Practical ICT Material
Practical ICT Material
Cycle
• What is the information processing cycle?
The sequence of events in processing
information, which includes (1) input, (2)
processing, (3) output and (4) storage
• Input—entering data into the computer.
• Processing—performing operations on the
data.
• Output—presenting the results.
• Storage—saving data, programs, or output
for future use.
The Information Processing
Cycle
OPERATING THE COMPUTER
STARTING THE COMPUTER
• Locate the power switches on the system
unit (or CPU) and on the monitor.
• Switch on the monitor.
• Switch on the system unit.
• Wait for the computer to be ready.
Starting a computer is also called BOOTING.
KEYBOARD
• The Keyboard
• (This is the primary
input device)
KEYBOARD
• Alphanumeric Keys
KEYBOARD
• Numeric Keypad
KEYBOARD
• Enter (Return) Key
KEYBOARD
• Spacebar
KEYBOARD
• “Modifier” keys:
CTRL, ALT, SHIFT
KEYBOARD
• “State “ keys: Caps,
Scroll, Numlock
KEYBOARD
• Windows keys
MOUSE
• Holding the mouse
• Grip between thumb
and ring finger
• (Right handed grip
shown, Lefties use
other hand)
MOUSE
• Mouse Pointer
MOUSE
• Left Clicking
MOUSE
• Right clicking
MOUSE
• Double clicking
• (Use the left side,
• Click twice)
MOUSE
• Click and drag
MOUSE
• Scroll wheel and
optional buttons
Keyboard shortcuts
• F1: Help
• CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
• ALT+TAB: Switch between open
programs
• ALT+F4: Quit program
• SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item
permanently
• Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer
(without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)
Keyboard shortcuts continued…
• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+V: Paste
• CTRL+Z: Undo
• CTRL+B: Bold
• CTRL+U: Underline
• CTRL+I: Italic
Mouse click/keyboard
modifier combinations
• SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut
menu containing alternative commands
• SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate
default command (the second item on the
menu)
• ALT+double click: Displays properties
• SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item
immediately without placing it in the
Recycle Bin
WINDOWS DESKTOP
This is the screen that you come to when you
start Microsoft Windows.
PARTS OF WINDOWS DESKTOP
Desktop background
Icons
Menu bar
Scroll
Address button
box Scroll bar
Icons
MY COMPUTER
It is a window which shows the disk drives
connected to your computer.
MY DOCUMENTS
It is a window which contains the
documents or files that you save on your
computer.
RECYCLE BIN
It is a window which contains documents
or folders that you have removed from
your computer.
CONTROL PANEL
It is a window you use to customize the
appearance and functionality of your
computer.
CUSTOMIZING THE COMPUTER
• This is setting the computer so that it
appears and behaves the way you want.
• You use Control Panel to customize the
computer.
• Using Control Panel you can customize
the mouse, the keyboard, the printer, the
monitor, e.t.c.
CUSTOMIZING WINDOWS DESKTOP
• Click on the START button.
• Click on Control Panel.
• Click on Appearance and Themes.
• Select what you want to customize, e.g.
– Change the computer’s theme
– Change the desktop background
– Choose a screen saver
– Change the screen resolution
Using Help and Support
Microsoft Windows offers help and support
for users. To get help and support on any
topic in Windows, do the following:
• Click the START button on the Taskbar.
• Click Help and Support on the displayed
menu.
• Click a help topic of your choice in the
window that opens.
• Keep clicking options of your choice until
you find what you want.
Folders
• Folders are used like box files or File
cabinets.
• They are used for organizing documents.
• A folder can have another folder or a file
inside it.
• A folder found inside another folder is called
a sub-folder.
• Folders can be made in any storage
ADVANTAGES OF A COMPUTER
Advantages of using a computer are many, for example:
1. A computer is very fast.
2. A computer is very accurate.
3. A computer has very large storage in a
very small space.
4. A computer makes communication easier
through electronic mail (e-mail).
5. A computer can be used to control or monitor
operations in places that are hazardous to humans.
6. A computer can be used to handle very complex
calculations.
WordPad
SAVING A DOCUMENT IN WordPad:
• Saving is transferring work from the computer’s
memory, i.e. RAM, to the computer’s storage.
• To save your work in WordPad, do the following:
– Click File Menu.
– Click Save As…
– Open the place in which you want to save the work.
– Click in the File Name box and erase any name you
find there.
– Type the name you want to use for your document.
– Click Save
Opening a saved document in
WordPad
• Start WordPad.
• Click File Menu.
• Open the storage location where the
document was saved.
• Click in the File Name box and type the
name of the document.
• Click Open.
COPYING AND MOVING FILES
AND FOLDERS
• Open My Documents.
• Open the storage location where the file or
folder is.
• Right click the file or folder.
• Left click Copy (to copy file) or Cut (to move file).
• Open the storage location where you want to
place what you have copied or cut.
• Right click some where.
• Left click Paste.
MICROSOFT WORD
MICROSOFT WORD
• What is Microsoft Word?
• Microsoft Word is a word processing software.
• A word processing software is used for typing,
formatting and editing word documents.
• Word documents are documents that contain
mainly text information.
• Word Processors are the most popular software
because they are easier to use and almost
everyone always wants to communicate text
messages with other people.
MICROSOFT WORD
Starting Microsoft Word
• Do one of the following to start Microsoft
Word:
– Look for the Microsoft Word icon on the
desktop and double click it.
– Click the Start button, look for Microsoft Word
on the Start Menu and click it.
– Click the Start button, point to All Programs,
point to Microsoft Office, point to Microsoft
Word and click.
THE MICROSOFT WORD WINDOW
• The Microsoft Word window has the usual
features of a window, i.e. Title bar, Menu
bar and tool bars.
• The toolbars in Microsoft Word have tools
for doing word processing.
• Examples of the popular toolbars are
Standard Toolbar, Formatting Toolbar
and Drawing Toolbar.
THE MICROSOFT WORD WINDOW
Drawing Toolbar
CUSTOMIZING MICROSOFT WORD
WINDOW
• You can customize the Microsoft Word by
removing or adding toolbars or by
changing the colour of the work area.
• To add or remove toolbars do the
following:
– Click the View menu.
– Point to Toolbars
– Click on the name of the toolbar to remove a
check mark or to add a check mark.
CUSTOMIZING MICROSOFT WORD
WINDOW
To change the background colour of the
window, do the following:
• Click the Format menu.
• Point to Background and click the colour
on the colour palette you want to apply.
DRAWING IN MICROSOFT WORD
• You can use the tools on the Drawing
Toolbar in Microsoft Word to draw shapes.
TYPING A DOCUMENT IN
MICROSOFT WORD
• Start Microsoft Word.
• Ensure that you have the Standard
Toolbar, the Formatting Toolbar and the
Drawing Toolbar present.
• Start typing your text.
• Press the Space bar to put spaces
between words.
• Press the Enter key to start a new
paragraph.
TYPE THE FOLLOWING
Most companies are conducting business electronically
using networks and the Internet. This is electronic
commerce (E-Commerce), in which business
transactions take place via telecommunications
networks. The benefits to the company are increased
revenues, the creation of new sources of revenues, and
the elimination of costly intermediaries. The major
benefits to the company include reduced cost, reduced
cycle time, and improved customer service. Electronic
commerce is a very diverse and interdisciplinary topic,
with issues ranging from technology, addressed by
computer experts, to consumer behavior, addressed by
behavioral scientists and marketing research experts.
MICROSOFT WORD
Formatting a document:
• This means applying some quality improving
features onto the document.
• Examples of formatting are:
– Bold
– Italics
– Underline
– Changing font type and size
– Aligning
– Indenting
– Changing colour of text
– Line spacing
– Bulleting
Do the following
• Insert a title for your text called ‘Electronic
Commerce’
• Make it bold, font size 16, type Algerian or
Monotype Corsiva, Color Purple
• Inline text should be Tahoma, size 13
• Benefits of E-commerce should be in
italics
• Alignment should be Centred for title and
Justified for inline text
• Insert a clipart of a computer
MICROSOFT WORD
Formatting a document:
• This means applying some quality
improving features onto the document.
• Inserting clip arts
• Examples of formatting are:
– Bold
– Italics
– Changing font type and size
– Aligning
– Changing color of text
MICROSOFT WORD
Inserting clip art of an apple:
1. On the standard toolbar, click on insert
2. Select Picture.
3. Under picture select the first option
called clip art.
4. You should see the clip art toolbar on the
right side of your window
MICROSOFT WORD
1. Under the Search for:
Type ‘apple’ and click on Go.
2. Click on the diagram of the
apple
MICROSOFT WORD
Editing a document
• This means making changes by removing
or adding text at appropriate points in the
document.
• Examples of editing are:
– Copy and paste
– Cut and paste
– Undo
– Re-do
MICROSOFT WORD
Using Undo and Redo
• Undo reverses the changes made to a
document.
• Redo reverses the changes done by
Undo.
• Click the Undo icon on the Standard
Toolbar to reverse your action.
• Click the Redo icon on the Standard
Toolbar to reverse the changes made by
Undo.
MICROSOFT WORD
Type the following;
Use of ICT leads to unemployment.
• Key in the enter key to go to the next
paragraph
• As this sentence is incorrect, use the
undo icon to remove this sentence.
• Keep clicking until the whole sentence
disappears
• Click on the redo button to bring back the
sentence
CUTTING AND PASTING
• Type the following:
I want to move. I am content where I
am.
• Highlight "I want to move."
• Click the Cut icon.
• Your text should now read:
" I am content where I am."
CUTTING AND PASTING contd…
• Place the cursor after the period in the
sentence
"I am content where I am."
• Press the spacebar to leave a space.
• Click the Paste icon .
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BASIC FEATURES OF
MICROSOFT EXCEL
• A worksheet consists of Rows and
Columns.
• Rows are identified by the numbers on the
left side of the worksheet.
• Columns are identified by letters at the top
of the worksheet.
• The intersection of a row and a column is
called a CELL.
Moving through Cells
Use the mouse to select a cell you want to begin adding data to
and use the keyboard strokes listed in the table below to move
through the cells of a worksheet.
Movement Key stroke
One cell up up arrow key
One cell down down arrow key or ENTER
One cell left left arrow key
One cell right right arrow key or TAB
Top of the worksheet (cell A1) CTRL+HOME
End of the worksheet (last cell CTRL+END
containing data)
End of the row CTRL+right arrow key
End of the column CTRL+down arrow key
Any cell Edit > Go To (menu bar command)
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Columns, rows, and cells
The alphabetical headings on
the columns and the numerical
headings on the rows tell you
where you are in a worksheet
when you click a cell.
TVTC
VALUES
• Any numeric data entered in a cell is
called a value.
• Values are aligned right in cells, e.g.
200
FORMULAS
• Formulas are used to calculate values.
• A formula is entered starting with the
EQUALS (=) sign.
• If the equals sign is not used, Microsoft
Excel looks at the entry as a label.
• Example of a formula is =A3-A4 or
=(A5-C8)/23.
ENTERING DATA IN CELLS
• Select the cell in which you want to enter
the data.
• Type in the data.
• Press Enter or move to another cell using
one of the arrow keys.
• At the end of the row, press ENTER to
move to the beginning of the next row.
ENTERING DATA INTO SEVERAL
CELLS AT ONCE
• Select the cells where you want to enter
data. The cells do not have to be adjacent.
• Type the data and press CTRL+ENTER.
FILLING IN A SERIES OF DATA
• Select the first cell in the range you want to fill.
• Enter the starting value for the series.
• Enter a value in the next cell to establish a
pattern.
• Select the cell or cells that contain the starting
values.
• Drag the fill handle over the range you want to
fill.
• To fill in increasing order, drag down or to the
right.
• To fill in decreasing order, drag up or to the left.
CHANGING COLUMN WIDTH
AND ROW HEIGHT
• Drag the boundary on the right side of the
column heading until the column is the width you
want.
• For multiple columns, select the columns you
want to change, and then drag a boundary to
the right of a selected column heading.
• To fit the contents in a cell, double-click the
boundary to the right of the column heading.
CHANGING COLUMN WIDTH
AND ROW HEIGHT
• To resize a row height, drag the boundary
below the row heading until the row is the
height you want.
• To resize multiple rows, select the rows
you want to change, and drag a boundary
below a selected row heading.
• To fit the contents in a cell, double-click
the boundary below the row heading.
Insert a column or a row
As the animation shows, Excel gives
a new column or row the heading its
place requires, and changes the
headings of later columns and rows.