Description

DCA  (Diploma in Computer Application) :- You can apply for the exam online but after the submission of your application form, you have limited time to prepare for the exam. The minimum qualification for the DCA Exam is 12th class with at least 50% marks. Students of any stream (Science, Commerce, and Arts) can apply for this exam. You can do DCA from MAKHANLAL UNIVERSITY and Rabindranath Tagore University

DCA- Computer Fundamentals

Brief history of development of computer, computer system concepts, Basic component of computer, control unit, ALU, Input/output, semiconductor memory function and characteristics, Memory-RAM, ROM, EPROM, PROM and other types of memory, Capabilities and limitation, Generation of computers, Analog and Digital Hybrid Computers, General and Special of Computer, Types Of Computer –Micro, Mini, Mainframe, Supercomputers.

Input Devices: Keyboard, Mouse, Trackball, Joystick, Scanners, Digitizing tablet, Digital Camera, MICR, OCR, OMR, Light Pen, Barcode and Barcode Reader, Quick Response Code (QR Code), Voice Recognition, Touch Screen.

Storage Fundamentals – Primary Vs Secondary Data Storage and Retrieval Methods – Sequential, Direct and Index Sequential, Various Storage Devices – Magnetic Disks, Hard Disk Drives, Floppy, Disks, Zip Drive, Optical Disks.

Types of Software – System Software, Application Software, System Software – Operating System – definition and function, Device Drivers and Utilities Programs, Introduction and Features of DOS, Windows, Programming language, Machine, Assembly, High Level.

Types Of Network-LAN, WAN, MAN, Internet, VPN etc. Component of LAN-Media, NIC, NOS, Network device- Bridges, HUB, Routers, Repeater, Gateways Uses, advantages and disadvantages.

DCA-PC Packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

 Operating System, Basic Operation-How to start a computer, login, logoff, hibernate, Shutdown etc, Personalizing Desktop-Desktop Background, Icon, Screen Saver, Themes, Setting Date and time, Task bar, Files and Folders, Create, Copy, Rename, Moving and Delete Files and Folders, Create and Using Shortcuts, Recycle Bin. Accessories-MS Paint, Notepad, WordPad, Windows Media Player, calculator, Games, Math input panel.

MS Word Basic: Introduction to MS Office, Introduction to MS Word, Formatting your Text and Documents: Auto Format, Paragraph and Page Formatting, Line spacing, Margins, Borders and Shading, Tab and Indents, Bullets, Numbering, Working with Styles, Printing and Various Print Option, Working With Headers and Footers, Tables: Creating a simple Table.

MS Excel Spreadsheet Basic and Features, Concept of Workbook and Worksheet, Entering and editing Numbers, Removing and Resizing of Rows and Columns, entering and editing Formulas, Referencing cells, moving cells, copying cells, sorting cell data, inserting rows, inserting cells, inserting columns.

Formatting: Page setup, Cell Formatting, Changing column width and row heights, auto format, changing font sizes and attributes, centering text across column, using border buttons and commands, changing colors and shading, hiding rows and columns, Working with data and ranges, Column Freezing, Labels, Hiding, splitting, merging etc. Working with MS PowerPoint, columns and List, Working with PowerPoint Objects.

DCA – Multimedia with Coral Draw

 Graphics in Multimedia, Importance of graphics in multimedia, Vector and Raster Graphics, Image Capturing Method Scanner, Digital Camera etc. Introduction to Corel Draw, Usage and Advantages.

DCA – DTP with PageMaker & Photoshop

 Introduction to desktop publishing (DTP), History, Definition, Need And area of Application, Difference between a word processor and Publication software, uses and importance of DTP in publication and Newspaper printing, Various DTP software’s, Introduction to offset Technology, Adobe Page Maker – Introduction to page maker, Aldus And adobe page maker, previous and current version of page maker, Page maker as a DTP Software, Attribute setting: Tools, Styles, Menus, Alignments, Grids, Guides etc. Introduction to adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Documents, Various Graphic files and Extension- JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, BMP, PSD, CDR, SVG, etc.,   Graphics Files: Vector Image and Raster Images. Definition, Feature, Area of Application etc.

The details required by students to fill in the DCA registration form for the DCA Exam are as follows.

It must be noted that the eligibility criteria and course fee for this diploma program will vary from college to college. PGDCA program even allows students to seek professional knowledge in computer applications. This diploma programme enables one to sustain in the professional world and have a well paying job.