Syllabus of Computer Fundamentals

Computer:

 Definition, History, Generation, Characteristics, Types & Applications.

 Overview of a computer system:

Hardware:

 Definition of Hardware

 Input Unit: Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner etc

 CPU: Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), Control Unit (CU), Memory Unit (MU)

 Output Unit: Monitor, Printer, etc

 Storage Devices: Primary & Auxiliary Memory (Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, Compact Disk,
DVD, Flash Disk etc)

 Others: Network Card, Modem, Sound Card etc.

Software

 Definition & types of Software

 Programming Language

 Liveware, Malware, Software

 Firmware and Cache Memory

Setting & Protection of Computer Room and Computer

 Concept of Computer related threats (virus, worms, Trojan, phishing etc) remedies and
protection

Concept of Multimedia

File Management basics:

 Physical structure of disk

Concept of E-mail / Internet / Extranet, World Wide Web (WWW)

 Familiarity with internet browsers (eg. Inernet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Google
Chrome etc.)

 Introduction of IP address, submet mask and default gateway

 Introduction to Network Media, topology and protocol.

 Setting up Microsoft Network

 Dial-Up Networking

Number System:

 Introduction to binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal number system

 Introduction to ASCII and Unicode standards

IT Policy of Nepal

Electronic Transaction Act 2008

PART 1. Computer Fundamentals

o Computer Fundamentals
o What is Computer
o History of Computer
o Types of Computer

PART 2. Computer Components

o Computer Components
o Input Devices
o Output Devices
o Central Processing Unit
o Hardware
o Software
PART 3. Computer Memory

o Computer Memory
o Register Memory
o Cache Memory
o Primary Memory
o Secondary Memory
o Memory Units

PART 4. Computer Network

o Computer Network

Computer Virus

o Computer Virus

PART 5.Number Systems

o Number Systems

PART 6.Internet

o Internet
o Intranet
o Extranet
o Website

Interview Questions

o HR Interview