Information Technology Tools

The Computer is our willing helper, which does the work exactly on our orders. The only thing, which we have to do, is to explain our order to the computer in its own language. To get the work done from computer we should know the language, which computer understands. But it is not that simple to learn because computer understands a very complicated language made up of only two numbers, namely 0 and 1. In this case we can take the help of a friend who is a translator. This translator understands our language as well as the language understood by the computer. Now, the problem is that the translator should be intelligent, friendly, and jolly to make the work interesting instead of boring. The book describes the most popular IT tool for young children – LOGO, LOGO is the simplest programming language for drawing diagrams. The popular operating systems – DOS, windows and UNIX are described in greater detail. The book also describes the procedures and techniques for creating drawings using the most popular accessory of Windows – Paint. The most commonly used tool of Information Technology is the Word Processor. The popular word processor, Microsoft Word is discussed in detail. Another common tool of IT is the DTP software. The Desktop publishing combines text, graphics and advanced formatting. The popular DTP software, PageMaker and CorelDRAW are discussed with a lot of examples and illustrations for the better understanding of the concepts. The book concludes with a detailed discussion on creating multimedia applications. It provides an overview of applications and components (both hardware and software) of multimedia with a detailed discussion on planning for a multimedia project. This book is useful for Scholars, Teachers, students of IT, Computer Science and Engineering.