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S.

Number
Age Subject Total Average Rank

Student

Name

English

Civic
Biology

Chemistry
1.

2.

3.
4.

5.

PRACTICAL EXAM LEVEL 1

Table of Contents

Page
Y1. Basics of Comput
1.1 Definition of a computer.......................................................................................1
1.2 Data/Information...................................................................................................2
1.3 Characteristics of Computers................................................................................3
1.4 Types of computers...............................................................................................5
1.4.1 Classification by the method of operation (processing)................................................5
1.4.2 Classification by purpose of application.......................................................................7
1.4.3 Classification by physical size, price, capacity & performance....................................7
1.5 Application of Computers.....................................................................................9
2. The Development of Computers.................................................12
2.1 Brief history........................................................................................................13
2.2 Generation of Computers....................................................................................13
2.3 Trends in computer development........................................................................16
3. Hardware and Software..............................................................17
1.1.1 Output Unit..................................................................................................................18
3.1 The Computer Hardware.....................................................................................18
3.1.1 Input Devices...............................................................................................................19
3.1.2 Output Hardware Devices...........................................................................................22
3.1.3 The Processor..............................................................................................................24
3.1.4 Computer Memory......................................................................................................26
3.2 The computer software........................................................................................30
3.2.1 Systems Software........................................................................................................30
3.2.2 Applications Software.................................................................................................31
3.2.3 Operating System........................................................................................................31

Figure
Figure 3. 1 The four fundamental functionalities of a computer.......................................18

Table
Tabel 1. 1 – Measurement of information........................................................................................ 3
Y
Tabel 2. 1 Summary of generation of computers...................................................................... 15
Tabel 3. 1 Characteristics of different storage media.............................................................30
Introduction to Ms-Word

Microsoft Word (Ms-Word) is word processing


Software that runs on the windows operating system
Which enables you to create, edit, format, save and print
document for future retrieval.

a. 4X^³ + 2X^² +3X +4 = 0


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Keep it up
See u in Ms-Excel
Character Formatting
c haracter formatting
includes all the Features
that affect Individual
characters And the primary
Character formatting
Features are bold face,

italic, font, font style, etc.


Appearance features are
applied using the format |
font command, which opens
up the font dialog box.

Several features can be


chosen at once, as well as
obtaining a preview of the
text prior to changing.

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