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Practical Manual

This practical manual outlines various computing tasks including identifying input/output devices, installing software, creating user accounts, backing up systems, sharing files, and using applications like word processors and spreadsheets. Each practical includes objectives, prerequisites, detailed procedures, and do's and don'ts to guide learners through the tasks. The manual emphasizes the importance of theoretical knowledge and proper software installation for successful completion of the activities.

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Practical Manual

This practical manual outlines various computing tasks including identifying input/output devices, installing software, creating user accounts, backing up systems, sharing files, and using applications like word processors and spreadsheets. Each practical includes objectives, prerequisites, detailed procedures, and do's and don'ts to guide learners through the tasks. The manual emphasizes the importance of theoretical knowledge and proper software installation for successful completion of the activities.

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Practical 1

IDENTIFICATION OF INPUT AND


OUTPUT DEVICES AND INSTALLATION
OF SOFTWARE

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:
z identify input and output devices;
z install application software.

Pre-requisite
z You should have theoretical knowledge of hardware devices.
z Operating system should be installed in system before application software
installation steps.

Hardware/Software Required
z Setup file of application software i.e., open office setup file.

Activity/Procedure
z Identify input devices i.e., keyboard, mouse etc.
z Identify output devices i.e., monitor, printer etc.
z Open the folder containing the setup file i.e., open office setup file.
z Double click on the setup file to open the installation window.
z Follow the installation instructions.

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z You will be able to use the software after the completion of installation steps.

Notes
z Open the folder where you have installed this software. Right click on the
execution file and select ‘Send to Desktop (Create Shortcut)’ to create a
shortcut on the desktop.

Do’s and Don’ts


You should scan your setup file before installation.

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Practical 2

CREATING A NEW ACCOUNT ON


WINDOWS

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:
z create a new user account in Operating System;
z set the password for your user account.

Pre-requisite
z Operating system should be installed in computer system.

Activity/Procedure
z Go to ‘Start’ menu and open ‘control panel’.
z Click on ‘Add or remove user accounts’ under ‘User Accounts’.
z Click ‘Create a new account’ under the available accounts list.
z Enter the desired name for the account, choose ‘Standard user’ and click
the ‘Create Account’ button.
z Once the new User Account is created, it will be displayed on the panel –
Click on the icon.
z Click on ‘Set a Password’ and enter the desired password two times.
z Mention a password hint if required.
z Log off from the current (Admin) account and re-login into the new user
account which you have created.

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Do’s and Don’ts


Notes z Create new account with standard user privileges.
z Don’t remove the primary admin user account.

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Practical 3

SET UP SYSTEM BACKUP

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:

z create backup file.

z restore configuration on particular date.

Pre-requisite
z You should have theoretical knowledge of control panel.

z Operating system should be installed in system.

Activity/Procedure
z Go to ‘Start’ menu and open ‘Control Panel’.

z Click on ‘Backup’ and ‘Restore’.

z Click ‘Setup Backup’.

z Select where you want to save your backup i.e., ‘D drive’ and click next.

z Select ‘Let window choose’ or ‘Let me choose’.

z Review your backup setting and save setting and run backup.

z You have successfully taken backup of your system.

Do’s and Don’ts


Set restoration date at regular interval.

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Practical 4

SHARING FILES IN THE NETWORK

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to share files with the users of
same network.

Pre-requisite
z Your computer system should be connected to the network.

Activity/Procedure
z Put all files that you want to share in a folder.
z Right click on folder and select ‘share with’ option and click on ‘specific
people’.
z A window will pop up, select ‘everyone’ from drop down menu and click on
‘Add’.
z Set permission as desired, click ‘OK’.

Do’s and Don’ts


Set required permission carefully.

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Practical 5

CREATING A RESUME IN WORD


PROCESSING SOFTWARE

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to create and edit a word
processing document.

Pre-requisite
z Word processing software should be installed on the system.

Activity/Procedure
z Open your word processing software and create a new file.
z Set page size as A4 and set required margins.
z Enter your experience, skills, academic and personal details.
z Academic details should be entered in table format.
z Mention all your skills using bullet listing.
z All titles should be in the heading format.
z You can choose bold letter and underline the text wherever required.
z You can use different formatting styles as per your need and preferences.
z Use ‘Spelling and Grammar’ check in order to correct any mistakes you
might have made.
z Insert page numbers using ‘header and footer’ option and save your file.

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Do’s and Don’ts


Notes Use suitable format and don’t use different colors unnecessarily.

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Practical 6

CREATING A DATASHEET/
SPREADSHEET

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:
z create and edit a datasheet for different purpose;
z check or validate and store data for any purpose.

Pre-requisite
z Microsoft Office should be installed on the system.
z Knowledge about Excel formulas.

Activity/Procedure
z Open your Microsoft excel and click to open file.
z Write down the point to be stored and make top row as heading for your data.
z Make separate columns for every detail you need to fill.
z Items detail should be filled in according to cell name.
z Mention all details as according to the given information.
z Apply needed formula.
z You can choose bold letter and underline the text wherever required.
z You can use different formatting styles as per your need and preferences.
z Use ‘Spelling and Grammar’ check in order to correct any mistakes you
might have made.
z Save your file.

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Notes Use suitable format and do not use different colors unnecessarily.

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Practical 7

CREATING A PRESENTATION

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to create a new digital
presentation.

Pre-requisite
z MS Office should be installed in system.

Activity/Procedure
z Go to start menu and open Microsoft PowerPoint.
z Click on ‘Add or remove title name’ under the title name.
z Write down the points of your topic.
z Use points and heading according to topic.
z Choose decent theme for presentation.
z You can choose bold letter and underline the text wherever required.
z You can use different formatting styles as per your need and preferences.
z Name the file and save it.
z Use ‘Spelling and Grammar’ check in order to correct any mistakes you
might have made.

Do’s and Don’ts


z Use points for data presentation.
z Don’t use too much theoretical language for presentation.

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Practical 8

RECORDING THE PRESENTATION

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:
z create a new digital presentation;
z record presentation and show to others.

Pre-requisite
z MS Office should be installed in system.

Activity/Procedure
z Go to ‘Start’ menu and open Microsoft PowerPoint.
z Click the slide show tab and then click on the drop down arrow.
z Click the record slideshow dropdown arrow.
z Select either start recording from current slide or start recording from
beginning.
z A dialog box will appear, select the desired option.
z Select the animation timing and start recording.
z Perform your slideshow.

Do’s and Don’ts


z Use points for data presentation.
z Don’t use too much theoretical language for presentation.

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Practical 9

CREATING AN EMAIL ACCOUNT

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to create an email address on
Google account and send an email.

Pre-requisite
z You should be connected to internet.

Activity/Procedure
z Create gmail account:
„ Go to www.gmail.com.
„ Click Create account.
„ The signup form will appear. Follow the directions and enter the
required information.
„ Review Google’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, click the check
box, then click Next step.
„ Here, you will have an opportunity to set up recovery options. Recovery
options are helpful if you forget your password or if someone tries to
access your account. If you do not want to set up recovery options at
this time, click Done.
„ Your account will be created, and the Google welcome page will
appear.
z Send an email for leave from work to your Supervisor for 10 days:
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„ Mention ‘Subject’ (Application of leave for 10 days).

Notes „ Write the body of email.


„ Click on ‘send’ to send the email.

Do’s and Don’ts


z Speak to your direct supervisor first and take a verbal approval.
z Include a thank you note.
z Attach supporting documents if required (in case of medical leaves).

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Practical 10

SECURING GMAIL ACCOUNT

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to secure your Gmail account
from hacking and provide security to account.

Pre-requisite
z Your computer system should be connected to the network.
z You should have a Gmail account.

Activity/Procedure
z Go to your Google Account.
z On the left navigation panel, click ‘Security’. On the signing in to ‘Google
panel’, click 2-Step verification.
z Add at least one additional second step like:
z Backup codes
z Authenticator app codes
z Backup phone
z If you forget your password or someone else is using your account, having
updated recovery info can help you get your account back.

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Practical 11

STORING FILES ON DIGILOCKER

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to store files on DigiLocker.

Pre-requisite
z Your computer system should be connected to internet.
z You should have DigiLocker account for storing document (documents like
Aadhaar, PAN) on DigiLocker.

Activity/Procedure
z Create a DigiLocker account by visiting digilocker.gov.in website (One can
use Aadhaar to sign up using mobile OTP).
z Click the upload icon to start uploading a document. In the file upload dialog
box, locate the file from your local drive and select ‘open’ to complete the
uploading.
z To assign a document type to your uploaded file, click ‘select doc type’. This
will show a pop up with a drop down selection of various document types.
Choose the appropriate document type and click ‘save’.
z You can also edit the name of the file using the edit icon next to the filename.

Do’s and Don’ts


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Practical 12

RETRIEVING FILES FROM DROPBOX

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to retrieve files from Drop Box.

Pre-requisite
z You should be connected to internet.
z You should have Gmail account to retrieve the required deleted file from
Dropbox.

Activity/Procedure
z Sign in to dropbox.com.
z Click ‘Files’ in the left sidebar.
z Click Deleted files in the left sidebar.
z Click on the name of the deleted file or folder you want to recover (You can
select multiple files or folders at once).
z Click ‘Restore’. Restorations can take time if you are restoring a large
number of files.

Do’s and Don’ts


Don’t share your drop box with everyone

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Practical 13

STORING FILES ON GOOGLE DRIVE

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to store files on storage apps like
Google Drive and One Drive.

Pre-requisite
z Computer system should be connected to internet.
z Picture and Document folder of your computer should have some images and
.ppt files to store.
z You should have Gmail account for storing images on Google Drive and a
Microsoft account for storing .ppt file on One Drive.

Activity/Procedure
z For storing images from Picture folder of computer on Google Drive:
„ Using any web browser on your computer, visit the Google Drive page.
„ Under the Sign In box, enter your Gmail email address and password.
Click the ‘Sign in’ button to proceed.
„ After logging, you will be brought to the main drive or directory. All
your folders and files on Google Drive can be accessed from here.
„ Click the ‘New’ button on the top of the left panel menu, then select
‘File upload’. Your computer’s file explorer window will open.
„ Go to the Picture folder of your computer. Click on all the images you
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„ Click the ‘Open’ or ‘Upload’ button on the file explorer once you have
selected all the photos. The selected pictures will then be uploaded to
Notes Google Drive.
z For storing .ppt files from Documents folder of computer on One Drive:
„ Go to the OneDrive website and sign in with your Microsoft account.
„ Pick .ppt file you want to share by selecting the circle in the upper
corner of the item. You can also pick multiple items to share them
together.
„ Select ‘Share’ at the top of the page.
„ In the ‘Share’ box that appears, set an expiration date or password if
desired, and choose one of the sharing options: Get a link or Email.

Do’s and Don’ts


Don’t share your drive data in public.

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Practical 14

SKYPE CALLING

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to make Skype call.

Pre-requisite
z Your computer system should be connected to internet.
z Install Skype App in your computer.

Activity/Procedure
z Find the person you want to call from your Contacts list.
z Select the contact you want to call, and then select the audio or video button.
If you want to make a group call, simply add another participant.
z At the end of a call, select the end call button to hang up.

Do’s and Don’ts


Don’t respond to unknown calls.

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Practical 15

CREATION OF NEW USER ACCOUNT


ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:
z create a new user account on social media;
z use that account to share a video.

Pre-requisite
z Internet connectivity is required.
z An email account is required.

Activity/Procedure
z Open web browser and open facebook/linkedin/twitter.
z Click on register and make a new account.
z Click ‘Create a new account’ under the available accounts list.
z Enter the desired name for the account and click the ‘Create Account’
button.
z Use your email-id and set a strong password.
z Mention a password hint if required.
z Log into your facebook/linkedin/twitter account and go to your profile, post
a desired video you want to post.
z In order to gain more viewers, the video must be short, catchy and distributed
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z Don’t use abusive or inappropriate data for post.
z Always use eye catchy post.

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Practical 16

WRITING AN ARTICLE – BLOG/WIKI

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:
z use social media for sharing your opinion and thoughts;
z write about anything for any purpose.

Pre-requisite
z Internet is required.
z Account/access to particular blog/wiki is required.

Activity/Procedure
z Open to web browser and open a blog/wiki.
z Write down the title name of the article, which should be strong and catchy.
z Register your blog and get hosting.
z Customize your blog. Choose a free template and modify it.
z Use images, humor for enhanced reading interest.
z Avoid repetition and choose word wisely.
z Keep sentences and paragraph short.

Do’s and Don’ts


z Do not create lengthy content.
z Do not copy and paste the content.

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Practical 17

USE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE AND ANTI


SPYWARE

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:
z secure your system from any cyber attack;
z protect your data and system from cyber harm.

Pre-requisite
z You should have the knowledge of cyber security.
z Security software should be installed in system.

Activity/Procedure
z Keep up with system and software security updates.
z Adjust your browser settings.
z Install antivirus and anti spy software.
z Passwords protect your software and lock your device.
z Encrypt your data.

Do’s and Don’ts


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Practical 18

RECOVERING OF LOST, HIDDEN FILES


FROM PEN DRIVE

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:
z recover lost and hidden files;
z use command for data recovery.

Pre-requisite
z You should have theoretical knowledge of Disk Operating System (DOS)
commands i.e., attrib.
z cmd.exe should exist in the system.

Activity/Procedure
z Plug in your pen drive to your system.
z Go to ‘Start’ menu type ‘CMD’ in search bar and enter.
z Double click on cmd.exe, command window is opened.
z Type command “attrib -h -r -s /s /d drive letter:\*.*”, for example, “attrib
-h -r -s /s /d G:\*.*”
z Open the pen drive folder.
z Your pen drive data is recovered.

Do’s and Don’ts


You should be careful in typing command on command line, a tiny mistake can
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Practical 19

SOLVING CUSTOMER QUERIES

Objectives
After completion of this practical you will be able to:
z communicate with customer;
z resolve the query of customers.

Pre-requisite
z You should have the knowledge of language that is being used by customer.
z You should have the knowledge of company products.

Activity/Procedure
z Greet your customer and inform about your name and employee id.
z Stay calm and listen to customer problems.
z Acknowledge the problems.
z Offer solution to customer if you have otherwise ask him/her to hold the
phone for better solution.
z Get the facts and offer solution.
z Ask customer, if he/she needs solution for any other problem.
z Say thank you.

Do’s and Don’ts


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Practical 20

COMMUNICATE WITH COLLEAGUES

Objective
After completion of this practical you will be able to communicate effectively with
your colleagues.

Pre-requisite
z You should be aware about organization rules.

Activity/Procedure
z Treat your colleagues with respect and dignity.
z Manage your emotion at the time of communication.
z Use effective communication i.e., choice of words, tone of voice, body
language etc.,
z Control your thought patterns, keep it positive.

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You should listen to your colleagues and understand them.

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