Computer in Action for CBSE Class 3

Computer in Action, a series of eight books, is our humble effort to provide latest, comprehensive learning and understanding of Computer Science. The concepts have been presented in a lucid and student-friendly manner. We have tried to include the latest versions of all software. The books have been developed based on an extensive feedback received from teachers and authors’ experience of over a decade in teaching and interacting with students.

Table of Contents

1. COMPUTER BASICS

Uses of Computer

Characteristics of a Computer

Working of a Computer

Input, Output and Storage Devices

Hardware and Software

2. MORE ABOUT KEYBOARD

Qwerty Keyboard

Types of Keys

3. UNDERSTANDING WINDOWS 10

Operating System

Microsoft Windows

Desktop, Icons and Taskbar

Components of a Window

4. WORKING WITH MICROSOFT PAINT

Opening Paint

Components of Paint Window

Tools in Paint

Saving a New Drawing

Opening a Saved Drawing

Creating a New Drawing

Closing a Drawing

5. MORE ABOUT MICROSOFT PAINT

Selecting Objects

Copying and Pasting Objects

Cutting and Pasting Objects

Pasting a Picture onto Paint

Rotating or Flipping a Picture

Resizing and Skewing a Picture

Setting the Picture as Desktop

Background

6. LET’S LEARN LOGO

Introduction to LOGO

Starting MSWLOGO

Parts of LOGO Window

LOGO Terminologies

Exiting LOGO

LOGO Commands

7. MATHS WITH LOGO

PRINT Command

LABEL Command

Mathematical Calculations with

LOGO

Using Mathematical Operations

with LOGO Commands

8. INTRODUCTION TO

MICROSOFT WORD 2013

Word Processing Software

Introduction to Microsoft Word

Uses of Microsoft Word

Starting Microsoft Word

Components of Microsoft Word

Window

Creating a New Document

Entering Text in Word

Selecting Text in Word

Adding New Text

Deleting Text

Formatting Text

Saving a Document

Closing a Document

Opening an Existing Document

SAMPLE OLYMPIAD QUESTIONS

WORKSHEET 1

WORKSHEET 2

WORKSHEET 3

IT PERSONALITIES