E-world -Computer Science for ICSE Class 6 By Pearson

Aimed at students of classes 6 – 8, e-world ICSE Edition is a series written in a lucid and student-friendly style. The books present key concepts

pertaining to Computer Science education in a comprehensive and detailed manner. Care has been taken to include information about the latest

technological developments in the field of computers. Performing various tasks in Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 has been taught in a

stepwise and systematic manner. The programming concepts and fundamentals have been presented with numerous example codes and test

runs, thereby making tie books conducive for self-study. All tie topics have been explained with suitable screenshots, figures, diagrams and

tables, wherever appropriate. With a variety of questions and chapter-end exercises, the books provide the necessary and required emphasis on

the hands-on and practical aspects to the subject.

Features

• Chapter Focus at the beginning of each chapter defines the goals of study

• Info hub provides interesting add-on information related to the topic at hand

• Be a Techie provides guidance to students for practical application of the knowledge gained

• Tech Bytes at the end of the chapter presents all the new and important terms with their definitions

• Bits to Remember provides a quick summary of all the concepts learnt in the chapter

• Assessment Zone contains questions, both objective as well as subjective, to test the understanding level of the students

• Crossword Zone features a word puzzle to serve as a tool for revision of each chapter in a fun-filled way

• Lab Zone lists ample practical hands-on exercises for further honing the skills required for researching and programming

• Image Study, a unique feature in every chapter, is designed to improve the observation and analytical skills of the students

• Activities and Projects at the end of the books are additional hands-on exercises to strengthen the understanding to hone computer skills

• Sample Test Papers are provided at the end of the books for additional practice and revision

Table of Contents1. Categories of Computer and

Computer Language

Types of Computers

Computer Language

Classification of Computer Language

Generations of Computer Language

Translators

2. File Management—Organisation of Data

Operating System

History of Windows

Windows 7 and its Features

Windows Basics

Access Drives

Windows Explorer

Libraries

Creating a New Folder

File Management

Finding Files with Windows

Moving File/Folder

Searching Files with Wild Card Characters

Naming Files

Changing the Windows Wallpaper

Desktop Themes

Setting a Screen Saver with Windows 7

3. Word Processor—Tabular Presentation

Creating/Drawing a Table

Formatting Tables

Deleting a Table

Insert and Delete Rows and Columns in a Table

Enter Data

Change Row Height and Column Width

Split and Merge Cells

Apply Borders and Shading

Align Text

Table Properties

Resize Tables

4. Word Processor—Mail Merge

Mail Merge

Advantages of Mail Merge

Components of Mail Merge

Using Mail Merge

Printing Merged Document

Using Mail Merge Tab

5. Presentation—Visual Effects

PowerPoint Views

Navigation through Slides

Slide Design

Slide Layout

Animation Effects

Slide Transition Effects

Rehearse Timings

Inserting Audio in Slides

Inserting Video in Slides

Inserting Hyperlink in Slides

Insert Text Hyperlink

Insert Action buttons

Concept of OLE

6. Scratch Programming—Introduction

to Game Creation

What is Scratch?

Exploring Scratch Screen

Creating First Scratch Application/Project

Creating Sprite

Working with Blocks

Actions in Scratch

Repeat and Forever commands

Animating Sprite

Sprites, Images and Shape

Working with Multiple Sprites

Explain working of blocks likes Looks, Motion,

Control, Pen and Sound

Use of Forever, Forever-IF

7. Introduction to HTML

HTML and Webpages

Structure of an HTML Document

HTML Editors

Creating, Saving, Viewing and Editing

HTML Tags

Paragraph, Line Break Tags

Heading and Text Styles

Horizontal Rule Tag

Center tag, Font Settings

Formatting Texts: Superscript, Subscript and

Strikethrough Text

8. Internet—Online Surfing

Evolution of communication

Computer Network

Benefits and Limitations of the Internet

Browsing, Surfing and Search Engines

Netiquettes

Email

Google Drive

E-commerce and M-commerce

Online modes of payment

Blogs and Podcasts

9. Introduction to QBasic

Introduction

Benefits and Limitations of QBASIC

Starting a QBASIC Program

PRINT, CLS and REM Statements Constants and

Variables

LET, INPUT and GOTO Statements

Operators—Arithmetic, Relational and Logical

IF–THEN–ELSE Statements

Activities and Projects

Sample Test Paper 1