Aimed at students of classes 6 - 8, e-world ICSE Edition is a series written in a lucid and student-friendly style. The books present key concepts
pertaining to Computer Science education in a comprehensive and detailed manner. Care has been taken to include information about the latest
technological developments in the field of computers. Performing various tasks in Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 has been taught in a
stepwise and systematic manner. The programming concepts and fundamentals have been presented with numerous example codes and test
runs, thereby making tie books conducive for self-study. All tie topics have been explained with suitable screenshots, figures, diagrams and
tables, wherever appropriate. With a variety of questions and chapter-end exercises, the books provide the necessary and required emphasis on
the hands-on and practical aspects to the subject.
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Book Details
Publication Year
2017 12
Table of Contents
1. Operating System
Basics of Operating System
History of Operating System
Need and structure of an Operating System
Advantages and Functions of an Operating
System
User Interface of Operating System
Types of Operating System
Major Operating System
Mobile Operating System
2. Spreadsheets—Functions and Charts
8. Networks
Advantages and Types of Computer
Network Topologies
9. Functions in QBasic
Functions and Subroutines
String Functions—CONCATENATION,
LEN, LEFT$, RIGHT$, MID$, LCASE$,
UCASE$, STRING$, SPACE$, TAB and
INSTR
Conversion Functions—CHR$, ASC, STR$
and VAL
Loop Utilities
Series Programming
While-Wend Loop
Nested Loop
Patterns with Spaces
Activities and Projects
Sample Test Paper
Contributors
Author Info
Anita Goel, a PhD in Computer Science from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and Associate Professor in University of Delhi, has more than
twenty years' experience teaching the subject. In addition to supervising research students for the doctorate programme, she has authored
numerous research papers and also a book titled Computer Fundamentals published by Pearson Education in 2010.
Sanchayan Kumar Ray, currently the subject coordinator and teacher of Computer Science in Don Bosco School, Park Circus, Kolkata, has
almost two decades of experience in teaching the subject to students in varied age groups. Apart from teaching the subject, he has also worked
on consultancy projects and has developed monitoring and management software applications for reputed organisations.