Govt.

College for Men(A)::Kadapa

LIFE SKILL COURSE-I semester-I
Basic Computer Applications

Objectives:

This course aims at providing exposure to students in skill development towards basic office
applications.

Course Learning Outcomes:

After successful completion of the course, student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate basic understanding of computer hardware and software.

2. Apply skills and concepts for basic use of a computer.
3. Identify appropriate tool of MS office to prepare basic documents, charts, spreadsheets and
presentations.
4. Create personal, academic and business documents using MS office.
5. Create spreadsheets, charts and presentations.
6. Analyse data using charts and spread sheets.

Unit-I: (08 hrs)

Basics of Computers: Definition of a Computer - Characteristics of computers, Applications of

Computers – Block Diagram of a Digital Computer – I/O Devices, hardware, software human ware,
application software, system software, Memories - Primary, Auxiliary and Cache Memory.

MS Windows – Desktop, Recycle bin, My Computer, Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos, Task Bar,
Control Panel.

Unit-II: (08 hrs)

MS-Word : Features of MS-Word - MS-Word Window Components - Creating, Editing, Formatting

and Printing of Documents – Headers and Footers – Insert/Draw Tables, Table Auto format – Page
Borders and Shading – Inserting Symbols, Shapes, Word Art, Page Numbers, Mail Merge.

Unit-III: (10 hrs)

MS-Excel : Overview of Excel features – Creating a new worksheet, Selecting cells, Entering and
editing Text, Numbers, Inserting Rows/Columns –Changing column widths and row heights,
Formulae, Referencing cells , Changing font sizes and colors, Insertion of Charts, Auto fill, Sort.

MS-PowerPoint: Features of PowerPoint – Creating a Presentation - Inserting and Deleting Slides in

a Presentation – Adding Clip Art/Pictures -Inserting Other Objects, Audio, Video - Resizing and
scaling of an Object – Slide Transition – Custom Animation.

RECOMMENDED CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: (04 hrs)

(Co-curricular activities shall not promote copying from textbook or from others work and shall
encourage self/independent and group learning)
1. Assignments (in writing and doing forms on the aspects of syllabus content and outside
the syllabus content. Shall be individual and challenging)
2. Student seminars (on topics of the syllabus and related aspects (individual activity))
3. Quiz, Group Discussion
4. Solving MCQ’s available online.
5. Suggested student hands on activities:
 Create two folders, Rename the folder, create two files each using notepad and paint, move the files
from one folder to another folder, delete a file you have created, copy and paste text within notepad.
 Create a letter head for your college with watermark, your resume, visiting card, brochure for your
college activity, organization chart for your college, any advertisement, Prepare your Class time table.
 Prepare your mark sheet, Prepare your class time table, Prepare a salary bill for an organization, Sort
the bill as per the alphabetical order of the names, Get online weather data and analyze it with various
charts.
 Create a PowerPoint presentation for a student seminar.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Working in Microsoft Office – Ron Mansfield - TMH.

2. MS Office 2007 in a Nutshell –Sanjay Saxena – Vikas Publishing House.
3. Excel 2020 in easy steps-Michael Price – TMH publications
 Govt.College for Men(A)::Kadapa
I B.Sc/BCom/BA I SEMESTER
Basic Computer Applications

Time : 1 :30 Hrs Max Marks:50 M

SECTION-A

Answer any Four out of Eight questions. Each question carries Five marks. (4x5 = 20 Marks)

1. Explain about Characteristics of computers.

2. Explain about Applications of Computers.
3. Explain about Control Panel.
4. What is Editing in Ms-Word?
5. What is Header and Footer?
6. Explain about Inserting rows and columns in Ms-Excel.
7. Write about Referencing cells in Ms-Excel .
8. Explain about Custom Animations in Ms-Power Point.

SECTION – B

Answer any Three questions out of Five questions. Each question carries Ten marks. (3X10=30
Marks)

1. Explain in detail about Block Diagram of a Digital Computer.

2. Explain in detail about Primary, Auxiliary and Cache Memory.

.
3. Explain about Features of MS-Word .

4. Explain about Formulas in Ms_Excel.

5. Explain about Inserting and Deleting Slides in a Presentation .

 Govt.College for Men(A)::Kadapa
LIFE SKILL COURSE-II semester-II
Information & Communication Technology

Objectives:

This course aims at acquainting the students with basic ICT tools which help them in their day to day and
life as well as in office and research.

Course outcomes:

After completion of the course, student will be able to:

1. Understand the literature of social networks and their properties.

2. Explain which network is suitable for whom.
3. Develop skills to use various social networking sites like twitter, flickr, etc.
4. Learn few GOI digital initiatives in higher education.
5. Apply skills to use online forums, docs, spreadsheets, etc for communication, collaboration and
research.
6. Get acquainted with internet threats and security mechanisms.

UNIT-I: (08 hrs)

Fundamentals of Internet: What is Internet?, Internet applications,Internet Addressing –Entering a

Web Site Address, URL–Components of URL, Searching the Internet, Browser –Types of
Browsers,Introduction to Social Networking: Twitter, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Facebook, flickr, Skype,
yahoo, YouTube, WhatsApp .

UNIT-II:(08 hrs)

E-mail: Definition of E-mail -Advantages and Disadvantages –User Ids, Passwords, Email Addresses,
Domain Names, Mailers, Message Components, MessageComposition, Mail Management.
G-Suite: Google drive, Google documents, Google spread sheets, Google Slides and Google forms.

UNIT-III: (10 hrs)

Overview of Internet security, E-mail threats and secure E-mail, Viruses and antivirus software,
Firewalls, Cryptography, Digital signatures, Copyright issues.

What are GOI digital initiatives in higher education? (SWAYAM, SwayamPrabha, National Academic
Depository, National Digital Library of India, E-Sodh-Sindhu, Virtual labs, e-acharya, e-Yantra and
NPTEL).

RECOMMENDED CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: (04 hrs)

(Co-curricular activities shall not promote copying from textbook or from others work and shall
encourage self/independent and group learning)
1. Assignments(in writing and doing forms on the aspects of syllabus content and outside the syllabus
content. Shall be individual and challenging)
2. Student seminars (on topics of the syllabus and related aspects (individual activity))
3. Quiz andGroup Discussion
4. Slip Test
5. Try to solve MCQ’s available online.
6. Suggested student hands on activities :
 Create your accounts for the above social networking sites and explore them, establish a video
conference using Skype.
 Create an Email account for yourself- Send an email with two attachments to another friend. Group
the email addresses use address folder.
 Register for one online course through any of the online learning platforms like NPTEL,
SWAYAM, Alison, Codecademy, Coursera. Create a registration form for your college campus
placement through Google forms.
 Govt.College for Men(A)::Kadapa
Paper-II : Information & Communication Technology
I B.Sc/BCom/BA II SEMESTER

Time : 1 :30 Hrs Max Marks:50M

SECTION-A

Answer any Four out of Eight questions. Each question carries Five marks. (4x5 = 20 Marks)

1. Explain about Internet Addressing.

2. Explain about Types of Browsers.
3. Explain about User-id and Passwords.
4. What is Domain Names Explain?
5. What is Google Spread Sheets?
6. Explain about E-mail threats and secure E-mail.
7. Write about Firewalls.
8. Explain about SWAYAM & SwayamPrabha.

SECTION – B

Answer any Three questions out of Five questions. Each question carries Ten marks. (3X10=30
Marks)

1. Explain in detail about Internet applications

2. Explain in detail about Social Networking.

3. Explain about G-Suite.

4. Explain about Viruses and Antivirus software.

5. What are GOI digital initiatives in higher education?