Studying short term computercourses have several advantages. First of all, the course duration is less,
making it possible to complete the course quickly and take up a job soon after
it. Another main advantage is that short term courses can be pursued along with
a main course (like schooling program). If you are a student studying in
10th/12th standard, you may effortlessly squeeze in a short term course into
your schedule and go ahead with the two of them! Better yet, you may pursue
such courses during vacation time!
There are a number of computer institutes
across India offering such courses. Thus, finding an institute near your
location won’t be much of a problem! You will be reading more about such job
oriented short term computer courses in this article. They sure will help you
gain new skills and knowledge (and even a job, based on your aptitude)
This course is the simplest and
quickest way to get familiar with basic IT skills and usage of the internet
through simple fun filled programmes. These skills have created IT awareness
programmes to equip large number of people with basic IT skills thereby
bridging the digital divide. Learning computers here is so easy; you will
become an expert in no time. The programmes & courses are designed for
students, working professionals, executives, school children, parents and
elders; in short, it is meant for just any one interested in learning
computers.
Course Contents
- Basic Components of PC
(Monitor, Keyboard, CPU, Mouse, Printers, Speakers, CD/DVD, Pen Drive, Data
Cable, Modem, Hard Disk, RAM, Mother Board, Processor etc.)
- Operations like Start, Shut
Down, Restart, and Log off etc.
- Interface (Desktop, Drives,
Files, Folders etc.) - Basic operations in files / folders like Rename, Cut,
Copy, Paste
- Start Menu
- Typing Tutor, Notepad,
Character Map, Calculator, Paint Brush, Games, Address Book
- Microsoft Office (WORD, EXCEL,
POWER POINT)
- Installation of Basic Softwares
like NERO, Dictionaries etc.
- Secondary devices like CD/DVD
(Burn Process for data, audio, video, mp3 CD/DVD and read/write operations )
- Transfer (Cut/Copy/Paste/Format)
from secondary devices like CD/DVD, Pen Drive, Mobile, Digital Camera, HandiCam
etc.
- Start > RUN (cmd, notepad,
calc, winword, mspaint etc.)
- INTERNET a) Web browsers like
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox & Opera b) Interface of browsers – address
bar, standard menus, refresh button, new window, new tab etc. c) Search Engines
and Searching : Google, Khoj, Altavista etc. d) Account creation and mailing
text/attachment e) Wikipedia and Encyclopedia f) Online banking etc.
