CBSE Class 10 Information Technology (402)

1. Part A: Employability Skills – II

Communication Skills-II · Self-Management Skills-II · ICT Skills-II · Entrepreneurial Skills-II · Green Skills-II

• Communication Skills: How to Share Meaning Clearly and Kindly – Communication is sharing meaning between people. A sender encodes an idea into a message, sends it through a channel, and a receiver decodes it and gives feedback. Barriers such as noise, hard words, strong emotions and cultural differences can block or bend the message. We send meaning with words (verbal), with face, eyes, gestures, posture and tone (non-verbal), and with pictures (visual). Active listening — attention, patience, questions and paraphrasing — proves the message arrived. Good communicators adapt to context: formal or informal, spoken or written, and use polite requests, kind refusals, sincere apologies and assertive (not aggressive or passive) language.
• Self-Management: Taking Charge of Your Feelings, Goals and Time – Self-management is the skill of guiding your own feelings, thoughts and actions so you can reach your goals. It starts with self-awareness: noticing what you feel and how strong it is. Then you pause before reacting (Stop, Think, Act) and use calming tools such as slow breathing. Your beliefs and thoughts shape your feelings and actions, so changing an unhelpful thought ('I'm useless') into a helpful one ('I can't do it yet') changes what you do. Good self-managers set SMART goals, plan their time by importance, build healthy habits and bounce back from setbacks (resilience). These skills help in school, friendships and future careers.
• ICT Basics: Using Computers, the Cloud and Learning Platforms Safely – ICT means information and communication technology: the devices, software and networks we use to create, store and share information. Every computer takes input, processes it, gives output and stores data. Storage is measured in bytes, and each bigger unit (KB, MB, GB, TB) is about 1000 times the one before. Good digital learners keep files in clearly named folders, use learning platforms to get and submit work, store files in the cloud and on devices, back up with the 3-2-1 rule and protect accounts with long passphrases and two-step login. ICT also lets you make creative projects such as videos, websites and podcasts.

2. Part B: Digital Documentation (Advanced) using LibreOffice Writer

Digital Documentation (Advanced) using LibreOffice Writer

• Word Processing: Making Clear, Well-Formatted Documents – A word processor (like LibreOffice Writer, Microsoft Word or Google Docs) is a program for typing, editing, formatting, saving and printing text documents. You change letters with character formatting (font, size, bold, colour), whole paragraphs with paragraph formatting (alignment, spacing, indents, lists), and the whole document with page setup and styles. Styles let the program build a table of contents automatically. You can add tables, pictures, headers, footers, page numbers, footnotes, citations and a bibliography, and use mail merge to make many personal letters from one template.

3. Part B: Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced) using LibreOffice Calc

Electronic Spreadsheet (Advanced) using LibreOffice Calc

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4. Part B: Database Management System using LibreOffice Base

Database Management System using LibreOffice Base

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5. Part B: Web Applications and Security / Maintain Healthy, Safe and Secure Working Environment

Web Applications and Security / Maintain Healthy, Safe and Secure Working Environment

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