Computer in Action for CBSE Class 5

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. COMPUTER HARDWARE

Hardware Components of a

Computer System

2. COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND ITS TYPE

Types of Software

Latest Trends

Relationship Between Hardware and

Software

3. PERSONALISING WINDOWS 10

ENVIRONMENT

Changing the Desktop Background

Colour Settings in Windows 10

Customising the Lock Screen

Themes

Desktop Icon Settings

Customising the Start Menu

4. FEATURES IN MICROSOFT

WORD 2013

Paragraph Formatting

Column Formatting

Find Feature

Finding and Replacing Text

Previewing and Printing a Document

5. MORE ON MICROSOFT WORD 2013

Inserting and Formatting Pictures

Inserting and Formatting Word art

Inserting and Formatting Shapes

Inserting Symbols

6. WORKING WITH SLIDES IN

POWERPOINT

Working with Pictures

Inserting Shapes

Inserting Word art

Working with SmartArt Graphics

Applying Themes

Changing the Background Colour

7. INTRODUCTION TO SCRATCH

Starting Scratch

Project

Programming Sprite

Adding a New Sprite

8. MORE ABOUT SCRATCH

Projects

9. EMAIL—A COMMUNICATION TOOL

Email

Email Account and Address

10. COMPUTER MALWARE

Virus

Worm

Trojan Horse

How Does a Computer Gets Infected?

Antivirus Software

Protecting the Computer

Sample Olympiad Questions

Worksheet 1 (Chapters 1 to 3)

Worksheet 2 (Chapters 3, 4 and 5)

Worksheet 3 (Chapters 6 to 9)

IT Personalities