BUSINESS APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS

BUSINESS APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS
AREA OF STUDY: FOUNDATION
BBA-104

Year: 1
Semester: 1

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* Continuous
** Duration: 3 hours

Objectives
To provide students with basic concepts of computers and get them used to analyze and interpret business problems through computer application.
Contents
Unit 1: Introduction to Computer L. H. 6
Concept of characteristics of computers, computer generations, computer applications, classification of computers- Digital and analog computers.
Unit 2: Computer Organization L. H. 6
Anatomy of computer, Arithmetic and logic unit, control unit. Memory, types of memory, input-output devices, primary and secondary storage device, central processing unit. Printers; Dot Matrix Printer, Laser Printer, Hardware and Software.
Unit 3: Data Representation L. H. 8
Integers, real numbers, string, bits and bytes, positional and non-positional number systems, Decimal, Binary, Converting from one number system to another, Binary addition.
Unit 4: The Operating System and the User Interface L.H. 10
Introduction to Window, The Desktop, Icons, Taskbar & start button, Programs Running Windows, Windows control buttons, menus and dialog boxes, running programs, managing the files.
Unit 5: Word Processing (MS-Word) L. H. 8
Entering Text, Navigation through a document, Editing text, Formatting Text.
Unit 6: Spread Sheets (MS-Excel) L. H. 7
Introducing, creating a worksheet, organizing the data, designing the worksheet, creating formula and editing the worksheet, Adding charts and analyzing the data shorting and printing the worksheet. Financial Functions, Statistical Functions, Mathematical Function.
Unit 7: Presentation (MS-Power Point) L. H. 3
Organization Chart, Slide and presentation of project work.
Text Books
1. Kalicharan Noel: An Introduction to Computer Studies, Cambridge University Press; London. Modern Micro Economic. MacMillan Press Ltd., London
2. MS Word/Excel, PowerPoint Books.
Reference:
1. Rajaraman V.: Fundamentals of Computers, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi.
2. Peter Norton's Introduction Computer Data McGrow Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi
3. Jain R. K. Conventional and Objective Type on Computer, Khanna Publisher Delhi.