What is DCA (Diploma of Computer Application) Detail, Syllabus,Coursess.pdf

What is DCA? (Diploma in ComputerApplication) Course details, Syllabus :

DCA full form is (Diploma in Computer Application). It is one-year diploma program in the field of computer applications that includes the study of a variety of software programs including HTML, MS office, Internd Applications and operating systems.

1. WhatisDCA?(DiplomainComputerApplication)Coursedetails,Syllabus:
DCAfullformis(DiplomainComputerApplication).Itisone-yeardiplomaprograminthe
fieldofcomputerapplicationsthatincludesthestudyofavarietyofsoftwareprograms
includingHTML,MSoffice,InterndApplicationsandoperatingsystems.
Duration-6Months
ComputerFundamentals,Windows,MS-DOS,
MS-Paint,Notepad,WordPad,MS-Office[Word,Excel,PowerPoint,Access],Internet,
Tally.ERP9andprimewithGCT.
1.Software:
TypesofSoftware:
a.SystemSoftware
b.ApplicationSoftware
a.SystemSoftware:
Systemsoftwareissoftwaredesignedtoprovideaplatformforothersoftware.Examplesof
systemsoftwareincludeoperatingsystems,computationalsciencesoftware,gameengines,
searchengines,industrialautomation,andsoftwareasaserviceapplications.

2. b.ApplicationSoftware:
Anapplicationprogramisacomputerprogramdesignedtocarryoutaspecifictaskother
thanonerelatingtotheoperationofthecomputeritself,typicallytobeusedbyend-users.
Wordprocessors,mediaplayers,andaccountingsoftwareareexamples.
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2.MSOffice:
MSOfficefullformis(MicrosoftOffice).MicrosoftOfficeisasuiteof
applicationsdesingnedtohelpwithproductivityandcompletingcommontasksona
computer.Youcancreatandeditdocumentscontianingtextandimages,workwithdatain
spreadsheetsanddatabasesandcreatepresentationsandpostters.Word.Excel.
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PartsofMSOffice:
1.MSWord
2.MSExcel
3.MSPowerpoint
4.MSPublisher
5.MSAccess
etc.
1.MSWord:
MicrosoftWordisawordprocessingprogramthatallowsforthecreationofbothsimpleand
complexdocuments.WithOffice365,youareabletodownloadtheapplicationtoyourhard
driveandwillalsohaveaccesstotheonlineversion.
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3. 2.MSExcel:
MicrosoftExcelisaspreadsheeteditordevelopedbyMicrosoftforWindows,macOS,
Android,iOSandiPadOS.Itfeaturescalculationorcomputationcapabilities,graphingtools,
pivottables,andamacroprogramminglanguagecalledVisualBasicforApplications.Excel
formspartoftheMicrosoft365suiteofsoftware.
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3.MSPowerPoint:
MicrosoftPowerPointisapresentationprogram,createdbyRobertGaskinsandDennis
AustinatasoftwarecompanynamedForethought,Inc.ItwasreleasedonApril20,1987,
initiallyforMacintoshcomputersonly.MicrosoftacquiredPowerPointforabout$14million
threemonthsafteritappeared.
4.MSPublisher:
MicrosoftPublisherisadesktoppublishingapplicationfromMicrosoft,differingfrom
MicrosoftWordinthattheemphasisisplacedonpagelayoutandgraphicdesignratherthan
textcompositionandproofreading.
5.MSAccess:
MicrosoftAccessisadatabasemanagementsystem(DBMS)fromMicrosoftthatcombines
therelationalAccessDatabaseEngine(ACE)withagraphicaluserinterfaceand
software-developmenttools.ItisamemberoftheMicrosoft365suiteofapplications,
includedintheProfessionalandhighereditionsorsoldseparately.
Paint:
PaintisasimplerastergraphicseditorthathasbeenincludedwithallversionsofMicrosoft
Windows.Theprogramopens,modifiesandsavesimagefilesinWindowsbitmap,JPEG,
GIF,PNG,andsingle-pageTIFFformats.Theprogramcanbeincolormodeortwo-color
black-and-white,butthereisnograyscalemode.
Notepad:
WindowsNotepadisasimpletexteditorforWindows;itcreatesandeditsplaintext
documents.Firstreleasedin1983tocommercializethecomputermouseinMS-DOS,
NotepadhasbeenpartofeveryversionofWindowseversince.
Wordpad:

4. WordPadisthebasicwordprocessorthathasbeenincludedwithalmostallversionsof
MicrosoftWindowsfromWindows95onwards.ItismoreadvancedthanWindowsNotepad,
andsimplerthanMicrosoftWordandMicrosoftWorks(lastupdatedin2007).WordPad
replacedMicrosoftWordPadisthebasicwordprocessorthathasbeenincludedwithalmost
allversionsofMicrosoftWindowsfromWindows95onwards.Itismoreadvancedthan
WindowsNotepad,andsimplerthanMicrosoftWordandMicrosoftWorks(lastupdatedin
2007).WordPadreplacedMicrosoftWrite.isthebasicwordprocessorthathasbeen
includedwithalmostallversionsofMicrosoftWindowsfromWindows95onwards.Itismore
advancedthanWindowsNotepad,andsimplerthanMicrosoftWordandMicrosoftWorks
(lastupdatedin2007).WordPadreplacedMicrosoftWrite.
DOS(DiskoperatingSystem)
ItstandsforMicrosofDiskOperatingSystem.ItisanexampleofSimgleuserOperating
System.ItisalsocalledCUI(CharaterUserInterface).
MS-DOSisanon-graphicalcommandlineoperatingsystem.Originallydeveloppedby
MicrosoftforIBM,MS-DOSwasthestanderdoperatingsystemforIBM-compatiblepersonal
computers.
MS-doswasoriginallywrittenbyTimPatersonandintroducedbyMicrosoftinAugust1981.
MS-DOSinnolargeused;however,thecommandsheel/prompt,morecommandKnownas
theWindowscommandlineisstillusedbymanyuserandcomputer.
WegiveEnglishlikecommandsandDOSconvertsitintomachinelanguageandafterthe
computerhasprocessedtheinformation,returnstheresultsinEnglish.
Q.HowtoopenDOSinWindows?
=Start>AllProgram>Accessories>CommandPrompt.
Start>Run-CMDorCommand
Q.HowtomakeMS-DOSWindowMaximize(fullScreem)?
=ALT+ENTER(applicableforWindowsxpnotfor7,8&10)
Q.HowtoexitfromDOS?
=ExitCommandisusetoexitCommandPrompt.

5. Q.HowtochangeDriveinMS-DOS?
=Syntax:- DriveName:(pressenterkey)
Example-D:
BOOTING:
Processthatstartsupacomputeriscalledbooting.Itcheckforproperfunctioningofallthe
Hardware(peripheral)devicesattachedwiththesystem.Itsearchsfortheoperatingsystem
and,whenlocated,loadsitintothemainmemory(RAM).
DOS/CommandPrompt
C:/> itisknowasDOS/commandprompt,wherewegivethecommands.
DOScommand
Commandsarepredefineinstructionwhichisusedtoperforminternalandexternal
operation.
AcommandcanbegivenincapitalsorSmalllettersalso.AfterTypingDOScommandwe
muctpressenterkey.
DOScommanddividedinto2parts.
1.InternalCommandsorMemory-ResidentCommands.
2.ExternalCommandorDisk-ResidenceCommands.
1.InternalCommand
Thesecommandsareautomaticallyloadedintothecomputer'smemoryduringthebootimg
process.TheyactuallyincludedintheCommandsareexecutableimmediatlyaftergetting
theDOSprompt.
Afewinternalcommandsare:
VER CD..
VOL RD

6. DATE COPYCON
TIME TYPE
CLS COPY
DIR DEL
MD REN
CD PROMPT
VER
AllO/Shasitsowneditionnumberorrelaseorversionnumber.Theversionnumber
indicateswhicheditionofO/Sweareworkingon.
Syntax:VER
Example:VER
MicrosoftWindowsXP[version5.1.2600]
VOL
Itisusedtodisplayvolumelable(name)andserialnumberofthecurrentdrive.
Syntax: VOL[drive:]
Example:C:/>VOLD:
DATE
Usedtodisplaythecurrentsystemdateandpromptforenteringnewdate.
Syntax: DATE
Example:Date
TIME:

7. DisplaythecurrentsystemTimeandpromptforenteringnewtime.
Syntax: TIME
Example:Time
CLS:
Clearthescreen.
Syntax: CLS
Example:CLS
MDorMKDIR:
UsedtocreatanewDirectoryornestedDirectories.
Syntax: MDDIRECTORYNAME
MKDIRDIRECTORYNAME
Example:MDHARI<ENTER>
CD:
Thiscommandallowsustochangepresentdirectorytoanotherdirectory.
Syntex: CD[directoryname]
Example:CD Hari<Enter>
RD
Todeletetheemptydirectry.
Syntax: RD[directroyname]<Enter>
Example:RDHaripress<Enter>

8. NOTE:-
ThedirctroymuctbeemptywhenweuseRD
*Removewithsubdirectoriesandfiles.
Syntax: RD/S[directroyname]
Example:RD/sCOLOURpress<Enter>
COPYCON:
Weusethiscommandtocreateanewfile.
Syntax:COPYCON<FILENAME>
TherearetwonameinDOSandisdividedinto2parts.
1.PrimaryName 2.Secondaryorextension.
PrimarynameisseparatedfromtheSecondarynaemextensionwiththehelpofadot(.)
Example: Ram.TXT
Secondarynameisoptional.TheextensiontellsDOSaboutwhatkindoffileitis.
AvalidCharacterfornamingafileare.fromAtoZandthedigit0to9
Example: CopyConHari.text
Note:-Typinghareandwhenwearedone,pressCtr+ZorF6keyfollowedbyEntertosave
thecurrentdocument.
TYPE:

9. Thiscommandallowedallowsustoseetheconttentsofanexistingfileonthescreen.
Syntax: TYPE<FileName>
Example: TYPEHari.text
COPY:
WecanUsecopycommandintwoways:-
FiletoFileCopyUsingthiscommandoverrideonefileofanexistingfilefromonelocationto
anotherfile.
Syntax: COPY[SOURCEFILENAME] [TARGARFILENAME]
Example: COPYhari.txtKrishna.text
FiletoFileDirectory
Thisisusetoduplicatefilesofanexistingfileonedirectorytoanotherwithdifferentnameor
exitingname.
Syntex: COPY[SOURCEFILENAME] [TARGETDirectoryName]
DEL/ERASE
Thiscommandremovesoneormorefilesfromthediskorcurrentworkingdirectorys.
Syntax: DEL[FileName]orERASE [FileName]
Example:DELHari.txtorERASE Krishna.Txt
REN
Usedtochangethenameofthefileordirectory.
RenameDirectory

10. Syntax: Ren[olddirectoryname]
[newdirectoryname]
RenameFile
Syntax: REN<oldfilename.Extension> <Newfilename.Extension>
Example:RENHari.text Krishna.doc
DIR:
Thiscommanddisplaythelistofdirectoryandfileswithdetailslikedateofcreationwhether
itisdirectoryorfileetc.
Syntax: DIR<ENTER>
DIRCommandwithSwithes:
DIR/OD Datewise.
DIR/ON Alphabetical.
DIR/OE Extensionwise.
DIR/L Fileanddirectoryin lowercaseletters.
DIR/S ToseeSubdirectory.
DIR/P ToSeeUsingPause
(LikemoreCommand).
DIR/AH Toseehiddenfile.

11. DIR/W Displayonlycolumn
offilenamesand directories.
DIR/B Displaysonlyfileor directory.
"?"And"*" Wildcardcharacter.
DIR? Displaydirectoryof latterasmany?mark
thosemanydirectory.
DIR*.txt Displayallthefiles withextension.txt
PROMPPT:
Thiscommandallowsustocustomozethedosprompt.
Syntax:PROMPT$Switches
Example:PROMPT$P$G<Enter>
TREE:
Itisusedtodisplaydirectorystructureofaspecifieddirectorygraphcally.
Syntax:TREE<DirectoryName>
TREE/F:
Itisusedtodisplaythenamesofthefileineachdirectory.
Syntax:TREE/F<DirectoryName>
2.EXTERNALCOMMAND
ThesearealsocalledDisk-ResidentCommands.Thesecommandsaremeantforspecial
purpose.ThesearefoundinSeparadefilesonHardDiskorFloppyDisk,Sothattheydon't
typicallyconsumevaluablememoryonlyehencalled.
SomeExternalCommandsare:
MOVE

12. EDIT
MOVE:Thiscommandmove(cut)afileorgroupoffilsfromonedirectorytoanother
andalsoonedisktoanotherdisk.
Syntax:move<fileName><DirectoryName>
DownArrow:Showthenextcommandexecutedaftertheonethat'sbeingdisplayed.
F7-Displaytheentirelistofcommandthatisexecuted.
F9-Selectcommands.
Alt+F7-Erasethecommandhistorylist.
Esc-Clearthecommandline.
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