• Introduction
• Characteristics of computer
• Limitations of computer
• Functions of computer
• History of development of the computer
• Generation of computers
• Capabilities/applications/importance of computer in different areas
• Disadvantages of computers
• Differences between computers and calculators
• Classifications of computers
• The difference between main frame computers mini computers
    and micro computers
• The difference between main frame computers and supercomputers
• Hardware and software
• Differences between hardware and software
• Elements/organization of computer
• Memory
• Cache memory
• Random Access Memory (RAM)
• Read Only Memory (ROM)
• Difference Between RAM and ROM
• Hard disk
• Floppy disk
• Magnetic tape
• Video CD
• DVD
• Zip disk
• Input and output devices
• Printer
• Visual Display Unit (VDU)
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Scanner
• Light pen
• Applications of computers in a pharmacy and clinical trials
• Number systems
• Types of number system

• Introduction
• Purpose objectives and features of operating systems
• Operating system—types and functions
• Advantages and disadvantages of operating system
• Windows and their operating systems
• UNIX
• The UNIX structure/ The UNIX architecture
• LINUX
• Similarities and differences between MS-Dos and Unix
• Disk Operating System (DOS)
• Versions of DOS
• Functions of Disk Operating System
• MS-DOS
• Use of wildcard characters
• Printing a file
• Internal command
• External command
• Difference between internal and external commands
• Advantages and disadvantages of DOS

• Data transmission and modes
• Various communication channels/media
• Transmission media/Communication media
• Bounded media
• Coaxial cable
• Twisted pair cable
• Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
• Shielded twisted pair (STP)
• Fiber optics cable
• Unbounded/unguided media
• Radio waves
• Satellite microwaves
• Infrared waves
• Networking
• Computer network—characteristics and objectives
• Seven layers of communication
• OSI seven layer model
• Advantages of OSI network layers
• Network connection types
• Application of networks
• Advantages of computer network
• Types of computer networks
• LAN in computer networking
• MAN in computer networks
• WAN in computer networks
• Difference between LAN and WAN
• Network topology
• TCP/IP
• Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
• World Wide Web
• HTML

• Introduction
• Programming language
• Characteristics of a good programming language
• Imperative and functional programming languages
• Types of programming languages
• Low level languages
• Machine language
• Assembly language
• High level languages
• Difference between low-level and high-level language
• Difference between machine language and assembly language
• Differences between high level and assembly language
• Assembler
• Compiler
• Compilation process
• Difference between compiler and interpreter
• Interpreter
• Syntax
• Semantics
• Algorithm—characteristics and properties
• Advantages and disadvantages of algorithm
• Flowchart
• Types of flowcharts
• General rules for flowcharting
• Standard flowcharting symbols
• Advantage and disadvantage of using flowchart
• Difference between flowchart and algorithms
• Examples of flowchart
• Stacks and queues

• Introduction
• Main features of C language
• Characteristics of C
• Execution of C program
• Advantages and disadvantages of C language
• Data types in C language
• Arrays
• C–pointers
• C program structure
• Union
• Qualifiers
• C-input and output
• Constants in C
• Variable
• Operators in C
• Increment and decrement operators
• Control statements
• Function
• Header files
• C-strings
• Recursion

• Introduction
• Types of application software
• System software
• Word processing and its features
• Formatting a document in ms word
• Setup and print a word document
• Make a table on Microsoft word/ table handling
• Working with images in Microsoft word/ picture handling
• Microsoft office word
• Making new document
• Mail merge
• Start a mail merge
• Spreadsheet—features and uses
• Format worksheet
• Workbooks
• Import or export text files
• Graphing with excel
• Power Point presentation
• Creating PowerPoint presentation/slide designing
• Inserting images in PowerPoint/ Image or picture handling