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Syllabus BCA106

PC Softwares


Gujarat University FY BCA Syllabus (Revised) Effective from June, 2006
1. Operating systems:
Concept of operating sysrem, exampales of operating system 10%
What is an operating system? Why is it required ? different types of Operating system available.
CUI Operating system
DOS
Booting process DOS features, comparison with GUI, file naming Convention, wildcard characters, purpose of commands: DIR, MD,RD,CD,COPY, TYPE, DEL, PROMPT, DATE, TIME, CLS, VER, MOVE.
GUI Operating system 15%
WINDOWS 98/2000
Concept of windows, General features of windows: Desktops, Icon My Computer, my Documents, Network neighbourhood, recycle bin,Start menu, Taskbar Windows explore, Control panel, creating lder, finding files and Folders, coping and moving files, deleting files, creating shortcuts, Scan Disk, Defragmentation , Importance of DOS within Windows, difference between Server and workstation, Introduction to Clinte / server.
2. Word Processing Package: 20%
Create, edit, save, navigatin documents, different views, formatting, Cut-copy-past, find and replace, word warp, alignment, tabs, inserting-Tables-hyperlink-pictures-charts-Autotext-header-footer-footnot-endnot-Comments-bookmark, Autocorrect, spell checking, thesaurus, protecting A document, mail merge, macros, templates.
3. Presentation pakage : 15%
Creating –editing-printing slides, different views, using text, drawings, Tables, pictures, charts and other objects in slide, Custom and preset Animation, slide transition effects, Running slide shows, custom shows, Rehearse timing, pack and Go, Speaker notes, pen.
4. Spreadsheet packages : 30%
Concept of workbook-worksheet-workspace, Cell, range, Types of data, Formmating, conditional ormatting, Fill series, Entering formula, Absolute-Relative-Mixed addressing, cut-copy-paste special, Hyperlink, Function : SUM, COUNT, MIN, MAX, AVERAGE, TODAY, NOW, IF, SUMIF, COUNTIF, UPPER, LOWER, ROUND, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, DAYS360, Creating charts, protecting and hiding data, data filtering: Autofilter-Advanced filter-Dataforms-validaton-consolidation, whatif Analysis: Goal seek-Scxenario-Data table, import-export of data, charts, Types of Errors.
5. Outlook Express : 5%
Introduction, Creating account, sending, receiving, Managing and Organizing e-mail, Address Book
6. Computer Virusses: 5%
Introduction to Computer Virus, types of Virus, Prevention and Cure.
TEXT BOOK:
PC Software for Windows made simple, R.K.Txali,TMH
REFERNCE BOOKS
Microsoft office 2000 No experience required, Courter Marquis, BHB Publications.
Ms Office 2000 for everyone, Sanjay saxena, Vikas Publication house Pvt Ltd.
The complete reference Office 2000, Stephen L Nelson, TMH


Total Marks of this Subject 100 Marks
External (University ) Examination 70 Marks
Internal Sessional Examination 20 Marks
Term Work 10 Marks
Teaching Hours per week 3 Hrs
Practicals Practicals should be based on Syllabus

Last Updated on 10th Jun 2009