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CBSE IT 402

Subject: Information Technology

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Introduction

The main objectives of CBSE IT 402 Class 10 Course are:

Familiarize the students with the world of IT and IT-enabled services.
Provide in-depth training in the use of data entry, internet, and internet tools.
Develop practical knowledge of digital documentation, spreadsheets and presentation.
Enable the students to understand the database management system and have updated knowledge about digital record keeping.
To make the students capable of getting employment in the Private Sector, Public Sector, Ministries, Courts, the House of Parliament, and State Legislative Assemblies.

To develop the following skills:
Data Entry and Keyboarding skills
The concept of Digital Documentation
The concept of Digital Presentation
The concept of an Electronic Spreadsheet
The concept of Databases
Internet Technologies

Important Features of the course CBSE IT 402 Class 10
To be a data entry operator/analyst, one requires a lot of hard work and practical hands-on experience. One should have an intensive knowledge of Office applications, computer operations, and knowledge of clerical, and administrative techniques, and data analysis.
Along with this, as a data entry operator/analyst, you will be expected to have fast typing speed, accuracy, and efficiency to perform tasks.
As a data entry operator/analyst, one should improve their computer skills, and numerical and literacy skills. These skills can help one expand into a new career path in the future.

 

The curriculum of CBSE Information Technology Class 10 Code – 402 consists of the following 4 main parts:
Part A – Employability Skills
Part B – Subject-Specific Skills
Part C – Practical Work
Part D – Project Work/Field Visit

In this course, you will study the basic office automation features of Documentation software, Electronic spreadsheet, database concepts, and web applications.  

You will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of digital documentation, digital spreadsheets, digital presentation, database management, and internet security.

Part A – Employability Skills

Part B – Subject-Specific Skills

Unit 1: Digital Documentation (Advanced)
Unit 1 Digital Documentation Advanced is the first unit of Part B Subject Specific Skills for CBSE IT 402 Class 10. This unit has important learning outcomes like styles, inserting images, templates in documents, table of contents and implement the mail merge.
From this unit, there will be 8 marks of questions that can be asked in the board exam. 

Unit 2: Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced)
Unit 2 Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced)
focuses on the concepts of spreadsheets. Students are able to analyse the data, understand the uses of various linking in a spreadsheet, share the data, review the changes as well as create and use macros in spreadsheet software.
From this unit, 10 marks questions can be asked in the board exam. 

Unit 3: Database Management System
Unit 3 Database Management System
offers Database creation, managing databases, and manipulating databases including queries, forms, and reports. The learning outcomes focus on the basics of databases, creating databases, queries, forms and reports.
From this unit, 12 marks questions can be asked in the board exam. 

Unit 4: Web Applications and Security
Unit 4 web applications and security
have learning outcomes like working with accessibility options, understanding networking fundamentals, introducing instant messaging, chatting, creating web pages, online transactions, internet security, workplace safety, accidents and emergencies, protect health and safety at work.
From this unit, 10 marks questions can be asked in the board exam. 
 

What is the syllabus of information technology class 10?
The syllabus of Information technology class 10 includes two parts:
1 Employability Skills
– This part has 5 units like Communication Skills, Self-Management Skills, Basic ICT Skills, Entrepreneurial Skills and Green Skills
2 Subject Specific Skills – This part has 4 main units Digital Documentation (Advanced), Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced), Database management System and Web application and security.

Is information technology main subject in class 10?
Information Technology in a skill course offered by Skill department of CBSE.

What is the importance of information technology class 10?
The importance of information technology class 10 is if a student fail in any subject like Maths, Science or Social Science, the marks can be replaced by this subject.
Students will learn basic concepts of data entry operator level job which helps them lot in the future.

What is the subject code of information technology class 10?
The subject code for information technology class 10 is 402.

Unit 1: Digital Documentation Class 10
1 Create and Apply Styles in the document
2 Insert and Use images in document
3 Create and Use template
4 Working with tables in digital documents
5 Create and Customize table of contents
6 Implement the mail merge

Unit 1: Digital Documentation Class 10
Unit 1: Digital documentation class 10 is a part of CBSE IT 402 part of CBSE skill education of subject-specific skills. All of these topics are explained in Open Office and MS Office.

1 Create and Apply Styles in the document
Create and apply styles in the document is the first learning outcome of digital documentation class 10.
Styles/Categories in the word processor
Style formatting window
Fill Format
Creating updating new style from a selection
Load styles from the template or another document
Creating a new style using drag-and-drop
Applying styles

2 Insert and Use images in document
Options to insert image to document from various sources
Options to modify, resize, crop and delete an image
Drawing objects and its properties
Creating drawing objects and changing its properties
Resizing and grouping drawing objects
Positioning the image in text

3 Create and Use template
Templates
Using predefined templates
Set up a custom default template
Updating a template
Changing to a different template
Using the template

4 Working with tables in digital documents
Tables in Document
Insert table
Auto-fit Options
Entering text into tables
Select, Insert, Delete a row, column, cell, and table
Merge and Split Cells

5 Create and Customize table of contents
Table of contents
Hierarchy of headings
Customization of table of contents
Character styles
Managing table of contents

6 Implement the mail merge
Advanced concept of mail merge in word processing
Creating the main document
Creating the data source
Entering the data in the fields
Merging the data source with the main documents
Editing individual document
Printing a letter

Unit 2 Electronic Spreadsheet Class 10
What are the learning outcomes of electronic spreadsheet class 10?
1 Analyse data using scenarios and goal seek
2 Link data and Spreadsheets
3 Share and Review a spreadsheet
4 Create and Use macro in a spreadsheet (HOT topic for Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced) Class-10)

Unit 2 Electronic Spreadsheet Class 10
Electronic Spreadsheet Class 10 is the second unit of the CBSE IT 402 curriculum.

What are the learning outcomes of electronic spreadsheet class 10?
Analyse data using scenarios and goal seek
Link data and spreadsheets
Share and review a spreadsheet
Create and Use macros in spreadsheet

1 Analyse data using scenarios and goal seek
Consolidating Data | ASSIGNMENTS
Create Subtotal | Assignments
Using “what-if” scenarios | Assignments
Goal seek and solver | Assignments
Practical Questions

2 Link data and Spreadsheets
Setting up multiple sheets
Create a reference to other sheets by using a keyboard and mouse
Creating a reference to other documents by using keyboard and mouse
Relative and absolute hyperlinks
Hyperlinks to the sheet
Linking external data
Linking to registered data sources

3 Share and Review a spreadsheet
Setting up a spreadsheet for sharing
Opening and saving a shared spreadsheet
Recording changes
Add, Edit, and Format the comments
Reviewing changes – view, accept or reject changes
Merging and Comparing

4 Create and Use macro in a spreadsheet (HOT topic for Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced) Class-10)
Using the macro recorder
Creating simple macro
Read more…
Assignments
Using a macro as a function
Passing arguments to a macro
Macros to work like built-in functions
Accessing cell directly
Sorting the columns using macro

Learning outcomes of Unit 3 Database Management System Class 10

This unit has the following learning outcomes:
Appreciate the concept of a Database Management System
Create and edit tables using wizard and SQL
Perform operations on the table
Retrieve data using the query
Create forms and Reports using the wizard

Topics Covered
1 Appreciate the concept of Database Management System
2 Create and edit tables using wizard and SQL
3 Perform operations on table
4 Retrieve data using query
5 Create forms and Reports using wizard

1 Appreciate the concept of Database Management System
This learning outcome has the following theoretical concepts:
Concept and examples of data and information
Concept of Database
Advantages of Database
Features of Database
Concept and examples of relational database
Concept and examples of field, record, table, database
Concept and examples of Primary key, composite primary key, foreign key
Relational database management system (RDBMS) software

2 Create and edit tables using wizard and SQL
Introduction to an RDBMS
Database objects – tables, queries, forms, and reports of the database
Terms in the database – table, field, record
Steps to create a table using table wizard, Data types in Base
Option to set the primary key
Table Data View dialogue box
DDL Commands

3 Perform operations on table
Inserting data in the table
Editing records in the table
Deleting records from the table
Sorting data in the table
Field properties

Referential integrity
Creating and editing relationships – one to one, one to many, many to many

4 Retrieve data using query
Database query
Defining query
Query creation using a wizard
Creation of query using design view
Editing a query
Applying criteria in query – single field, multiple fields, using wildcard
Performing calculations
Grouping of data
Structured Query Language (SQL)

5 Create forms and Reports using wizard
Forms in Base
Creating a form using the wizard
Steps to create a form using Form Wizard
Options to enter or remove data from forms
Modifying form
Changing label
Changing background
Searching records using Form
Inserting and deleting records using Form View

Concept of Report in Base
Creating Report using the wizard
Steps to Create Report using Wizard


Unit 4 Web Applications and Security
According to CBSE curriculum Unit 4 web applications and security have a weightage of 10 marks out of 40 marks from subject-specific skills. 

Working with accessibility options
Understand Networking Fundamentals
Introduction to Instant Messaging
Creating and Publishing Web Pages – Blog
Online Transaction
Internet Security
Maintain workplace safety
Prevent Accidents and Emergencies

There are 11 learning outcomes in Unit 4 Web Applications and Security.
These skills are important for all working people nowadays. 
These all learning outcomes you will get as follows:

Working with accessibility options
Understand various types of impairment that impact computer usage
Computer Accessibility Dialog box and its tabs
Sticky Keys
Filter Keys
Mouse keys
High Contrast
Cusror Options

Understand Networking Fundamentals
Network and its types
Client-Server Architecture, Peer-to-peer (P2P) Architecture,
internet, World Wide Web,
benefits of networking
internet, getting access to the internet,
internet terminology
Some of the commonly used Internet connectivity options
Data transfer on the Internet

Introduction to Instant Messaging
Learn key features of instant messaging
Creating an instant messaging account
Launching Google Talk
Signing In to your Google Talk Account
learn to chat with a contact that is already been added to your contact list.
sending text chat messages instantly by double-clicking on a contact.
general rules and netiquettes to be followed while chatting
chatting on various types of messengers

Creating and Publishing Web Pages – Blog
learn and appreciate a blog and its creation with the help of some blog providers
set up title and other parameters in a blog posting comments
using offline blog editors
Concept to create blogs using a blog application and publish the blog whenever internet connectivity is available.

Concept of e-commerce and various online applications
importance of secure passwords

Internet Security
The need for internet security
Cyber threats like phishing, email spoofing, chat spoofing etc.
best practices for internet security and secure passwords
concept of browser, cookies, backup, antivirus
clearing data in browsers

Maintain workplace safety
Basic safety rules to follow at the workplace – Fire safety
Falls and slips, Electrical safety
Use of first aid
Case Studies of hazardous situations

Prevent Accidents and Emergencies
Accidents and emergencies
Types of Accidents
Handling Accidents
Types of Emergencies

 


Also check out:

Employability Skills 

COPA (Computer Operator and Programming Assistant) 

Course on Computer Concepts (CCC) 

Information Technology (IT) Support Executive 

 


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