concept of "B","I","U"

Concept of "B","I","U"

"B" make the selected content to be bold in the look..

for e.g. : without command "B" it looks like =   "INDIA"

after selecting "B" it look like=  "INDIA"

short key is "Ctrl + B"

"I" make the selected content to be italic (bend)..

for e.g. without using "I" it look like= "AMAZING"

 after selecting "I" it will look like=  "AMAZING"

short key is "Ctrl + I"

"U" make an underline of the selected word or data...

for e.g. without using "U" it look like = "important"

after selecting "U" it will look like= "important"

 

short key is "Ctrl+U"...

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some computer related terms with full form

Computer related terms with its full forms

HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.

* HTTPS - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure.

* IP - Internet Protocol.

* URL - Uniform Resource Locator. 

* USB - Universal Serial Bus. 

* VIRUS - Vital Information Resource UnderSeized. 

* 3G -3rd Generation. 

* GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication.

* CDMA - Code Divison Multiple Access.

* UMTS - Universal MobileTelecommunication System.

* SIM - Subscriber Identity Module . 

* AVI = Audio Video Interleave 

* RTS = Real Time Streaming

* SIS = Symbian OS Installer File 

* AMR = Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec

* JAD = Java Application Descriptor 

* JAR = Java Archive

* JAD = Java Application Descriptor 

* 3GPP = 3rd Generation Partnership Project 

* 3GP = 3rd Generation Project 

* MP3 = MPEG player lll

* MP4 = MPEG-4 video file

*AAC = Advanced Audio Coding 

* GIF= Graphic Interchangeable Format

* JPEG = Joint Photographic Expert Group

* BMP = Bitmap

* SWF = Shock Wave Flash 

* WMV = Windows Media Video 

* WMA = Windows Media Audio 

* WAV = Waveform Audio

* PNG = Portable Network Graphics

* DOC = Document (MicrosoftCorporation) 

* PDF = Portable Document Format 

* M3G = Mobile 3D Graphics

* M4A = MPEG-4 Audio File 

* NTH = Nokia Theme (series 40)

* THM = Themes (Sony Ericsson) 

* MMF = Synthetic Music Mobile Application File

* NRT = Nokia Ringtone

* XMF = Extensible Music File

* WBMP = Wireless Bitmap Image 

* DVX = DivX Video

* HTML = Hyper Text Markup Language

* WML = Wireless Markup Language

* CD -Compact Disk.

* DVD - Digital Versatile Disk.

*CRT - Cathode Ray Tube. 

* DAT - Digital Audio Tape. 

* DOS - Disk Operating System. 

* GUI -Graphical User Interface. 

* HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. 

* IP - Internet Protocol. 

* ISP - Internet Service Provider. 

* TCP - Transmission Control Protocol.

* UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply.

* HSDPA - High Speed Downlink PacketAccess.

* EDGE - Enhanced Data Rate for GSM[GlobalSystem for Mobile Communication] Evolution. 

* VHF - Very High Frequency.

* UHF - Ultra High Frequency. 

* GPRS - General PacketRadio Service.

* WAP - Wireless ApplicationProtocol.

* TCP - Transmission ControlProtocol .

* ARPANET - Advanced ResearchProject Agency Network.

* IBM - International Business Machines.

* HP - Hewlett Packard.

*AM/FM - Amplitude/ Frequency Modulation.

* WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network

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what are Icons in the desktop screen

ICONS in the Desktop Screen

On the desktop screen you will see several small pictures. These pictures are called "ICONS"
Double Clicking the left mouse button on an icon will start the program.

some of my students ask me what is the use of icons?

Ans: icons are nothing but the application software or some folders that provide easy to access and reduce the steps to be open from Start Menu .

these icons actually are the shortcuts to access through desktop screen

for e.g. in the desktop screen you have seen the icon named "My Computer" "My Documents" or "Typing Master"

you can easily double click to switch any folder or the application software instead of go to start button select all programs then select typing master then you see a menu with options select the desired one.

how to customize your desktop in "Windows XP"?

• right click on desktop screen 
• select properties option
• you will see display properties dialog box, select desktop menu from the following
• then select Customize Desktop
• You will see a new dialog box with Desktop Item
• select the icons you wanted to be used in your desktop screen as a icon.
• you can also change the the icon by selecting change icon option.

how to customize your desktop in "Vista-Ultimate"?

• right click on desktop screen 

• select personalize option from the bottom

• left hand-side you will see "Change Desktop Icons" Options

• select or deselect the options you wanted to see on desktop as a icon 

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what are peripheral devices?

Peripheral Devices

Any hardware devices that are connected externally to the C.P.U(Central Processing Unit) are called Peripheral Devices
for e.g.

• computer
• keyboard
• mouse
• speakers
• cameras
• scanners
• printer
• microphones, etc

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how to change case of your text in ms-word 2007

To Change Case of  your text in ms-word 2007 

As we all know if we need a textual data in our document to be uppercase means to be capitalised each word we need to select CAP LOCK key from the keyboard before typing anything.......

But what will you do if your text is in lowercase or in small letters???

after typing if you got any instructions to be shown content or work in capital your caps lock key will not work at that time you need to follow some easy steps:

select your text which you wanted to be capitalised

go to home menu from menu bar of ms-word 2007

select " Aa " from the formatting tool baryou will see several options such as:

• Sentence Case

• lower Case

• Upper Case

• Toggle Case 

each has different functionality 

for e.g. you have typed  "welcome" and you selected Sentence case 

welcome word will be looked as = "Welcome" first word will be capital according to the rule of english and other will be in small till the system got any full stop or para change.

lower case will impact your text to be in small letters.

Upper Case will change your text into Capital each word.

Toggle Case is something mix of lower and upper for e.g. you typed 

"Welcome To The World of COMPUTERS"

it will change the capital words to be in lower case and the small letter word will be changed into capital 

so the result will be "wELCOME tO tHE wORLD OF computers"

 alternative method 

press Ctrl + D for font dialog box

select the "All Caps" Option from the following and then ok, your small letter content will be capitalised.

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how to start Windows XP in Safe mode

Starting Windows XP in Safe Mode

Restart the computer. Immediately after the screen goes blank for the first time, or after the BIOS post ends, start taping the F8 key repeatedly. The Windows Advanced Options menu appears. If the menu does not appear, restart the computer and try again. If the Keyboard has a F-Lock key, it may be necessary to press it first - QUICKLY before pressing the F8 Key. This will have to be done quickly before tapping the F8 key repeatedly.
The Windows Advanced Options Menu shown next should appear

The Safe Mode option uses a minimal set of device drivers and services to start Windows. The default Microsoft VGA driver is used for display at 640 x 480 resolution and in 16 colors.

If this widows appears, choose the operating system you want to boot to. Note: Dual boot users will see more than one operating system.

As files load they will scroll down the screen

Alternative method to using the F8 key

Go to Start - Run and type or paste MSCONFIG then press enter
Click on the the Boot.ini tab
Click the box for /SAFEBOOT to select it
Minimal should be selected, if not select it
Click Apply then OK

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How to care of your computer components?

Caring of your Computer

Your computer will work much better and last much longer if yu look after it well.

Here are some simple do's and don'ts for you to follow:

DO

• Keep the computer room clean and cool.
• Keep your computer clean and free of dust. Dust it with a clean, soft, and dry cloth regularly.
• Protect your computer from smoke, high temperature,and humidity, food and drink spills.
• use original softwares.
• Shut don the computer properly after you finish your work.
• Install a good anti-virus program.This will protect your computer from harmful programs called viruses.

Don't

• Don't enter the computer room with shoes on.
• Don't let your computer share an electric socket with another large machine such as a fridge,television etc.
• Don't pull at wires or knock hard against any part of the computer.
• Do't use pirated software.
• Don't run your computer on and off to o many times through the day.
• Don't download games or songs from the Internet too often. You might end p downloading a virus program and cause a virus attack on your computer.

Note:If your computer starts to give trouble, don't neglect the problem -even if it seems like only a small one. Call an expert. Don't try to fix things yourself.

Caring for your Monitor

1. Protect your monitor from direct sunlight, humidity, and high temperature.
2. keep it free of dust. Clean it with a soft , dry cloth.

Caring for your Keyboard

1. Protect your keyboard from dust and grime. keep it covered when you are not using ikt. 
2. Make sure your hands are clean before you work on it. 
3. Clean it regularly with a soft and dry cloth.
4. don't hit the keys hard; press them gently.
5. Don't bring food or drink near he keyboard. It thse spill on to your keyboard, it might be harmed.

Caring of your Mouse

1. Use a mouse pad . The pad will protect ht mouse. The mouse will also work much better on it.
2. Don't touch the mouse with dirty sticky fingers.
3. Clean the mouse with a soft, dry cloth. 
4. Click on the mouse buttons gently. If the buttons give trouble, you will need to bu a new mouse.

Caring of your CDs and DVDs

1. Don't touch their shiny side. The computer reads the data on these discs from this side. if this side gets scratched , there will be problems in reading the data.
2. If they get dirty, wipe them carefully with a soft cloth. 
3. Don't store them in dusty, hot or humid places.
4. Keep them away from direct sunlight.
5. Don't write on them with a ball point pen . Use special CD pens made for this purpose.
6. Don't paste any stickers on the surface of a CD or a DVD.
7. If a CD or a DVD gets stuck in the player , take the help of an adult. Don't try to pull it out yourself.

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friends day calendar on ms-word 2007

Friends day calendar on ms-word 2007 

with the use of table, word art from insert menu, and page color and page border from page layout menu.

steps to create a calendar:
open ms-word 2007
choose insert menu from the menu bar
select table and then Quick Tables from that pop up, select any built in calendars 
change the month name from home menu by using formatting toolbar , you can also change the font color and highlight your text as well.

How to make colorful table???
  
when you select the table you see a additional tool name "table tool " on title bar 
select that and you see several new options you can select table styles of your choice .... and also you can choose different colors for every cells in your table by shading option in table tool only.

How to give attractive heading?

you have two options
first : simply type your heading then increase the font size, change style and you can apply every character to a different color by font color

second  and easy : go to insert menu select "word art" option select any look you want, then type you want as a heading in your document you can simply change the font style , and size from edit wordart dialog box.

how to give attractive border?
go to page layout menu, select page border
then you see a border and shading dialog box containing three menu (Borders, Page Borders and Shading)
select Page border then in the last you see a blank box containing name "ART" click on the small triangle to see options select any and apply ok

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7ohZTe4Y4iaTmpsaUlGalNKZ2M/edit?usp=sharing

how to set a wallpaper on the desktop screen?

Wallpaper on the DESKTOP SCREEN

STEP 1:

Right click from mouse on the desktop screen in free space.

STEP 2:

Choose properties/personalize from the dialog box appear.

STEP 3:

Select Desktop Menu from the Display properties window.

STEP 4:

Select any picture, Apply then OK.

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Computer Definition

Computer is an electronic machine that has the ability to store and retrieve that required data, ORWe can say a machine that totally depends at the commands of the user. Which can perform operation at a much higher speed than a human being.

use of clip art,drop cap , page color made by amar in ms-word 2007

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7ohZTe4Y4iaNjg0Nk5uRG0yTXc/edit?usp=sharing

Difference between backspace and delete key

Difference between Backspace and Delete key

BACKSPACE KEY: This key also is used to correct mistakes. When we press this key, the letter on the left side of the cursor gets deleted and the position of the cursor is also changed.

DELETE KEY: It is used to correct mistakes while typing. When we press this key, the letter on the right side of the cursor gets removed. It is also used to delete files from the computer.

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defination of computer components made by my student amar in ms-word 2007

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7ohZTe4Y4iabzVTQTNoQ01jYVk/edit?usp=sharing

basic terms of windows

Basic Terms of Windows

What is Windows?

A computer cannot work without an Operating System( O.S). The operating system manages all the tasks performed by a computer. It also allows us the user to interact with the computer. It takes care of all the inputs and sends output to the monitor. Microsoft Windows is a popular operating system software.

When you switch on the computer, it takes some time to get started. This is because the computer takes some time to load the operating system in its memory. this process is called booting.

Windows Desktop

Once the computer is booted , you will see a screen with lots of small pictures on the monitor. This screen is called the desktop. The small pictures on the desktop are called icons.

The two main parts of a desktop are:

the Icons

the Taskbar

Icons are the application software that makes our work easier by its existence on desktop screen which helps us to opt easily . We just need to double click on that to open particular icon.

Taskbar:  At the bottom of the desktop is a rectangular panel called a taskbar. We can recognised it by a start button on its left and a clock on its right.

It shows the task performing by you in the system.

The taskbar contains:

• Start Button
• Tasbar buttons
• System Tray

Start Button: When you click the Start Button, it opens up a Start menu form where you can do the following:

• Shut down the computer
• Open a program
• Find a file or a folder in the computer
• Change the settings of the computer

Taskbar Button: When you open a program or a file in windows, it appears inside a rectangular screen called a window. It's also shown by a button on the taskbar called taskbar button.

You can open more than one window at at time. When two or more windows are open, the windwo that you are currently working on is called the active windows.

System Tray:
This is present at the right hand corner of the taskbar. It has a clock and small icons for funtions like anti-virus, software, volume-control, and printer.

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how to create a folder

FOLDER

A folder is like a 'bag' or a 'container' that stores your file as well as folder. You can organise your work by keeping similar files in one  folder. This way, your desktop will stay neat and you will be able to find your files easily.

A folder icon looks like a yellow file folder.

Basic Short keys used in ms-word

Short Keys

Commands                                 Keys

To Save                                                      Ctrl + S

To Open                                                      Ctrl + O

Cut                                                              Ctrl + X

Copy                                                           Ctrl + C

Paste                                                           Ctrl + V

Undo                                                            Ctrl + Z

Redo                                                            Ctrl + Y

Left Text Alignment                                   Ctrl + L

Right Text Alignment                                  Ctrl + R

Centre Text Alignment                                Ctrl + E

Justify                                                           Ctrl + J

To Find                                                          Ctrl + F

To Print                                                         Ctrl + P

Go To                                                             Ctrl + G

Replace                                                           Ctrl + H

Help                                                                      F1

Hyperlink                                                         Ctrl + K

Exit                                                                         Esc

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HOW TO START AND CLOSE SYSTEM

POWER UP

TURNING ON YOUR COMPUTER

Universal Power Symbol most electronic devices such as computers, printers and scanneres will have a bettedr that display this symbol.
Simply Press the Corresponding button to power up your computer.

POWER OFF

SHUTTING DOWN YOUR COMPUTER

Click Start Button from the taskbar of your computer then select Shutdown option to power off your computer. Then select turn off option from the option.

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Full Forms

Full form of different components in the language of computer

MOUSE

• M : Manually
• O: Operated
• U: Utility use for
• S: Selecting
• E: Equipments

KEYBOARD

• K: Keys
• E: Electronic
• Y: Yet
• B: Board
• O: Operating
• A: A to Z
• R: Response
• D: Directly

C.P.U

• C: Central
• P: Processing
• U: Unit

U.P.S

• U: Uninterrupted  
• P: Power
• S: Supply

VIRUS

• V: Vital
• I: Information
• R: Resources
• U: Under
• S: Seize

Wifi

• W: Wireless
• F: Fidelity

MODEM

• M: Modulator and
• D: Demodulator

INTERNET

• I: International
• N: Network

OK

• O: Ool
• K: Korrect

CD

• C: Compact
• D: Disk

DVD

• D: Digital
• V: Versatile
• D: Disk

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FULL FORM OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER

C: COMMON

O: OPERATING

M: MACHINE

P: PARTICULARLY

U: USED FOR

T: TECHNOLOGY

E: ENTERTAINMENT AND

R: RESEARCH

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why cpu is known as central processing unit

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(C.P.U)

C.P.U. is known as central processing unit the reason behind is, when we we give instructions to the computer by input devices such as keyboard, mouse,microphone , etc. the functioning of c.p.u. starts to perform the specified task or to provide output through output devices such as monitor, printer, speakers etc.

as it works as the mediator between input and output is known as central processing unit.

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About Office Button

Office Button

                         

 Office Button is located at the top left corner of the document in MS Word.

consist of various commands such as:

NEW 

OPEN
SAVE
SAVE AS

• WORD DOCUMENT 
• WORD TEMPLATE
• WORD 97-2003 DOC.
• OTHER FORMAT

PRINT

• PRINT
• QUICK PRINT
• PRINT PREVIEW

PREPARE

• PROPERTIES
• INSPECT DOCUMENT
• RESTRICT PERMISSION 
• ADD A DIGITAL SIGNATURE
• MARK AS FINAL
• RUN COMPATIBILITY MODE

SEND

• EMAIL
• INTERNET FAX

PUBLISH

• BLOG 
• DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVER
• CREATE DOCUMENT WORKSPACE

EXIT

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How to select Text

Selecting Text

we can select text by two methods by 

•  mouse and
•  keybord

Selecting text with the mouse 

• One word: Double-click on the word.
• More than on word: Click and drag the mouse till the end of the text.
• More than one line: Click and drag the mouse up or down.
• Paragraph: Triple-click on the first word of the paragraph.
• Selecting a range: Place the cursor at the end, press Shift, and click at the beginning.

Selecting text with the keyboard

• One word: Place the cursor at one end of the word. Then press Shift, and move the cursor with the help of the arrow keys to the other end of the word.
• More than one word: Similar to selecting one word.
• One line: Place the cursor at the beginning of the line. Then, press Shift + Down arrow or End key.
• More than one line: After selecting one line, keep pressing the Down arrow dey along with the Shift key.
• Whole document: Press Ctrl+A

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how to exit MS Word

How to exit MS Word

1. Click on Office Button from top of the corner. You will see a drop-down menu. 
2. Click on Exit . MS Word will close down. 
3. If you give the Exit command without saving your work, MS Word will ask you if you wish to save the changes you have made to your work before closing the file.
4. or simply pressing alt+f4 for closing dialog box or clicking the Red Cross Button from top right corner. 

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how to open an existing document

Opening an existing document

1. Click on the Office Button . A drop down list will be displayed.
2. Click on Open. A dialog box appears. 
3. Select the folder in which the file you saved clicking on from the Look in list. 
4. Select the file from the displayed list .You can also type the name of the file if you remember it.
5. Click on Open button the file open up.

You can also open a file by clicking on a folder from the Standard toolbar: the Open dialog box will appear for you to select the desired file.

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how to close a document

Closing a document

There are two ways to close your Word file or document.

1. Click on the Office button from top left corner and select Close.
2. Click on Red Cross Button at the top right hand corner of the document. 
3. A dialog box appears that asks you if you want to save your work . Select Yes to save your work, No if you don't want to save your work work Cancel if you don't want to close the document now. 

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how to save a document

Saving a document for the first time

1. Select the office button from top left corner.A drop-down menu will open. Select the Save As command from it. A dialog box will appear.
2. Choose the location or the place where you want the file to be saved, and type the file name.
3. Click on Save.

Saving Changes in an existing document

You can save changes to an existing document(that has been saved before) by clicking on the icon(floppy type) form the standard toolbar(Home Menu)  or by selecting Save from the Office button or by command "ctrl+s"

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how to open a new document

Opening a new document

1. Select the New potion from the Office button/File menu. A dialog box opens, which gives options to select.
2. Select the Blank Document option. A new document is opened on the screen by a defaulter name i.e. Document1-Microsoft Word.
3. As soon as we open a new document, a blinking cursor appears on the top left-hand corner of the page, ready for us to type.

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PARTS OF THE MS WORD WINDOWS

Parts of the MS Word Windows

we have divided our page in 5 points i.e:

1. Title Bar
2. Standard Toolbar
3. Menu Bar
4. Formatting Toolbar
5. Scroll Bar

Although from MS Office 2007 version there is a special edition of Ribbon in which it is a combination of some of  the tool-bars.

Title Bar: This displays the name of the file and the program (Microsoft Word in this case) being use. There are three control buttons at the top right -hand corner by which you can Minimize, Maximize/Restore, and Close the window.

Standard toolbar: This shows the commonly used commands like New blank document , Save, Open, E-mail,Spelling & Grammar, Undo,Redo, draw table and print etc)

Menu Bar: This displays the name of the main menus. When you select a menu, a drop-down list of options appears.(Home,Insert, Page Layout Reference, Mailing, Review, view)

Formatting Toolbar: This shows common formatting commands like font, size and style(text highlight color,font color, change case, alignments and many more)

Scroll Bars:  The scroll bars are used to shift the display of the page up , down, left and right on the screen.

Rulers: There are two rulers in the MS Word screen

• The horizontal ruler is used to set the left and right margins of the document.
• The vertical  ruler is used to set the top and bottom margins.

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What is MS Word

What is MsWord?

Microsoft Word is a popular word processing software.It's called MS Word in Short.

A word processing software is a computer program that is used for creating and storing written documents.It helps you to create documents, such as letters,essays,resumes and invitation cards. It has many features that make this task fast ,easy and creative.

You can carry out changes or corrections in it whenever and as many times as you want . You can also arrange the way it looks.

After completion of work you can save the document on the computer's hard disk ,a CD , a pen drive, or you can print it.

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Starting MS Word

How to open Ms-Word

Follow the simple steps to open MS Word


Starting MS Word from the Programs menu

steps:

1. Click on the Start button to open the menu.
2. Click on the Programs menu.
3. Click on Microsoft Office to open a submenu of all Microsoft Office programs.
4. Choose Microsoft Office Word.

alternative

Starting MS Word from the desktop

steps:

1. Right-click on the desktop.
2. Select New.
3. Select Microsoft Word Document form the submenu.

An MS Word document opens for you to work in.

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INPUT,PROCESSING,OUTPUT

Functionality of IPO Cycle

As we all know the basic parts that make up a computer are:

1. monitor
2. keyboard
3. mouse
4. c.p.u(central processing unit)

The keyboard and the mouse helps you to enter the input in the computer.These parts are called input devices.

The central processing unit (CPU) processes the input to produce the result.The CPU is called the processing device.

The monitor displays the result done by the user.This is called output device.

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WORKING OF COMPUTER

WORKING OF COMPUTER

A computer works in three simple steps:

• You enter data into the computer and tell the computer what to do with it-this data is called the input.
• The computer works on the data given to it to produce the result-this step is called processing.
• The computer then displays the result and stores it for later use - this result is called the output.

These three steps together form the "IPO cycle"

I = Input

P=Processing

O=Output

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This is my first Blog

How I started my first blog

Hi, my name isha wadhwa have done bca-mca from indira gandhi national open university and today i have decided to start my own blog to let me know the blogging and bloggers news features. I was very curious to learn the same but today i found a one guy who inspired me whose website is "http://www.shivshankarshah.com/blog/"