Syllabus of Computer Fundamentals
Computer:
Definition, History, Generation, Characteristics, Types & Applications.
Overview of a computer system:
Hardware:
Definition of Hardware
Input Unit: Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner etc
CPU: Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), Control Unit (CU), Memory Unit (MU)
Output Unit: Monitor, Printer, etc
Storage Devices: Primary & Auxiliary Memory (Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, Compact Disk,
DVD, Flash Disk etc)
Others: Network Card, Modem, Sound Card etc.
Software
Definition & types of Software
Programming Language
Liveware, Malware, Software
Firmware and Cache Memory
Setting & Protection of Computer Room and Computer
Concept of Computer related threats (virus, worms, Trojan, phishing etc) remedies and
protection
Concept of Multimedia
File Management basics:
Physical structure of disk
Concept of E-mail / Internet / Extranet, World Wide Web (WWW)
Familiarity with internet browsers (eg. Inernet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Google
Chrome etc.)
Introduction of IP address, submet mask and default gateway
Introduction to Network Media, topology and protocol.
Setting up Microsoft Network
Dial-Up Networking
Number System:
Introduction to binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal number system
Introduction to ASCII and Unicode standards
IT Policy of Nepal
Electronic Transaction Act 2008
PART 1. Computer Fundamentals
o Computer Fundamentals
o What is Computer
o History of Computer
o Types of Computer
PART 2. Computer Components
o Computer Components
o Input Devices
o Output Devices
o Central Processing Unit
o Hardware
o Software
PART 3. Computer Memory
o Computer Memory
o Register Memory
o Cache Memory
o Primary Memory
o Secondary Memory
o Memory Units
PART 4. Computer Network
o Computer Network
Computer Virus
o Computer Virus
PART 5.Number Systems
o Number Systems
PART 6.Internet
o Internet
o Intranet
o Extranet
o Website
Interview Questions
o HR Interview