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Exploring English Words Beginning with "But":

26/9/2023

Exploring English Words Beginning with "But":

A compilation of words starting with the letter "But"

Butcher: A person who prepares and sells meat.
Button: A small disk or knob used for fastening or decoration.
Butter: A dairy product made from churned cream.
Buttermilk: The liquid left after churning butter, often used in baking.
Butterscotch: A type of caramel candy made with butter and brown sugar.
Butterfly: An insect with colorful wings and a slender body.
Buttock: Either of the two rounded parts of the human body below the waist.
Buttonhole: A slit or opening in fabric used for fastening buttons.
Butane: A flammable hydrocarbon gas commonly used as fuel.
Butchered: The past tense of the verb "butcher," meaning to slaughter or cut up an animal for meat.
Butters: The plural form of "butter," referring to multiple portions or types of butter.
Buttocks: The plural form of "buttock," referring to both sides of the lower body.
Buttery: Relating to or resembling butter in taste, texture, or appearance.
Butternut: A type of tree or the edible nut produced by it.
Buttocked: Having prominent or well-developed buttocks.

These examples provide a glimpse into the variety of English words that begin with the letters "But." However, there are numerous other words starting with "But" to further explore in the vast English language.

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Effective teaching of Computer studies form 1

8/1/2021

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Number of Lessons

There are 3 terms in form 1 and a number of weeks to teach

On average

Term 1
- 13 weeks
Term 2
- 13 weeks
Term 3
- 10 weeks

Total number of weeks in form 1 to teach on average

13 + 13 + 10 = 36 weeks

Number of lessons to teach in form 1

36 x 3 = 108 lessons

What needs to be covered

Introduction to Computers (18 Lessons)
Computer Systems (49 Lessons)
Operating Systems (32 Lessons)

These three topics will take 99 lessons to complete

How to plan form 1 lessons

Introduction to computers lessons planning
Topic/ Sub Topic	Number of lessons to award
Definition of a computer	Term 1, week 1, 2 lessons
Parts of a computer	week 1, 1 lesson
Development of Computers	Term 1, week 2, 3 lessons
Classification of computers Physical Size Functionality Purpose	Term 1, week 3, 3 lessons
Areas where computers are used	Term 1, week 4, 2 lessons
Definition of a Computer laboratory	Term 1, week 4, 1 lesson
Safety precautions and practices in a computer laboratory Behaviour Handing of materials and equipment Fire Cabling Stable power supply Burglar proofing Ventilation Lab layout Dust/damp control Lighting’ Standard furniture	Term 1, week 5, 3 lessons
Hands-on skills Start-up, restarting and shut-down (Booting) Keyboard layout Practical Keyboard and mouse skills	Term 1, week 6, 3 lessons
Total number of lessons	6 weeks, 18 lessons

COMPUTER SYSTEMS (49 LESSONS) PLANNING
Topic/ Sub Topic	Number of lessons to award
Description of a Computer system.	term 1, week 7, 1 lesson
Functional organization of the elements of a computer System. Hardware Software Live-ware	term 1, week 7, 1 lesson
Input devices e.g. Keying devices Pointing devices Scanning devices Speech recognition devices Other digital devices	term 1, week 7, week 8, week 9, 6 lessons
Topical Questions	term 1, week 9, 1 lesson
Central Processing Unit (CPU) Control Unit Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) Memory Processors Types clock speeds	term 1, week 10, week 11, 6 lessons
Output Devices Soft copy output devices e.g. Visual display unit –Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), flat panel, cathode ray; Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Sound output light emitting Hard copy output devices e.g printers (impact, non-impact) plotters	term 1, week 12, week 13, 6 lessons
Secondary/Auxilia Storage Devices and Media Fixed-e.g. Hard disk Removable- e.g. floppy disks tape optical disks (CD-R, WORM, CD-RW, DVDs) zip disks	term 2, week 1, week 2, 6 lessons
Power and Interface Cables. Power Cable Parallel Cable Serial Cable	term 2, week 3, week 4, 6 lessons
Basic Computer Set-up and Cabling. Connecting basic computer components Connecting other computer peripherals	term 2, week 5, 3 lessons
Classification of software. Purpose a) System software i) firmware ii) networking software iii) operating 3ystem iv) utilities b) Application software Acquisition a) standard software b) user developed (in-house)	term 2, week 6, week 7, 6 lessons
Criteria for selecting a Computer System (Specifications) Hardware Considerations Processor speed memory capacity warranty upgradability user needs cost portability other considerations Software Considerations authenticity user needs user friendliness Software Considerations system requirements cost compatibility portability documentation other software considerations	term 2, week 8, 3 lessons
Topical Questions	term 2, week 9, 5 lessons
Total	49

OPERATING SYSTEMS (32 LESSONS) PLANNING
Topic/ Sub Topic	Number of lessons to award
Definition of an operating system	term 2, week 10, 1 lesson
Functions of an operating system Job scheduling Resource Control Input/Output handling Memory Management Error handling Interrupt handling	term 2, week 10, week 11, 3 lessons
Types of Operating Systems Number of users i) single user ii) multi user Number of tasks i) single tasking ii) multi tasking Interface i) Command line ii) menu driven interface iii) Graphical User Interface (GUI)	term 2, week 11, week 12 3 lessons
Organization of Information using an Operating System Files Directories/folders Storage media	term 2, week 13, 3 lessons
File management using an Operating system Description of files Types of files i) system files ii) application files Functions of files i) storage of data ii) organization of information Creating files Manipulating files i) viewing files and directories ii) organization of information iii) creating files/directories iv) opening v) editing vi) renaming vii) fmding/searching viii) sorting ix) copying x) moving xi) deleting	term 3, week 1, week 2, week 3, 9 lessons
Disk Management using an Operating system Formatting Partitioning Defragmentation Disk Diagnostics/Disk Compression Back up	term 3, week 4, week 5, 6 lessons
Devices under Operating System Control Processor Memory (Ram) Storage devices Input/Output devices and ports Communication devices and ports	term 3, week 7, 3 lessons
Installation and Configuration of an Operating system Trouble shooting	term 3, week 8, week 9 4 lessons
Topical Questions	term 3, week 10
Total	32 lessons

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Exploring English Words Beginning with "But":

​Exploring English Words Beginning with "But":

Effective teaching of Computer studies form 1

Number of Lessons

Total number of weeks in form 1 to teach on average

Number of lessons to teach in form 1

What needs to be covered

How to plan form 1 lessons

Topic/ Sub Topic

Number of lessons to award

Definition of a computer

Parts of a computer

Development of Computers

Classification of computers

Areas where computers are used

Definition of a Computer laboratory

Safety precautions and practices in a computer laboratory

Hands-on skills

Topic/ Sub Topic

Number of lessons to award

Description of a Computer system.

Functional organization of the elements of a computer System.

Input devices e.g.

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Output Devices

Secondary/Auxilia Storage Devices and Media

Criteria for selecting a Computer System (Specifications)

Topic/ Sub Topic

Number of lessons to award

Definition of an operating system

Functions of an operating system

Types of Operating Systems

File management using an Operating system

Description of files

Exploring English Words Beginning with "But":