Creating and Editing a Word Document

Do the tour of XP yourself

Word Chapter 1
 

Introduction to Computers:

1. What Does a Computer Do?   (Pages COM - 2 to COM - 4)

2. The Components of Computer:

   Input Devices (COM - 5 to COM - 7)

   System Unit (COM - 8)

   Output Devices (COM - 9)

Word  – Creating a Research Paper
               (MLA Documentation Style)

Word Chapter 2

3

Word Chapter 3

Quiz 1 - Jobs on Computer Hardware

• Input Device
• CPU & Memory
• Output Device
• Storage

Word Web Feature - FrontPage
Creating a Frame Page             Adding Scrolling Text
Creating Web Pages    Scan Pictures        Upload Pages
 

Hands-On Test:  Word Test

Introduction to Computers:

Storage (COM - 11 to COM - 17)

Excel  – Creating a Worksheet and an Embedded Chart

Excel – Formulas, Functions, and Formatting

Excel Chapter 1    

Excel Chapter 2    

Quiz 2 - Storages

• Difference between Memory & Secondary Storage
• Size of Storage
• Read, Write, or Erase (COM - 15)

October Sale Example,   Pizza Sales Example

Excel Chapter 3    

Grade Book Project, Office Supplies

Hands-On Test:  Excel Test

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Introduction to Computers:

3. Computer Software:
   System Software (COM - 18)
   Application Software (COM - 18)

PowerPoint  – Creating & Editing a Presentation with Clip Art

Introduction to PowerPoint Presentation

PowerPoint Chapter1
 

Quiz 3 - Computer Software
Computer Software can be categorized into

• System Software
  Windows XP, UNIX,  Apple Mac OS.
• Application Software
  Word, Excel, FrontPage, PowerPoint,
  Access

Definitions of Hardware and Software. 

PowerPoint Chapter2

PowerPoint Chapter 2A

12

GIS (Geographic Information System)  Data

Mapping Data on Residential Properties

13

Access – Creating and Using a Database

Introduction to Computers:

4. Networks and Internet (COM - 21 to COM - 25)

Access - Databases and Database Objects: An Introduction

Access Chapter 1

Access Exercise  

Mozilla

Quiz 4 - Networks and Internet

• LAN & WAN
• e-commerce
• ISP and OSP (cable company, telephone company, AOL, MSN)
• Web Server
• Web Browser (Internet Explore, Netscape)
• Search Engine

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Access – Querying a Database

Access Chapter 2  

15

Final Comprehensive Hands-On Exams & Written Exam