Basic science and technology computer studies curriculum j. S. S. 1St term

- Nibble

- Kilobyte

- Megabyte

- Gigabyte, etc.

Conversion from one unit of storage to another e.g from MB to KB, GB to KB, etc.

- Meaning of BASIC

- BASIC Character set

2. Key BASIC Statements

3. Writing Simple BASIC programs

4.

2. Examples of graphic package: paint, CorelDraw, Instant Artist, Adobe Photoshop, etc

3. Features of graphic package: Tool bar, Menu bar, Printable area, Colour palette, Etc

4. The Paint: Paint Environment, tools in Microsoft Paint and their functions

2. Types of Computer Virus

- Boot sector

- Executable file virus

- Attack on documents

- Polymorphic virus

- Browser hijacker

- File infector virus

3. Example of viruses: Trojan horse, sleeper, logic bomb,

Alabama virus, Christmas virus

4. Sources of viruses

- Infected diskettes

- Infected CD-ROMS

- Internet Downloads

- Illegal duplication

- E-mails

- Presence of tiny dots

- Wandering across the screen

- Incomplete saving of file

- Corruption of the system setup instructions

- Appearance of strange characters

Antivirus programs e.g. Norton, AVG, Kaspersky, McAfee etc.

1. 
   MS Word practical: typing letters, changing font size, font colour
   
2. 
   Inserting and formatting shapes, Word Art, inserting pictures in documents.
   
3. 
   Applying drop cap effect, line spacing
   
4. 
   Applying watermark and page border
   

1. 
   Definition of the internet
   
2. 
   Uses of the internet: Messaging, communication. E-e-learning, etc
   
3. 
   Disadvantages/abuses of the internet
   

1. 
   Definition of web browser
   
2. 
   Examples of web browser
   
3. 
   Characteristic features of a web browser
   
4. 
   Practical: browsing the internet
   

2. Features of old economy

- Time consuming

- Labour based

- Mechanical

- Constrained by space, time and distance, etc

3. Features of new economy

- Digital

- Time, space & distance is irrelevant

- Technology driven

- Knowledge based, etc

4. Limitations of the old economy

5. Benefits of new economy:

- Low capital to start business

- Creates new jobs, etc

5.

1. 
   Definition of Computer Professionals
   
2. 
   Examples of computer professional and their functions
   

- System Analyst

- Programmers

- Computer Educator

- Computer engineers and technicians

- Operators

2. Qualities of good computer professionals

i. Nigerian Computer Society (NCS)

ii. Institute of Management Information System (IMIS)

iii. Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria (CPRN)

iv. Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN)

v. Nigerian Internet Group (NIG)

2. Functions and duties of each of the computer professional

bodies and association.

1. 
   Definition of Word processing
   
2. 
   Uses of word processor
   
3. 
   Features of a word processor e.g. bold, italic, underline, alignment
   
4. 
   Word processing Practical: creating a document in MS Word, typing, formatting text e.g. changing font colour, font size; center align text, bold, italic, underline text, copy, cut and paste
   

1. 
   Revision of 1^st term work / The computer keyboard