WEEK 1

Topic: MEANING OF DESKTOP AND WALLPAPER

BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

• Define wallpaper

• Define desktop

• Identify wallpaper and a desktop. CONTENT

A DESKTOP

A desktop computer is a personal computer designed for regular use at a single location on or near a desk or table due to its size and power requirements. A desktop computer is a personal computing device designed to fit on top of a typical office desk. It houses the physical hardware that makes a computer run and connects to input devices such as the monitor, keyboard and mouse users interact with

 

WALLPAPER

A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop wallpaper, desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital

 

image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic devices.

 

EVALUATION

What is a desktop What is a wallpaper

 

WEEK 2

CONTENT OF THE DESKTOP

 

 

The Windows desktop is the starting point for all windows operations, and it contains the icons, start button and the task bar.

Some of the common icons you will find on a  typical PC desktop and their functions are:

• My computer

When this icon is opened the contents of your computer such as the hard drive, floppy disk drive, CD drive, application packages, folders and files are displayed.

 

• Recycle Bin

This is where objects (files, programs, etc) that are no longer needed are placed by the computer until you empty the bin. Items in the bin can be retrieved if you realize that you may still need such items. However, once the bin is emptied, you can no longer retrieve the items.

• My documents

This is a folder for storing other folders, files and documents. 4 Task bar

At the bottom of the screen, you will find the task bar. This contains the start button and rectangles that represent any applications that are being used on the system.

5. Start Botton

Clicking the start button displays a menu from which you can choose to open an application, open a document, find a file or folder, get help, or shut down the computer

 

 

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

 

Write short note on the following: Desktop

My documents Start bar

Tool bar

 

WEEK 3

TOPIC: FUNCTION OF DESKTOP 

SUBTOPIC: CREATING AND DELETING FOLDER ON THE DESKTOP Functions OF THE DESKTOP 

The main functions of Desktop Browser are as follows:

 

1.Managing/Monitoring Documents/Folders

• Disposing, printing, faxing, sending via e-mail documents and folders, and circulating documents by using a drag and drop operation
  

 

• Running modules or external applications to edit documents

• Saving scanning results and remote scanning results directly into libraries

• Both simple search and detailed search can be performed

• Conversion to PDF with single click operations

• Simple division of document contents for the page in the preview display or the currently selected page

 

HOW TO CREATE FOLDER ON THE DESKTOP

Each file in a computer has to be given a name.Folders or directories are used for holding documents. They allow users to group TOGETHER documents and files that are similar. That is, similar files are grouped together in a folder.

 

1 Right click the mouse in any clear area ON the desktop. 2 When the menu appears, select New.

• On the menu, select Folder.

• A folder icon appears on the desktop and you can give it a name. HOW TO DELETE FILES ON THE DESKTOP
  

 

 

To delete a computer file or folder:

 

1,Locate the file or folder by using Windows Explorer.

To do so, right-click Start and choose Open Windows Explorer and then browse to locate the file you want to delete.

• In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or folder that you want to delete and then choose Delete.

• Click yes to delete the file.

 

Instead of right-clicking and choosing Delete from the menu that appears earlier, you can press the Delete key on your keyboard.

 

WEEK 4&5

TOPIC:  Exploration of files on the system from the desktop

 

Creating a folder on

Once the Windows Explorer window is opened, Select File and click on New

Copying files into a folder

 

• Select the file or folder to be copied.

• Click Copy from the Edit menu or tool bar.

• Select the location where you want to place the file or folder. 4 Click on Paste from the Edit menu or tool bar.

To close Windows

• Click start button on the Windows desktop.

• on the menu, click Shut Down and a box appears as follows:

3 On this box, select Shut down the computer? 4 Then click, Yes.

 

SHUTTING DOWN THE DESKTOP

 

Step 1: Click the ‘Windows’ button at the bottom left-hand corner of your screen.

 

Windows button

 

 

Step 2: Click Shut down.

 

Shut down windows

 

Step 3: If you’ve left any programs running or documents open, you’ll get a message similar to this:

 

Force shut down windows You have two options now:

Click Cancel and then close everything that had been listed in the message, saving when necessary. Then try closing again.

Or

Click Force shut down. The computer will automatically close all your documents, programs and so on without saving anything. As a result, you may lose some data.

 

WEEK 6&7, COMPUTER GAMES

 

MEANING OF COMPUTER GAMES

A computer game is a computer-controlled game where players interact with objects displayed on a screen for the sake of entertainment. A video game is essentially the same form of entertainment, but refers not only to games played on a personal computer, but also to games run by a console or arcade machine.

 

TYPES OF COMPUTER GAMES

• Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) these games are played over a LAN (local area network) or via the Internet. …

• Simulations. These games involve taking control of real-world vehicles, including tanks, ships, and aircraft. …

• Adventure. …

• Real-Time Strategy (RTS)…

• Puzzle. …

• Action. …

• Stealth Shooter. …

• Combat.

• Sport

• Role playing

• Education

IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER GAMES

• Improves coordination. …

• Improves problem-solving skills. …

• Enhances memory. …

• Improves attention and concentration. …

• It is a great source of learning. …

• Improves the brain’s speed. …
  

 

 

• Enhances multitasking skills. …

• Improves social skills.

WEEK 8&9

The internet

 

The internet is a set of computer networks that communicate with each other. It connects individual networks of computers situated in different parts of the world. Any authorized user from any part of the world can access the internet for mailing or sharing information. The internet helps individuals, schools, companies and various government departments to share information across the world. Today, the internet is used in over 150 countries of the world.

Connecting to the internet

To connect to the internet, both hardware and software items are required. The hardware requirements are

1 A personal computer 2 A modem

• A telephone line

• An account with an internet service provider (ISP)

An ISP is a company that has a direct connection to the global network and gives internet users access to the internet for a fee. When a user dials into the network of an ISP, connected to the internet.

The software requirement for connecting to the internet is the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). TCP/IP is a set of rules that determine how computers

 

within the global network of the internet communicate with each other to transfer data from one computer to the other.

 

Electronic mail (e-mail)

E-mail is the most popular application of the internet. It allows you to communicate with friends, family and businesses all over the world. An e- mail program enables you to send, receive and manage electronic messages (text, sound, video and graphics).

Advantages of e-mails

• It is much faster than the traditional postal system.

• Sending e-mails are cheaper than the traditional postal system.
  

 

 

• Receiving e-mails is convenient, as the receiver does not have to be present at a particular place and time. E-mails sent to someone can be received in any part of the world and at any time the receiver chooses to check his in-box.

 

E-mail addresses

An e-mail can only be sent and/or received if the user has an e-mail address. An e-mail address is unique to a user in the same way the home address is unique to someone sending or receiving mails through the traditional postal system. The e-mail address has two parts. The two parts are separated by the symbol @ (at). The First part is the name of the user, which can bea real name, nickname or any name made up by the user.

The second part is the domain van amen. A domain name is the name of the ISPvto which the user is connected.

An e-mail address, therefore, is of the form: username@domainname

In addition, free e-mail services offered by some web sites may be used. Examples of such web sites are Yahoo and Hotmail. An e-mail address can be created on such web sites by just filling an on-line form

 

Worldwide Web

 

 

The worldwide web, also called the web, is apart of the internet. It is made up of millions of pages, and each page is called a web page. Individuals and organizations like schools and companies can create their own web pages. These are then put on the internet for others to see. The opening page of the web pages for any organisation is known as the homepage.

 

WEEK 10

INTERNET BROWSER

 

Creating email address

 

How to create email account?

Follow the steps below to create email account at mail.com for free:

 

Click on the Free Sign up Button

• Enter all mandatory fields (First Name, Last Name, Gender, etc.)

• Type in your desired Email Address out of our huge selection of 200 available domains (e.g. biker.com, accountant.com, chef.net, etc.)

• Choose a secure Password (at least 8 characters, mixing letters,
  

 

 

numbers, lower and upper case, and using special characters)

• Select your Security Question, type in your Answer

• Verify your registration by typing the numbers in the captcha picture

• Click the “Accept” – Button underneath HOW TO SEND EMAIL

 

Follow these step-by-step instructions to send an email

 

Step 1: Log in to your Gmail account so that you are on the dashboard (main page) of your mail account.

 

Step 2: Click Compose.

Gmail compose button screenshot

 

Step 3: A new blank email window will open up. In the ‘To’ box, type in the email address of the recipient.

Composing an email in Gmail

Step 4: You might want to include someone else in your email to ‘keep them in the loop’. You can do this by clicking Cc or Bcc, which will open another field. ‘Cc’ means ‘carbon copy’ and ‘Bcc’ means ‘blind carbon copy’. Adding an email address to the ‘Cc’ field means that that person will receive a copy of the email and all the other recipients will see their email address. If an email address is put into the ‘Bcc’ field, the person

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will get a copy of the email but no other recipient will see that address.

 

If you are sending the same email to lots of different people, it’s a good idea to put all the email addresses in the ‘Bcc’ field to keep your ‘mailing list’ confidential. That way, there’s no chance that it could fall into the hands of a spammer or hacker.

Composing an email and adding a cc email address

 

Step 5: The subject field allows you to give the recipient an idea of the topic of your email, like a heading. You don’t have to put anything in the subject box, but it can help when viewing and sorting email.

Step 6: Email text can be formatted in a similar way to text in a word document. You can change the font style, colour and size using the formatting icons. You can also create bullet points and check the spelling of your email. Choose your formatting from the menu shown.

 

 

Formatting options in Gmail

 

Step 7: Type your message in the main body field of your email.

You can format your email using the options that are available on the toolbar. To add a link in the body of your email click on the insert link icon, then add the ‘Text to display’ and then a web or email address, finally click OK.

Insert a link

 

Step 8: When you’re happy with your email, click the blue Send button at the bottom of the compose window.

 

Sending an email in Gmail

 

Step 9: The email you’ve sent will now be stored in the ‘Sent Mail’ folder on your Gmail dashboard. You may have to run your mouse pointer over the Inbox folder link to see the other folders.

 

 

Step 10: You may start an email but then decide to come back to it later rather then sending it straightaway. Gmail saves your drafts automatically. So you can simply close the email and the unfinished email will be saved to your ‘Drafts’ folder. When you decide that you’re ready to send it, you can retrieve it from the ‘Drafts’ folder by clicking Drafts and then clicking the correct item in the ‘Drafts’ folder list. Finish the email and click Send as normal.

Week 11 Browsers

Browsers are programs that help a computer user to view the web pages. Examples of browsers are Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

 

Computer application

Browsers are used for surfing the web pages to obtain information on many aspects of life such as education, business, aviation, law, travel,football, religion and many more.

Chatting on the Internet Many people now enjoy chatting on the internet. There are thousands of chat rooms on the internets.

A chat room is made up of a group of people that have common interests, and they communicate with one another live. There are chat rooms for various subjects such as education, health, movies, fashion,sports, religion and many more.

Uses of the internet

The internet is useful to us in many ways. Some Of the uses of the internet have been mentioned in this unit.

These are communicating throughout the world using the e-mail, the use of

 

the web by individuals and organisations, and chatting on the internet. In addition to all these, the internet is also very useful in the following ways: 1 Products and services can be advertised worldwide on the internet. This is electronic advertisement (e-advertisement).

• Information can be obtained from various libraries of the world using the internet.

• We can make travel plans to any part of the world on the internet.

• All kinds of goods and services could be purchased and paid for on the internet.

• An internet user can learn a lot from any chosen field on the internet. The internet contains abundant information on all aspects of learning.

 

Advantages of the internet

• Messages and information are sent or received easily, quickly and cheaply.

• Internet services are always available throughout the day and night. This is unlike other services like the postal service.

• There are always millions of people on the internet. Therefore, goods and services advertised on the internet will reach millions instantly.

• The internet has made many human activities easier and convenient. Such Activities include banking, money transfer, ordering goods and search for information