Introduction to Microcomputer Applications

Book Information:

Book: Exploring Microsoft Office 2010 Volume 1, 2^nd Edition

Author: Grauer

ISBN: 9780136122326

Other References: various online resources

Topics Covered:

• Computer concepts - hardware and software
• Internet
• Word processing software
• Spreadsheet software
• Database software
• Presentation software

Course Objectives:

• Describe and identify parts of a computer system
• Operate a computer and its peripheral devices
• Employ the Internet as a communication and resource tool
• Create a word processing document
• Format and organize text in documents
• Illustrate the use graphics and tables
• Create documents with multiple columns and special formats
• Create a spreadsheet document
• Write formulas and functions to calculate data
• Format a worksheet
• Create charts utilizing data
• Create a database
• Create forms and reports
• Create and run queries
• Establish relationships between tables
• Create relationships and queries using multiple tables
• Build and maintain a relational database
• Create a presentation
• Format a presentation