IT Workshop Lab Manual

It has Prepared By Department of Computer Science & Engineering – Information Technology for All I Year B.Tech students as a common lab manual.

INTRODUCTION

The objective of IT Workshop is to impart basic computer usage and maintenance skills and to introduce you to a suite of productivity tools that will aid in your day to day activities.

IT workshop works in a learning-by-doing mode. It concentrates more on hands-on experience for the participants rather theoretical classes. It enables the participant to make the best use of Microsoft Office Suite in their day-to-day requirements and make use of it to improve the standards in the educational environment. The IT Workshop prepares the participant to have a hands-on experience in maintaining and troubleshooting a PC by themselves.

Computer Hardware, Windows & Linux

Hardware comprises all of the physical parts of a computer, as distinguished from the data it contains or operates on. Software provides instructions for the hardware to accomplish tasks.

Windows is a range of closed source proprietary commercial operating environments for personal computers and also servers. This range was first introduced by Microsoft in 1985 and eventually has come to dominate the world of personal computer market. All recent versions of Windows are full-fledged operating systems.
Linux is a computer operating system. It is among the most famous examples of free software and of open-source development. Initially, Linux was largely developed and used by individual enthusiasts.

Productivity Tools

Microsoft Office is a suite of productivity programs created by Microsoft and developed for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems. In addition to the office applications, it includes associated servers and Web-based services.
Office is considered to be the de facto standard for productivity programs, and has many features not present in other suites. However, the reverse is also true, with other programs having capabilities that Office doesn't.Microsoft Office suite includes Word, Power Point, Excel, Publisher, Outlook in most of its versions.

Internet and World Wide Web

Internet & World Wide Web module introduces the different ways of hooking on to the internet from home and workplace and effectively usage of the internet. Usage of web browsers, email, newsgroups and discussion forums would be covered.