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Echoes Publishers
23, Agbajelola Str. Orisumbare, Ayobo, Lagos.
08066446897, 08150742577, 08120433413

23, Agbajelola Str. Orisumbare, Ayobo, Lagos.
08066446897, 08150742577, 08120433413

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BABATUNDE O. VICTORIA
AKINREMI S. EMMANUEL

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The book is written in eight series to aid children in Nursery and Primary schools. The series 
of BASIC FOUNDATION IN COMPUTER are specifically and graphically planned to ease 
learning tension for pupils in primary schools and to enable teachers teach computer subject 
without difficulty. The set of books are very colourful, graphical and illustrative as such 
student will not have problems in terms of clear understanding of the lessons.

Each lesson ends with test of understanding and practical activities to be done in schools and 
continuous practice at home based on their learning for the week.
Suggestions for further improvement of the book are most welcome.

t is no doubt that modern technology and scientific development have grown 
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tremendously in  the world today. This rapid development can only be derived from 
learning institution, of which primary education been the bedrock of all learning

institutions. The need to make pupils in various schools have basic knowledge of technology 
and having the right knowledge of ICT, brought about BASIC FOUNDATION IN COMPUTER, it 
is very important all schools have access to this text book, since all learning institutions tend 
to give its pupils/student the best to stand out among others.

In this book BASIC FOUNDATION IN COMPUTER, the authors have strived to make learning 
exciting , fascinating and captivating. The emphases and rhythm has been on step by step 
learning with detailed explanation, thus removing problem faced in putting into practice the 
things actually learnt on the computer. The text book is in agreement or consonant with the 
Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) / New Universal Basic 
Education (UBE) curriculum on computer education for primary school.

Babatunde O. Victoria
Akinremi . S. Emmanuel

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ACKNOWLEDCEMENT
Appreciation is due to those whose past works have been found useful particularly in
the area of extracting fact and information that are relevant to the subject. In this
respect, I owe immense debt to many renowned authors both foreign and local to
whose works references are made.

It would be impossible to fully acknowledge those who aided in the preparation of this 
book.

My heart felt gratitude goes to the management, staff and student of all schools where 
the touch of noble computers is known, colleagues, proprietors and proprietress and 
heads of various schools, client and business associate, for their suggestions, criticism 
and contribution in the course of writing this book. God bless you all.  Amen

Appreciation is due to those whose past works have been found useful particularly in 
the area of extracting fact and information that are relevant to the subject. In this 
respect, I owe immense debt to many renowned authors both foreign and local to 
whose works references are made.

This book is dedicated to the only true, wise and all knowing God.

I sincerely and totally appreciate the Lord for all He has done

More importantly , we want to appreciate Mr Kayode Peter Aborishade for the 
platform given us to start a Career  in ICT.

Finally , I acknowledge the Almighty God for what He has done. If I have done anything 
meaningful I owe it to Him. With God this book will not be complete.

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Ribbon   
 
 
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RAM
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Scanner  
 
 
 
Scale
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Organizer  
 
 
 
Orange
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Table  
 
 
 
Tank  
 
 
 
 
Telephone
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Virus   
 
 
 
Van 
 
 
 
 
 
VCD
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Qwerty  
 
 
 
Queue
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Window  
 
 
 
Wristwatch
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PRACTICAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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WEEK 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
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WEEK 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
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WEEK 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
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WEEK 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PRACTICALS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
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WEEK 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
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WEEK 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
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WEEK 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
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WEEK 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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WEEK 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Preface 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
               
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WEEK 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Acknowledgment  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
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WEEK 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WEEK 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FIRST TERM
SECOND TERM
THIRD TERM

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A computer accepts data and brings out information.
It works with electricity.

3. Fill in the gaps
 
(a) Sun (b) Lantern (c) Electric

1. ______ is an electronic machine. 
 
(a) Cutlass 
(b) Computer 
(c) Bag

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Cup 
 
 
 
 
Computer 
 
 
 
Carrot

A   
 
 
Ant 
 
 
 
 
Apple  
 
 
 
 
Abacus

B   
 
 
Basket 
 
 
 
Battery  
 
 
 
Book

D  
 
 
Diskette  
 
 
Doctor 
 
 
 
 
Data

E  
 
 
Egg 
 
 
 
 
Elephant  
 
 
 
Enter key

F   
 
 
Fan 
 
 
 
 
Flower 
 
 
 
 
Flash drive

H   
 
 
House  
 
 
 
Hard disk  
 
 
 
Hammer

I   
 
 
Iron  
 
 
 
Internet  
 
 
 
Ink jet

K  
 
 
Kettle   
 
 
 
Keyboard  
 
 
 
Key

L  
 
 
Lorry   
 
 
 
Lion  
 
 
 
 
Light pen

G   
 
 
Goat   
 
 
 
Google 
 
 
 
 
Gate

J   
 
 
Joystick   
 
 
Jet  
 
 
 
 
 
Jug

3.
What is this
it is a
(a) telephone (b) calculator (c) book
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Many years ago, our early parents used their fingers, toes , stones and 
sticks to count numbers.

3. What is this  
 
it is a ______ (a) telephone (b) calculator (c) book

1. Our parents used _______ to count numbers (a) books (b) plate  (c) 
stones

Some years later they started using mechanical machines such as Abacus 
and calculator to count.

2. What is this      
It is a _______ (a) sticks (b)  abacus (c) computer

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WEER
COMPUTER STORY II
Few years later, an English man named Charles Babbage made a machine
known as difference engine.

Charles Babbage is the father of computer.

1. Who is the father of computer? (a) Emeka Tony (b) Goodluck Jonathan 
(c) Charles Babbage

2. What is this?      
 
(a) Car 
(b) Abacus  (c)  Radio

3. Who is this?   
 
 
(a)  Olusegun Obasanjo 
(b) Goodluck

Few years later, an English man named Charles Babbage made a machine 
known as difference engine.

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K……. Y B O  …… R    D

MO ………..    ……………  T ……………R

PRIN …………..   …………………   ………………

There are letters ,numbers and symbols on a keyboard.
The keyboard is used to type letters and numbers into a computer

2. There are many ____ on a keyboard (a) stones (b) flowers (c) keys

1. The object shown above is called _____ (a) mouse (b) keyboard 
(c)computer

3. The machine used for typing is called ______                     (a) mouse ( b) 
keyboard (c) pencil
4. The keyboard is used to _____ 
5. Read and re-write

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MATCH THE COMPUTER PARTS WITH THEIR NAMES

We press the keys when typing into a computer

A keyboard is used for typing into a computer.

The keyboard is also used for playing games on a computer.

1.  Which of the following can be found on the keyboard.            (a) books 
(b) keys (c) biscuit
2. How many hands do we placed on the keyboard when typing. (a) one 
(b) three (c) two
3. _____ is used for typing. (a) monitor (b) CPU (c) Keyboard
4.  There are symbols , numbers and ______ on a keyboard. (a) money (b) 
letters (c) sand
5. Trace the keyboard

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PARTS OF A COMPUTER II
OUTPUT DEVICES

5.
6.
The mouse is used for
Fill in the gap
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(a) fighting (b) drawing (c) typing
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A mouse is used for drawing on a computer.

This is a mouse
A mouse is a small machine. It works with the computer.
A mouse has two buttons, some have  scroll-wheel inbetween of the 
buttons.

Underline the answer.
1. The mouse works with ______ (a) television (b) computer (c) electric 
iron

It is also used to play games on a computer.

5. The mouse is used for ____ (a) fighting (b) drawing (c) typing
6. Fill in the gap

3. The machine used for drawing is called _____ (a) pencil (b) mouse (C) 
monitor

2. How many buttons does a mouse have? (a) three (b) two

4. We hold the mouse with our ___ (a) leg (b) mouth (c) hand

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3. A light pen is connected to _____ (a) radio (b) system unit (c) mouse

The light pen looks like a pencil or biro.
A light pen is connected to the system unit.

1. The light pen is used for _____ (a) typing (b) writing (c) singing

It is used to write and draw on a monitor screen.

2. The light pen looks like a _____ (a) crayon (b) pencil (c) sharpener

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Mention names of people who use a computer

3. It works with _____ (a) computer (b) radio (c) fan

2. The scanner sends _____ into the computer. (a) rug (b) picture (c) bag
1. The scanner works with ______ (a) water (b) electricity (c) sand

4. Re-write the letters and learn the spelling

The scanner works with a computer. It is used to send pictures and 
document into a computer.

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5. Does camera work with computer? (a) No (b) Yes
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1. Which of the following is used to snap pictures? (a) joystick (b) scanner 
© camera

it is used to snap pictures. It can be used  to send pictures into the 
computer when it is connected to the computer.

5. Does camera work with computer? (a) No  (b) Yes
CAM___  
___ 
___

2. The camera can be used to ____ pictures into the computer. (a) destroy 
(b) send (c) stone

Playing computer games with a joystick is fun.

It has many buttons. It is used for playing games.

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2. CD-ROM is an  electronic device? (a) No (b) Yes

It is used to play video and music on a CD.

1. The CD-ROM DRIVE is used to play _____ (a) flash drive (b) compact 
disk (c) magnetic tape

A CD-ROM DRIVE works with the computer. It is found in a computer.

3. The CD-ROM is found in a ____ (a) computer (b) keyboard (c) calculator
4. Ring the CD-ROM DRIVES below

Playing games with the joystick is fun.
The joystick works with the computer.

Underline the correct answer.
1. The object above is called a ______ (a) mouse (b) keyboard (c) joystick
2. The joystick is used for ______ (a) typing letters (b) playing games (c) 
fighting
3. The joystick works with a _______ (a) radio (b) television (c) computer
4. The joystick is a ______ machine (a) big (b) small (c) bad
5. Fill in the missing letters.

The joystick is used only for playing games.

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(a) damaging  
 
 
(b) keeping   
 
 
(c) looking

(a) computer  
 
 
(b) motor  
 
 
 
(c) calculator

This is a compact disk.
A compact disk has a circled shape.

2. A compact disk is for ______ information. 
1. What shape does CD have? (a) triangle  
 
(b) square   
(c) circle

The compact disk is used for keeping information.

This is a monitor 
A monitor works with electricity.
The monitor is an electronic machine.
A  monitor looks like a television.

2. The monitor is an _______ machine. (a) water (b) Candle (c) electronic
3. Count the monitors below.

1. The object shown above is called. (a) mouse (b) monitor (c) bicycle

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2. Does the flash drive store information? (a)  Yes (b) No

It is used for keeping information in a computer. Lots of information such 
as pictures, music , videos, etc. are kept in a flash drive.

(a) monitor   
 
(b) mouse   
 
 
(c) flash drive

5. Copy the flash drives in the boxes below

This is a flash drive
A flash drive is a small device.

1. The object shown above is called (a) computer (b) flash drive (c) mouse

3. A small device used to store information?

2. A monitor is connected to a ______? (a) month (b) scanner (c) system 
unit

A monitor shows what we are doing on a computer. Without the monitor 
we will not be able to see what the computer is doing.

A monitor is connected to the system unit.

3. Without the monitor we won’t be able to see what the computer is 
doing. (a) yes    (b) no
4. What does monitor looks like? (a) radio (b) refrigerator (c) television

1. The machine which shows what we are doing on a computer is 
called______ (a) camera (b) radio (c) monitor

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6. Copy the hard disk in the boxes below.
DISK
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2. Hard disk is used for storing information? (a) No  (b)  Yes
3. A hard disk is found in a _____ (a) computer (b) mouse (c) system unit
4. The hard disk is a _______ device. (a) Input (b) Storage (c) Output

This is a hard disk.
A hard disk is used to keep information in a computer. It is found inside the 
system unit.

1. The object shown above is called (a) compact disk (b) hard disk (c) 
computer

The hard disk is a storage device. it is used to store lots of information such 
as pictures, music , video, etc.

6. Copy the hard disk in the boxes below.
 
H A R D   
D I 
S K

A speaker works with the computer. It brings out sound a computer.
The speaker is connected to the system unit.

3. The speaker works with _____ (a) power (b) electricity (c)

2. The speaker brings out _____ (a) sand (b) light  (c) sound

4. The speaker is connected to ____ (a) system unit (b) light pen (c) 
monitor

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This is a printer.
The printer is an electronic machine.
It works with a computer. It is used to print information on paper.
The printer is connected to a system unit.

2.  The printer works with ____ (a) electricity (b) candle light (c) water

3. The machine used to print information on paper is called___

(a) radio   
 
 
(b) printer   
 
 
(c) monitor

(b) motor machine   
(b) electronic machine  
 
(c)  school machine

The projector is used in place of monitor.

3. Does it show what the computer ? (a) No (b) Yes

1. The picture shown above is called ? ____

2. The projector works with ____ (a) candle light (b) water (c) electric light

A projector works with the computer. It also shows what a computer is 
doing.

(a) monitor   
 
(b) projector  
 
 
 (c) computer

This is a projector
A projector is an electronic machine.

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