Computer Knowledge Test Syllabus - MS Office, Net, Windows

Syllabus of Computer Knowledge Examination in India

This page provides the updated syllabus of Computer knowledge test conducted for various competitive exams in India. This syllabus includes the detailed instructions and study of MS Office, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Word Processing, Windows, Internet, Email Management etc. Candidates may use this study material at free of cost.

Introduction to Computer

This section covers the introduction to computer machine; components and parts; hardware and software and other peripherals of computer.

Introduction

Introduction to the basics of computer
Birth of computer
Objectives of computer
Advantages and disadvantages of Computer
History of Computer
Generation(s) of Computer
Basic applications of computer
Roll of computer in entertainment and knowledge
E-governance

Components of Computer System

Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Visual Display Unit (VDU) often used synonymously with computer monitor
Types of computer monitor
Keyboard and Mouse
Input and output devices of computer
Computer organization
Memory units of Computer (viz. Primary & Secondary memory, RAM, ROM, units of memory)

Computer Peripherals

Connecting keyboard, mouse, monitor and printer to the Central Processing Unit
Use of Mouse and/or pointing device
Working with buttons of Mouse (scroll, left and right buttons)
SMPS (Switch Mode Power Supply)

Hardware and Software

Types of computer hardware
Types of computer software
Application software
System software
Operating systems

Introduction to Windows

This section covers the introduction to operating system of computer machine. Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating system of computer in the world. Linux, Mac, Unix are also the operating systems. An operating system basically the user interface facility using which we communicates to the computer.

Introduction

Definition of Computer Operating System
Types of computer operating system
Using the pointing device and friendliness with icons on computer screen
My Computer
My Documents
Start menu, minimize, maximize, restore and closing of windows
Taskbar
Status bar
Function of Recycle Bin
Creating, deleting and Renaming of files and folders

Windows Settings

Control panel
Wallpapers and screensavers
Setting of date, time zone, timings and sound environment
How to use Help section of Windows
Display properties

Advanced Windows

Creating short cuts
Basics of window set-up
Notepad
Wordpad
Paint
Window Accessories

Multimedia

Playing compact discs, Writing discs
Use of DVD’s and Pen drives
Using Media Player
Sound Recorder

Word Processing

This section covers the introduction to word process applications of computer. There are several word processing software using which we prepare the office documents. Below is the syllabus from which the questions are asked in computer knowledge test.

Introduction

Opening word processing package
Opening and closing of documents
Knowledge of file menu
Set of page and work canvas
Printing of documents & other properties

Paragraph & Text Editing

Creating a Document
Moving around in a Document
Scrolling by line/paragraph in a Document
Selecting & Moving text
Spelling check
Text selection
Editing with cut, copy & paste
Function of Undo & Redo
Find and replacing the text
Thesaurus
Paragraph and tab setting

Formatting

Font and Size selection
Bold, Italic, Shaded and Underline
Alignment of Text
Bullet and Numbering
Border and Shading
Change Case
Working with tabs, indents & spacing
Formatting paragraphs, using columns

Table Manipulation

Concept of table and it’s rows, columns and cells
Drawing a table
Changing the width and height of cell
Alignment of text in Cell/Table
Copying, delete, insertion of rows, cells and columns
Splitting and merging the rows, columns, and cells
Converting table to text
Setting table properties

Spread-Sheet

Spreadsheet are just like using the Excel application of Microsoft Office software. Mathematical calculations are done in this application. Making charts and tables are also a part of use of spreadsheet.

Introduction and Objectives of Spread-Sheet

Elements of Electronics Spread Sheet
Saving and editing the workbook
Creation and addressing of cells, inserting new rows & columns
Renaming, deleting, inserting new one and moving a worksheet
Cell addressing
Numbers and Dates

Formulas

Using Formulas
Using basic functions & formulas in cell
Sum function, Average, Percentage, other functions
Data sorting
Applying filters

Use of Spread-sheet for small accounting

Totaling of various transactions
Inserting and formatting chart
Maintaining invoices/budgets
Maintaining daily & monthly sales report

Power Point

Power-Point is a popular application of Microsoft Office software. Presentation slides are made using Power-Point. These slides can be shown using a big screen monitor or projectors for office presentations.

Introduction to power Point
Creating, moving, saving, closing and navigation between slides of presentation
Customizing presentation
Formatting slides
Slide transition
Custom animation

Networks & Internet

Brief study of internet and types of network.

Concept of Internet
Advantages and threats of internet
Connecting internet
Local Area Network (LAN)
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Internet Access (Broadband, Dial-up, Wi-Fi)
Basic troubleshooting

WWW and Web Browsers

Brief study of world wide web and web browsers.

Introduction to World Wide Web (WWW)
Introduction to web browsers (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Mozilla, Netscape Communicator etc)
Knowledge and use of various search engines
Surfing the Internet
Moving, printing and saving of webpages and websites
Chat process, uploading and downloading

Email Management

Brief study and introduction of electronic mail management system.

Introduction to E-mail
Email addressing
Inbox, outbox, spam and other functionalities of mailbox
Creating, viewing, sending, replying of Email message
Forwarding, sorting and searching of emails
Saving mails
Sending attachments

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Syllabus of Computer Knowledge Exam – MS Office, Internet, Windows