Computer in Action for CBSE Class 4

Computer in Action, a series of eight books, is our humble effort to provide latest, comprehensive learning and understanding of Computer Science. The concepts have been presented in a lucid and student-friendly manner. We have tried to include the latest versions of all software. The books have been developed based on an extensive feedback received from teachers and authors’ experience of over a decade in teaching and interacting with students.

Table of Contents

1. COMPUTERS—PAST AND PRESENT

Generation of Computers

Characteristics of a Computer

Wearable Gadgets

2. COMPUTER MEMORY

Measuring Memory

Primary Memory

Types of Primary Memory

Secondary Memory

Secondary Storage Devices

3. MANAGING FILES AND FOLDERS IN

WINDOWS 10

Files and Folders

File Explorer

Creating a New Folder

Copying a File/Folder

Moving a File/Folder

Removing a File/Folder

Restoring a Deleted File/Folder

Renaming Files/Folders

Searching Files/Folders

4. MORE ON LOGO

Basic LOGO Commands

PENUP Command

PENDOWN Command

PENERASE Command

PENPAINT Command

SETPENCOLOR Command

HIDETURTLE Command

SHOWTURTLE Command

5. REPEAT COMMAND AND PROCEDURES

IN LOGO

REPEAT Command

Drawing Polygons

Drawing Circles

Creating and Editing a Procedure

Saving a Procedure

Loading a Procedure

6. EDITING AND FORMATTING TEXT IN

MICROSOFT WORD 2013

Editing a Document

Formatting Text

7. USEFUL FEATURES OF MICROSOFT

WORD 2013

Bullets and Numbering

Borders

Spelling and Grammar Feature

Using Thesaurus

8. INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT

POWERPOINT 2013

Introduction to PowerPoint 2013

Starting PowerPoint 2013

Components of the PowerPoint

window

Creating a New Presentation

Viewing the Slide Show

Saving a Presentation

Closing a Presentation

Opening an Existing Presentation

9. ARRANGING SLIDES USING VIEWS IN

MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 2013

Views in PowerPoint

Arranging Slides in PowerPoint

10. INTERNET—A USEFUL TOOL

The Internet

ISP, WWW, Web Browser, Webpage,

Hyperlinks, Website and URL

Accessing a Webpage using a Browser

Searching Information using Search

Engines

Sample Olympiad Questions

Worksheet 1 (Chapters 1 to 3)

Worksheet 2 (Chapters 4 to 8)

Worksheet 3 (Chapters 9 and 10)

IT Personalities