Section 1:Computers - A Smart Machine (What is a computer?; Basic Parts of Computer: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, CPU; Peripheral device: Printer, Speaker, Headphone, webcam; Where is computer used: school, home, work, entertainment), Basic Computer Operations (How to start and shut down a computer; Desktop: folders, Cursor, Icons; Minimize, Maximize, Close), Fun with apps(Typing tools ( MS word); Applications used in mobile phones and computer. eg: YouTube Kids, Games and WhatsApp), Introduction to Ms Paint (Opening and closing MS Paint; Drawing and painting using basic tools like brush, pencil and colours; Shapes: Circle, Rectangle, Square and Triangle)
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1.
Questions are based on Windows 11.
Cyber Olympiad Syllabus for Class 2
Section 1:Computers – The Ultimate Tool (Advantages and Disadvantages of computers; Desktop: Taskbar, Search and Start (Windows key); Input, Processing and Output; Use of peripheral devices (Printer, Speaker, Headphone, Webcam, Scanner and Pen drive); Uses of computers in daily life: School, Bank, and Hospitals etc.), Learning to use Keyboard and Mouse (Keyboard; Alphabet and Number keys; Use of special keys – Caps lock, Shift key, Num lock, Enter, Spacebar, Arrow keys, Delete and Backspace key; Key Combinations; Mouse; Clicking and Hovering; Buttons of mouse and their uses; Drag and Drop; Types of mouse – Optical, Wired, Wireless, Touchpad and Gaming), Basic Computer Operations (Restarting, Sleep, Lock and Searching; Minimize, Maximize, Close), Internet and Google (Searching with Google; Online Communications: WhatsApp; Online streaming: YouTube Kids) Software Familiarization (Introduction to Word processing: Using Microsoft Word to write and Basic text formatting (Bold, Italic, Underline and Changing Size of Text), Title bar and Saving a file; Applications used in mobile phones and computer e.g. YouTube kids and Games, WhatsApp, Alarm clock, Google Calendar, Calculator; Elements of Multimedia (video, audio, text, animation, Image)), MS Paint (Advanced tools in Paint: Line, Eraser, Fill, Magnifier and shapes; Saving your Drawing), Latest Developments in the Field of IT (Drone, Smartwatches, Online shopping, Gaming consoles)
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1.
Questions are based on Windows 11.
Cyber Olympiad Syllabus for Class 3
Section 1: Fundamentals of Computer (Hardware and Software; Input and Output devices; Storage devices and Memory: Hard Drive, Flash Drive, Memory Cards, RAM/ROM; System Software: Operating Systems (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, IOS); Application Software; Productivity Software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint); Web Browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera and Mozilla Firefox); Communication Software (Gmail, WhatsApp, Zoom, Google Meet); Entertainment & Gaming Software (Minecraft, Temple Run, YouTube Kids); Utility Software (Antivirus)), Basic Computer Operations (Booting and Rebooting; Lock and Passwords), GUI Operating System and Desktop Management (Windows and GUI; Context menu (also known as a shortcut menu or pop-up menu); Microsoft store, Play store), Introduction to File Management (How to Open, close, create, rename and delete a file or Folder; Cut, Copy, Paste, Drag and Drop), Keyboard and Mouse (Keyboard - Shortcut Keys: Save (CTRL+S), Select All (CTRL+A), Print (CTRL+P), Find (CTRL+F), Close (CTRL+W), Reopen Closed Tab/Window (CTRL+SHIFT+T); (Mouse - Cursor: text insertion (I-Beam and blinking line), pointing (arrow), selection (crosshair), busy (hourglass or spinning circle), and a default cursor (often an arrow)), Introduction to Word Processing (New documents: Creating, Opening, Renaming and Printing; Editing commands: Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo, moving in a document using Home and End Keys; Text formatting: Font Colour, Fill Colour, Fonts, Cases), Internet – A Digital World (Use of Internet in our daily life, Online and offline; Web Addresses (also known as URLs), Website, Web Browser; Wireless Connections: Mobile Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi; Google Apps: Search, YT Music Translate, Play Store and Contacts), MS Paint (Advance tools: Types of Brushes, Rotate and Flip tools, Text, Curve, Tool Size, Resize and Skew, Cropping; Undo and Redo; Colour Palette and Edit colours; Editing Images; Save and Save as), Latest Developments in the Field of IT (Talking devices (Alexa, Siri and Google Nest); Biometric software: Fingerprint Scanner, Face Recognizer, Voice Recognition)
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1.
Questions are based on Windows 11 and MS Office 2016.
Cyber Olympiad Syllabus for Class 4
Section 1: Computers (Hardware and Software; Operating System; Input and Output Devices; Primary and Secondary Memory; Bits, Bytes and Memory size; RAM/ROM, Solid State Drive (SSD) and Hard Disk Drive (HDD)), Keyboard (Function keys; Key combinations/Shortcut keys with Windows key, CTRL key, ALT key, SHIFT key, Function keys), GUI Operating System and Desktop Management (Search Bar and Cortana; Settings (Date and Time, Languages, Display); Shortcut Icons and Creating Desktop Shortcuts; Context menu: Display settings, Personalization and Properties; Taskbar settings, File explorer and notifications; RUN Dialog box), Basics of Troubleshooting (Identify the Problem; Restart and Refresh), Word Processing/MS Word (Tab Menu: Home, Insert, Draw, Design; Find & Replace; Indents, Tabs, & Line Spacing; Lists & their types; Inserting Images; Hyper Link), Introduction to Presentation Tool/MS PowerPoint (Slides: Add, Edit and Organize; Tab Menu: Home, Insert, Draw, Design (Themes); Text Box and Editing; Adding and Editing in Images and Shapes; Resize Tool), File Management (Types of Files, Folders and their Extensions: Text Files (.txt, .docx, .pdf), Image Files (.jpg/.jpeg, .png, .gif), Audio Files (.mp3), Video Files (.mp4), Presentation file (.pptx); Recycle bin: How to Restore Files and Permanent Delete; Shortcut Keys: Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo and Redo; File explorer), Internet – Web Browsers (WWW, Web Browsers; Search Engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo!)), MS Paint (Advance tools: Colour picker, Remove Background and Selection Tools; Using: View Tab (Ruler and Grid lines); Using Shift key with Shapes, Line, and Curve), Latest Developments in the Field of IT (Google Maps: GPS and Navigation; Weather Forecasting; Virtual Reality)
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1.
Questions are based on Windows 11 and MS Office 2016.
Cyber Olympiad Syllabus for Class 5
Section 1:Computer System (Hardware and Software; Input and Output Devices; Primary and Secondary Memory; Memory units; Operating system; RAM/ROM, Solid State Drive (SSD) and Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Servers), MS Word (Paragraph Formatting Using Paragraph Group; Drop Cap; Document Views; Inserting Graphics: Pictures and Shapes; Clip Arts; Symbols; SmartArt; Multimedia Objects; Text Box; Inserting Header and Footer in a Document; Charts and Tables), MS PowerPoint (Inserting Graphics: Pictures and Shapes; Clip Arts; Symbols; SmartArt; Multimedia Objects; Text Box; Inserting Header & Footer and Exploring its Features; Running Slideshow; Presentation Views), MS Excel (Formatting Cells; Working with Formulas and Functions; Managing Worksheets; Charts and Graphs), Troubleshooting (Basic Troubleshooting Steps: “Restart the device” as the first step, Checking connections (e.g., unplugged power cables or loose USBs), Simple error messages (Understanding what they mean); Common Issues and Solutions: Computer won’t turn on - Check power supply and cables, Frozen screen - How to close an unresponsive application, Keyboard or mouse not working - Plugging them in correctly), Concept of Authentication (Authentication and its Types; Authentication in Daily Life; User, Accounts and Profiles), Cyber Security and Safety (Malwares - Virus, Worms, Trojan, Spyware; Basic security concepts - Phishing, Identity Theft, Cyber Stalking, Cyberbullying, Flaming), Network and Communication (Types of computer networks: PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN; Domain and Servers; Wireless connections: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular technologies (4G–5G), NFC (Near-Field Communication); ISP (Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and BSNL); Email and Creating an Account), Task Manager (Processes; Performance; App History; Startup Apps; Users), Latest Developments in the Field of IT (All in daily life: Voice assistants; Cloud Storage (Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, iCloud))
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1.
Questions are based on Windows 11 and MS Office 2016.
Cyber Olympiad Syllabus for Class 6
Section 1: Computer and Number System (Hardware and Software; Input and Output Devices; Primary and Secondary Memory; Memory units; RAM/ROM, Solid State Drive (SSD) and Hard Disk Drive (HDD); Computer Language & 0/1; Binary and Decimal number system), MS Word (Creating and applying styles for consistent text formatting; Using tables, indents, footers/headers, page numbers, and hyperlinks; Document Collaboration: Cloud-based tools like Google Docs for real-time collaboration, Commenting, Editing and Reviewing documents), MS PowerPoint (Adding advanced animations, transitions, and multimedia elements (Videos, Audio); Inserting charts and tables to present data; Creating consistent slide designs with master slides and themes), MS Excel (Intermediate to Advanced Functions: Using basic formulas like SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, COUNTA, MAX, MIN; Conditional formatting and simple data validation; Creating charts and graphs to visualize data), Troubleshooting (Identifying hardware/software problems using basics; Application freezes: Quitting and restarting; Common browser issues: Clearing cache, refreshing pages, and checking the internet connection; Basic Network Troubleshooting: Internet not working, Checking Wi-Fi connectivity and resetting the router, Identifying weak Wi-Fi signals), Network and Communication (Topology: BUS, STAR, MESH, RING, TREE, HYBRID; Communication: Asynchronous Communication; Cloud Computing and File Sharing; Email and Creating an Account), Programming With Scratch (Block-based Coding; Data Types: Numbers, Words, Yes/No (True/False); Loops (Repetition); Conditional Statements (If/Else); Introduction to Python), Cyber Safety and Internet (Types of browsing: WWW, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SFTP; Site-specific searches: site:edu site:gov; Use of filters for images, videos, or date ranges; Recognizing and avoiding fake browsing), Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (Sensors and Feedback Systems in Robotics: proximity sensors, light sensors, temperature sensors, Tactile sensor; Robots and Self-Driving Vehicles), Latest Developments in the Field of IT (Different Types of AI: Helpful Assistants (Alexa, Siri), Recommendation Systems (Netflix, YouTube, Spotify), Image Recognition (Google Lens); Thinking Hats (Black hats, White hats, Grey hats, Green hats, Blue hats, Red hats, Purple hats, Nation-state hackers, Script kiddies); Processors (Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Huawei, Samsung and Apple)
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1.
Questions are based on Windows 11 and MS Office 2016.
Cyber Olympiad Syllabus for Class 7
Section 1: Computer (Hardware and Software; Memory and Storage; Computer Language 0 & 1; Compiler & Interpreter; Data Types (Integer, Float or Decimal, String, Boolean, Character (Char))), MS Word (Layout: Page Setup, Arrange and Paragraph; Paste special; Mailing: Start Mail Merge (Letter, E-mail Messages and Envelope); Mail Merge; Track Changes and Reviewing Tools: Comparing and merging documents using the “Compare” feature, version history; Collaboration Features: real-time co-authoring, tracking edits, and editing permissions with MS Word Online), MS PowerPoint (Advanced graphic design with gradient fills, shadows, and 3D effects; Layering text, images, and shapes for more dynamic slide designs; Interactive Presentations: Using action buttons to control presentations dynamically (e.g., jump to specific slides); Advanced Animation: advanced animation entrance, emphasis, exit effects, and motion paths and adjusting animation timings and sequencing for professional effects; Collaborative Features: Using MS PowerPoint Online for real-time collaboration and editing with others. Sharing and exporting presentations as PDFs, videos, or hyperlinks), MS Excel (Logical functions (IF, AND, OR) to perform complex calculations; Functions: VLOOKUP, Concatenate, Mod, Day, Date, Today, Absolute; Data Validation and Conditional Formatting: Setting up data validation to restrict data entry and create drop-down lists, advanced conditional formatting for dynamic, rule-based formatting; Macros), Photoshop Introduction (DTP and its software; Starting Photoshop (How to create a new file, save it, save an existing file); Using Layers (Learning Layer Basics, Using Layers palette, Renaming Layers, Applying a Layer Style); Tools in Photoshop: Flattening, Rectangular Marquee, Single column Marquee, Single Row Marquee, Lasso (Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Quick Selection, Magic Wand), Crop and Slice tools (Crop, Slice, Slice Select), Measuring tools (Eyedropper, Colour Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count)), Programming with Scratch (Blocks (Motion Blocks, Looks Blocks, Events Blocks, Sound Blocks, Control Blocks); Making a Scratch Project (Naming a Project, Deleting a Sprite, Adding a Sprite, Positioning a Sprite, Moving a Sprite, Pen Extension, Drawing a Line, Saving a Scratch Project, Opening an Existing Scratch Project); Drawing Shapes (Drawing a Square, Drawing a Circle); Drawing a Pattern (Rotating a Sprite, Creating a Clone, Drawing a Pattern, Creating a Blank Sprite, Drawing a Pattern)), Introduction to Web Development (How websites are built: HTML + CSS + JavaScript; Basic rule of Web development: start with <!DOCTYPE html>, opening <tag> and closing </tag> pairs, Don’t forget to close tags; Introduction to CSS: Change colours, Change fonts, Resize text and images, Add spacing, borders, and backgrounds, Arrange things neatly on the page; Types of tag (<HTML>, <head>, <body>, <h1> to <h6>, <p>, <div>, <br>, <b>, <i>, <img>, <a>)), Networking (Working of DNS, URL Structure; Bandwidth control, Network speed, severs, Hubs; IPv4 vs. IPv6 (basic comparison); Network & Network Security Basics; Introduction to IP VPNs & Proxies; Cloud Computing: SaaS, IaaS, PaaS; Bandwidth and Digital Citizenship), Cyber Security and Cyber Ethics (Encryption and Decryption; Firewalls, IP Address and VPNs; Cyber Ethics [Digital Piracy, Plagiarism, Digital Footprint Awareness, Fake News and Misleading Content, Cyber Laws (Introductory Level)]), Latest Developments in the Field of IT (Use of AI in Human Intelligence; IOT; Edge Computing)
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1.
Questions are based on Windows 11 and MS Office 2016.
