Computer Engineering Manual
Computer Engineering Manual
2021-22
TASK-1
Identifying the Peripherals of a Computer
Identify the peripherals of a computer, components in a CPU and its functions. Draw the block
diagram of the CPU along with the configuration of each peripheral and submit to your
instructor.
AIM: To identify the peripherals of a computer.
In this section you will know about Internal components of the computer
• The Mother Board
• CPU
• SMPS
• Cabinet
• CPU Heat Sink & Fan
• RAM
• Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
• Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
The motherboard serves as a single platform to connect all of the parts of a computer
together. It connects the CPU, memory, hard drives, optical drives, video card, sound card, and
other ports and expansion cards directly or via cables. It can be considered as the backbone of a
computer.
Control Unit
This unit controls the operations of all parts of the computer but does not carry out any actual
data processing operations.
Computer Cabinet
A computer cabinet is an enclosure with fitted, fixed or removable side panels and doors. The
cabinet contains a computer rack for mounting computers or other electronic equipment.
Cabinets come in a variety of sizes, colors and styles
CPU Heat Sink & Fan
• Computer cooling is required to remove the waste heat produced by computer
components.
• heatsink with fan clipped onto a microprocessor. heatsinks cooled by airflow with
Computer fans reduces the temperature by actively exhausting hot air.
RAM
• RAM (Random Access Memory) is the internal memory of the CPU for storing data,
program, and program result. It is a read/write memory which stores data until the
machine is working. As soon as the machine is switched off, data is erased.
• The most common types of RAM are SDRAM and DDR for desktop computers
and SODIMM for laptop computers,
DVD WRITER
A DVD writer is a piece of computer equipment that we use for copying data from a computer
onto a CD.
CMOS Battery
The CMOS is a little bit of RAM that stores all the BIOS information so that each time the
computer restarts or powers on the computer can remember this information. There is a battery
in the motherboard, which is used to power the south bridge and the BIOS to save the setting,
data and time.
ATX Power Connector
ATX power connectors are designed to connect a computer’s power supply to an motherboard
Floppy Cable
A floppy cable is a ribbon cable found in PC's that allow one or more floppy disk drives to be
connected to a computer.
.
PCI SLOT(Peripheral Component Interconnect)
PCI slots (and their variants) allow you to add expansion (Add-on) cards to a
motherboard like sound card LAN card and TV tuner card.
The expansion cards increase the machines capabilities beyond what the motherboard
could produce alone, such as: enhanced graphics, expanded sound, increased USB and
hard drive controller, and additional network interface options
BIOS (basic input/output system)
BIOS (basic input/output system) is the program in a personal
computer's microprocessor,uses to get the computer system started after you turn it on. It also
manages data flow between the computer's operating system and attached devices such as
the hard disk,video adapter, keyboard, mouse and printer.
Socket 478
• The Socket 478 is a CPU socket that utilizes the pin grid array and was used by Intel for
the Pentium 4 and Celeron processors. Intel eventually replaced the Socket 478 with
LGA 775.
CPU Socket:
CPU Socket or Processor Socket. Which is used to install or insert the processor. We
have two types of sockets. LIF sockets and ZIF socket. LIF stands for Low Insertion Force, this
is the old model sockets and ZIF stands for Zero Insertion Force, this is the present model
sockets.
RAM SLOTS
A memory slot, memory socket, or RAM slot allows computer memory (RAM) to be
inserted into the computer. Depending on the motherboard, there may be two to four memory
slots.
SATA Connectors
SATA connectors are also called as Serial ATA connectors. SATA full form is Serial
Advanced Technology Attachment. These are connect with serial ATA devices, such as
Hard disk drives and CD or DVD drives.
North Bridge:
North Bridge is always near the processor socket. which is one of the important
component of a motherboard. It is a focal Point of Motherboard and It is also called as Memory
Controller Hub. North Bridge interconnects Processor socket, RAM slots and AGP slot. Here
Gigabyte chip is north bridge it is near Processor socket.
South Bridge
North bridge and south bridge are the two main poles of a motherboard. South Bridge
interconnects Primary and Secondary IDE interfaces, SATA connectors, Floppy Drive
Connector, PCI slots and BIOS.
TASK 2
DISASSEMBLE AND ASSEMBLE THE SYSTEM
AIM : To disassemble and assemble the system
Check how to open the cabinet and determine where to fix the components. Determine if the
case has appropriate risers installed.
CPU
Motherboard
RAM
Heat Sink / Cooler / Fan
Ribbon cables
CD-ROM Drive
Network adapter drive
Floppy disk drive
Hard disk
Screws
.
Installing the Heat sink :
Remove the back plate on the cabinet corresponding to the graphics card
Push the card into the slot
Secure the card with a screw
Plug in the power connection from PSU (if required)
High-end graphics cards need dedicated power supply and if your graphics card needs one then
connect the appropriate wire from PSU into the graphics card.
Installing the hard disk :
Close the side doors of the cabinet and get it upright and place it on the computer table.
Get the rest of the PC components like monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers etc. which we
will connect now.
If the mouse/ keyboard are PS/2 then connect them to PS/2 ports or else use the USB
port.
Connect the speaker cable in the audio port
Plug in the power cable from PSU into the UPS
Also plug in the power cable of the monitor
Final Check :
Mother board jumper configurations are the settings for the processor operator.
Drive jumper settings, master/ slave correct
Are the processors, RAM modules and plug in cards finally seated in their sockets?
Did you plug all the cables in? Do they all fit really
Have you frightened all the screws in plug- in cards or fitted the clips
Have u connected the power cables to all driver
Powering up for the first time :
Ensure that no wires are touching the CPU heat sink fan.
Plug in the monitor, mouse and keyboard.
Plug in the power card and switch the power supply.
If everything is connected as it should be
1. All system fans should start spinning.
2. We should hear a single beep sound after about 5-10 sec.
3. Amber light on monitor should go green.
4. We will see the computer start to boot with a memory check.
5. Now check front LED’s to see if u plugged them correctly.
6. Check all other buttons.
7. Power afford change any power settings
TASK-3
MS –WINDOWS INSTALLATION
In order to install your copy of the Windows 10 operating system please make sure to have the
following items:
-Windows 10 Installation disk
-Drivers CD: * Use after installation process if needed.
*NOTE: Please make sure to back up all of your important data before proceeding with this
installation.
Step-1: Connect the Bootable USB flash drive with your PC and reboot it.
Step-2: As soon as your PC boots, press the F11 ( this key will differ from one pc to another )
key to bring up the boot drive selection menu and select the Bootable Windows 10 USB flash
drive. This key will differ from one pc to another, so do a quick Google search to find out the
correct key to bring up the bios boot menu.
Alternatively, you can also go into the bios of your PC and set the Bootable Windows 10 USB
flash drive with the First boot priority.
Step-3: Press any key when you see the “ Press any key to boot from the USB option ”
Step-9: Click the "Accept" box and click Next. This will indicate that you accept the terms of
use.
Step-10: “Which type of installation?” window will appear. Upgrade will be greyed out; the
only option you should be able to choose is Custom (advanced).
Step-11: You can choose to install your Windows 10 system file to a certain partition here.
Step-12: Windows 10 is now installing.
Step-15: Click on Use express settings to use the recommended settings. Alternatively you can
even click on Customize settings to customize the settings.
Step-16: Wait for a few seconds more.
Assembler
An assembler translates assembly language programs into machine code.The output of an
assembler is called an object file, which contains a combination of machine instructions as
well as the data required to place these instructions in memory.
Linker
Linker is a computer program that links and merges various object files together in order to
make an executable file. All these files might have been compiled by separate assemblers.
The major task of a linker is to search and locate referenced module/routines in a program
and to determine the memory location where these codes will be loaded, making the program
instruction to have absolute references.
Loader
Loader is a part of operating system and is responsible for loading executable files into
memory and execute them. It calculates the size of a program (instructions and data) and
creates memory space for it. It initializes various registers to initiate execution.
Cross-compiler
A compiler that runs on platform (A) and is capable of generating executable code for
platform (B) is called a cross-compiler.
Source-to-source Compiler
A compiler that takes the source code of one programming language and translates it into the
source code of another programming language is called a source-to-source compiler.
TASK-5
Demonstration of Software and Hardware Troubleshooting
Bookmark:
Each web browser is built-in with the support of Internet Bookmarks which serve as a named
anchor – primarily to URLs. The primary purpose of this book mark is to easily catalog and
access web pages that the web browser user has visited or plans to visit, without having to
navigate the web to get there.
Pop-up Blockers:
Pop-ups are a form of online advertising on the WWW intended to attract the attention of the
users. These pop ups are hosted on the web sites which are frequently visited by the netizens.
These pop ups are activated when these web sites open a new web browser window and there
by displaying the advertisements.
Plug-ins:
A plug-in is a software component program that interacts with a main application to provide a
better integration of the media. The basic difference between application programs and plug-
ins is that multimedia files are launched in a separate window where as in plug-ins
multimedia play in the browser window.
Few famous plug-ins are:
Apple Quick Time
Macromedia flash
Microsoft Media Player
Adobe Shockwave
Sun Micro systems Java Applet
PROCEDURE:
LAN Proxy Settings:
select tools menu in Internet Explorer
Select Internet Options
Select Connections
You end up in two options
o Dial-up and virtual network settings
o LAN setting
The selection at this step is dependent on the kind of connection you are trying to
configure. They are:
o Dial-up modem connection
o LAN connection
o DSL or Cable modem
PURPOSE: To know what search engines are and how to use the search engines.
A search engine can be defined as a web site with tools which help you to find information on
the internet Function of a search engine You can find anything from a schedule of White
house tours to instructions for removing stains from clothes.
Limitations:
Search engines visit web sites only several weeks. Search engines cannot see information in
other data bases later on.
On the internet a search engine is a coordinated set of programs that includes: A spider
(crawler or bot) that goes to every page or representative pages on every web site that wants
to be searchable and reads it , using hypertext links on each page to discover and read site’s
other pages.
Meta Search Engines:
Meta search engines or “met crawlers” don’t crawl the web themselves. Instead they search
the resources of multiple search engines by sending a search to several search engines at once
aggregating the result.
Pros:
You only need to use one search tool which is time- efficient
You only need to learn how to use one search engine reducing learning curve
You benefit from the difference among several search tools at once
Cons:
Meta search services may not be able to leverage each individual search engines full
range of query tools resulting in less refined searches
You cannot personally select the search engines queried by meta search services.
THEORY
Antivirus software is a program that either comes installed on your computer or that you
purchase and install yourself. It protects your computer against most viruses, worms, Trojan
horses and other unwanted invaders that can make your computer sick.
TASK - 7
HTML
Introduction to HTML:
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the code that is used to structure a web page and its
content. For example, content could be structured within a set of paragraphs, a list of bulleted
points, or using images and data tables. As the title suggests, this article will give you a basic
understanding of HTML and its functions.
The main parts of our element are as follows:
The opening tag: This consists of the name of the element (in this case, p), wrapped in
opening and closing angle brackets. This states where the element begins or starts to take
effect — in this case where the paragraph begins.
The closing tag: This is the same as the opening tag, except that it includes a forward
slash before the element name. This states where the element ends — in this case where the
paragraph ends. Failing to add a closing tag is one of the standard beginner errors and can
lead to strange results.
The content: This is the content of the element, which in this case, is just text.
The element: The opening tag, the closing tag, and the content together comprise the
element.
Basic Tags
HTML is a fairly straightforward programming language. Each tag starts with a < and ends
with a >. For example the paragraph tag is <p>
There is a range of HTML tags, they help you to design your web page. There are four
required tags in HTML. These are html, title, head and body. The table below shows you the
opening and closing tag, a description and an example.
HTML Tag Description
<html> These are the tags you put at the beginning and end of an HTML file.
This includes information including title, meta tags, content type, links to
<head>
external pages like CSS and JavaScript.
<title> This is the text that goes in the title bar or the browser window.
<body> This contains the contents of the document
<h1>
HTML 5 Tags
Tag Description
CSS Properties:
Here are some basic CSS properties to work with.
1. Text Properties
2. List Properties
3. Border Properties
4. Font Properties
Text Properties
Property Description Values
color Sets the color of a text RGB, hex, keyword
line-height Sets the distance between lines normal, number, length, %
Increase or decrease the space between
letter-spacing normal, length
characters
text-align Aligns the text in an element left, right, center, justify
text- none, underline, overline, line-
Adds decoration to text
decoration through
text-indent Indents the first line of text in an element length, %
text- none, capitalize, uppercase,
Controls the letters in an element
transform lowercase
List Properties
Font Properties
Develop your home page using HTML Consisting of your photo, name, address and
education details as a table and your skill set as a list
Output
TASK - 8
Demonstration and Practice of various features Microsoft Word
The Ribbon:
The Ribbon is the panel at the top portion of the document. It has seven tabs:
1) Home
2) Insert
3) Page Layout
4) References
5) Mailings
6) Review
7) View
Each tab is divided into groups. The groups are logical collections of features designed to
perform functions that you will utilize in developing or editing your Word document.
Commonly used features are displayed on the Ribbon, to view additional features within each
group, click on the arrow at the bottom right of each group.
Each of the tabs contains the following tools:
Saving a Document:
Click the Microsoft Office Button and Click Save or Save As (remember, if you‘re
sending the document to someone who does not have Office 2007, you will need to
click the Office Button, click Save As, and Click Word 97-2003 Document), or
Press CTRL+S (Depress the CTRL key while pressing the ―S‖) on the keyboard, or
Click the File icon on the Quick Access Toolbar
Rename:
To rename a Word document while using the program:
Click the Office Button and find the file you want to rename.
Right-click the document name with the mouse and select Rename from the shortcut
menu.
Type the new name for the file and press the ENTER key.
Close:
To close a document:
Click the Office Button
Click Close
Formatting fonts:
Font formatting allows you to Change font style, size, color and a large number of
other features. You can also change the spacing between letters here.
Cell Alignment:
Aligns contents written in a table in the top left corner or top right corner or in the
center etc...
Symbols:
You may not be able to enter certain symbols into your word document, as there is a
limitation on the keys on the key board. Creating these new symbols especially when
working with mathematical terms it becomes very difficult.
Drop Caps:
Drop caps are those giant letters that begin the first paragraph of a chapter or
document. They get your readers attention by standing out and demanding focus.
Step-4: Enter the details of certificate , insert image & align center
Creating Columns
Newsletters are often formatted into multiple columns.
1. To create columns in Word, on the Page Layout tab, choose Columns. Select the
appropriate number of columns or click More Columns for additional settings,
including the width of each column and whether you want a line between the
columns.
2. Select the appropriate number of columns or click More Columns for additional
settings, including the width of each column and whether you want a line between
the columns.
3. Your document is then divided into columns, including any text you had already
entered. Note the column space in the ruler.
Column Breaks
As you fill the first column with text, the text will automatically wrap around and into
the next column. However, there may be times when you want to begin entering text into
a column before the previous column is full. In these situations, you can use column
breaks (similar to entering manual page breaks).
Place your cursor where you would like to begin the next column.
Section Breaks
There may be times when you want only certain parts of the newsletter to be
formatted in columns. For example, your newsletter may have a heading that you would
like to center across the entire page. We divide documents into sections in these situations.
Each section can have different formatting characteristics.
To divide a document into multiple sections, place your cursor where you would like the
next section to begin.
On the Page Layout tab, select Continuous in the Section Breaks area. (Notice that
there are also options for creating a section break that starts on a new page. This is helpful
for when you want to change the page orientation or headers/footers on different pages.)
You can now format one section without altering the format of the next section.
Also, note the status bar will indicate in which section you are working. If the status bar
does not display the sections, you can right-click the status bar and choose Section.
TASK - 9
Demonstration and Practice of various features Microsoft Excel
Aim: -
Develop a spread sheet to maintain the student marks list using MS Excel. The Features to be
covered are Gridlines, Format cells, manual summation, auto summation, auto fill,
Formatting Text.
Introduction to MS-Excel
Excel is a computerized spreadsheet, which is an important business tool that helps you
report and analyze information. Excel stores spreadsheets in documents called workbooks.
Each workbook is made up of individual worksheets, or sheets. Because all sorts of
calculations can be made in the Excel spreadsheet, it is much more flexible than a paper
spreadsheet. The Excel window has some basic components, such as an Active cell, Column
headings, a Formula bar, a Name box, the mouse pointer, Row headings, Sheet tabs, a Task
Pane, Tab scrolling buttons and Toolbars.
Sample Worksheet
Entering Formulas
A formula is a mathematical expression that calculates a value. In Excel, formulas always
begin with an equal sign (=).A formula can consist of one or more arithmetic operators. The
order of precedence is a set of predefined rules that Excel follows to calculate a formula.
Resize worksheet rows and columns
There are a number of methods for altering row height and column width using the mouse or
menus:
Click the dividing line on the column or row, and drag the dividing line to change the width
of the column or Height of the row Double-click the border of a column heading, and the
column will increase in width to match the length of the longest entry in the column Widths
are expressed either in terms of the number of characters or the number of screen pixels.
Identify cell ranges
A group of worksheet cells is known as a cell range, or range.
Working with ranges in a worksheet makes working with the data easier.
Ranges can be adjacent or nonadjacent.
An adjacent range is a single, rectangular block of cells
Select an adjacent range by clicking on a cell and dragging to an opposite corner of a
rectangle of cells
A nonadjacent range is comprised of two or more adjacent ranges that are not
contiguous to each other.
To select a nonadjacent range, begin by selecting an adjacent range, then press and
hold down the Ctrl key as you select other adjacent ranges
Redo allows you to reapply actions one step at a time that you have previously undone.
Print as workbook
To print a worksheet, you can use:
A menu
The Print button on the standard toolbar
The Ctrl-P keystroke to initiate a printout of the worksheet
1. Creating A Scheduler
3. Type "WEEKLY SCHEDULE" into A1:E2, change the font size to 18, and
select Middle Align in the Alignment group.
4. Select cells F1:H2, select the Borders drop-down in the Font group of the Home tab,
then select All Borders.
5. Enter "Daily Start Time" into F1; "Time Interval" into G1; and "Starting Date"
into H1. Choose the Select All icon (between 1 and A on the worksheet), then
double-click the line separating any two columns to resize all cells to fit the
contents.
7. Select cell A4 and enter the time you want your schedule to begin. To follow this
example, enter "7:00."
8. In cell A5, enter the next interval you want to list in the schedule. To follow this
example, enter "7:30." Select A4:A5 and drag the fill handle down to fill the time
increments for the rest of the day.
9. In cell B3, enter the day of the week with which you want your schedule to begin.
To follow this example, enter "SUNDAY."
10. Drag the fill handle to the right to automatically fill the remaining days of the week
on the schedule.
11. Select the Select All icon or press Ctrl+A and select Center in the Alignment group
of the Home tab.
12. Select cells A1:H2. Select the Fill Color drop-down from the Font group of the
Home tab and choose a fill color for the selected cells.
13. Choose a unique fill color for each of the following cells or ranges:
A3, B3:H3, A4:A28 (or the range of cells containing times on your worksheet)
B4:H28 (or the range of cells making up the remainder of your schedule)
14. Select the body of the schedule. Select the Borders drop-down in the Font group
and select All Borders.
2. Select Template > Save As. The Save As dialog box will open.
3. Open the Custom Office Templates folder.
5. To use the template in the future, select the Personal tab on the New screen and
select the schedule template. It will open as a new workbook.
2. Calculating Grade Point Average (GPA)
Step-1: Create the table in Excel using the following fields.
GPA 3.6
3. Student marks list
Procedure:
1. Create a spread sheet with the name “studentmarks.xls”
2. Type the headings like S.No. , student name, subjects, total, rank etc… in appropriate
cells. For example S.No. in the cell A1, student name in the cell B1 and soon.
3. Use auto fill function to fill the serial numbers and roll numbers of the student.
I. To use auto fill function we must have to type more than one serial number or
roll number.
II. Auto fill function is applicable on numeric values.
3. Apply format cells, using this we can select the category of the cell, align the text in
the cell, apply font styles, change the font name, size, apply the borders etc…
4. To apply format cells, in home menu select the option format from cells option.
5. Apply the auto sum function by selecting the formula menu; now choose auto sum
option in function library.
6. To do manual summation type the function “=sum (number1,[number2], …)” in
formula bar in the spread sheet. Example=sum(d2,e2,f2)
7. To sort the cells select those cells to be sorted and choose the data menu and select
sorting type from sort &filter.
8. To draw charts like bar chart, pie chart, etc… choose the insert menu and select the
type of chart from charts option.
9. To place the pictures in the spread sheet choose insert menu and select the picture
option from illustrations option.
10. Finally save the spreadsheet.
Example for the student to understand: (student marks list)
Student
S.No English Sanskrit Maths Physics Chemistry Total Average Rank
name
1 Balu 70 80 80 60 70 360 72 2
2 Vasu 50 60 70 80 90 350 70 3
3 Srinu 80 80 90 90 70 410 82 1
4 Ramesh 50 45 35 20 20 170 34 5
5 Rakesh 50 60 70 55 90 325 65 4
TASK-10
Demonstration and Practice of various features Microsoft Power Point
Features
PowerPoint software features and formatting options include a wizard that walks you through
the presentation creation process. Design templates---prepackaged background designs and
font styles that will be applied to all slides in a presentation. When viewing a presentation,
slide progression can be manual, using the computer mouse or keyboard to progress to the
next slide, or slides can be set up to progress after a specified length of time. Slide
introductions and transitions can be added to the slides.
3. Ribbons
Microsoft PowerPoint uses several tabs to allow you to modify your document. When you
first open PowerPoint, usually the tabs discussed below will open. If you do not see these
tabs, go to View > Ribbon.
The Menu bar: This is constructed solely of word commands and not icons (pictures). The
Menu bar contains all the options available to you in Microsoft PowerPoint.
On the Ribbon under the Home Tab, contains a text editor and the new slide icon. The Home
Tab contains icons such as Paste, Cut, Copy, Format and Layout
The Insert Tab on the Ribbon toolbar, contains several categories for formatting the design
and elements of your presentation. These include: New Slide, Table, Charts, and Word Art.
4. Home Tab
New Slide to add an additional new slide to your presentation go to the Home Tab > New
Slide. Click the drop down arrow and choose the style of slide you would like to apply.
Slide Layout
To apply a Slide Layout, select the Home Tab > Layout to customize the layout of your
document. From here, you can specify how the content on your slide is displayed. To apply a
layout to your slide click the layout button, and choose your preferred style.
Insert Tab
Pictures To insert a picture into your presentation select Insert > Picture. Choose either to get
the photo from a browser, or from a file and then locate the image that you want to put into
your document and click Insert.
Inserting Slides from a Previously Created File: To insert a slide from another presentation go
to Insert > Slides From > Other Presentation and select the directory or disk where the file is
located Select the slide that you wish to insert into your presentation.
Creating a Table
To create a table within your document, go to the Insert > Table. Choose the desired table
size by typing in the required number of rows and columns and click Ok. The table will be
inserted into document. To navigate within your table, use the arrow keys.
Flowcharts
Flowcharts are used to create diagrams in Microsoft PowerPoint.
To insert a Flowchart in PowerPoint: click Insert Tab > SmartArt. Once the SmartArt button
is expanded, you will have several options to choose from, such as List, Process, Hierarchy,
etc. To insert Shapes, click the Insert Tab > Shapes. SmartArt Shapes will allow you to
manipulate the shapes in Flowchart, as well as in text boxes. To resize the Shapes, simply
click and drag any of the four corners on the object.
Design
The default slide design for Microsoft PowerPoint documents is a blank slide. Therefore, if
you want your slides to have a specific design, you must add one. To do this on a Mac, go to
the Design Tab. To change the theme of your presentation, click on the theme that you like
and it will automatically apply to your slide.
Transition
Adding Transitions Inbetween Slides To add a Transition into your presentation select the
Transitions Tab. You are then given a variety to choose from. i.e., “Fade”.
Duration
Along the right hand side of the Transitions options you will see Duration. This allows you to
modify the Duration of the Transition that is present on the particular slide. This also features
an ability to play a sound and to control whether or not to change to the next slide by “On
Mouse Click”.
TASK-11
Demonstration and Practice of various features LaTeX – document
preparation, presentation
Importance of latex:
LaTeX is a TeX format written by a computer scientist named Leslie Lamport. LaTeX is
based on the principle that authors should concentrate on logical design rather than visual
design when writing their documents. Thus instead of writing
\vspace{1.5cm}
\begin{centering}
\Large \bf
2. Section Title
\end{centering}
What about spell checking? It's a good point. This is not a deficiency of LaTeX, because it
just processes the words you give it. However, within your text-editor, you do not get fancy
lines highlighting your spelling errors or bad grammar as you type, like you get with Word,
yet it's a feature users have come to expect when writing documents.
Overview of toolbars, saving files and using help and resources:
Latex Toolbar with menu bar:
Introduction
Let's start with the simplest working example:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
First document. This is a simple example, with no
extra parameters or packages included.
\end{document}
The input file is just a plain text file, with the extension .tex. It will contain code that the
computer interprets to produce a PDF file. The first line of code declares the type of
document, in this case is an article. Then, between the \begin{document}
\end{document} tags you must write the text of your document.
\title{First document}
\author{Hubert Farnsworth \thanks{funded by the Overleaf team}}
\date{February 2014}
Below a detailed description of each line:
\documentclass[12pt, letterpaper]{article}
As said before, this defines the type of document. Some additional parameters inside brackets
and comma-separated can be passed to the command. In the example, the extra parameters set
the font size (12pt) and the paper size (letterpaper). Of course other font sizes (9pt, 11pt,
12pt) can be used, the default size is 10pt. As for the paper size, other possible values are
included A4 and legalpaper. Note that Overleaf uses a European LaTeX distribution, which
produces documents in A4 size by default. See our [Page size and margins]] article for for
information about using the Geometry package to set further formatting parameters.
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
This is the encoding for the document, to allow characters beyond ASCII (e.g. à, ü, č ...) to be
used in the text. It can be omitted or changed to another encoding but utf-8 is recommended.
Unless you specifically need another encoding, or if you are unsure about it, add this line to
the preamble.
The next three lines are self-descriptive. Anyway, you can see a description of what they
actually do in the next section.
Another important parameter that can be passed to the \document class command is two
column if you want your text in a two-column format and two side for two-side paper sheet
printing.
\begin{document}
\begin{abstract}
This is a simple paragraph at the beginning of the document. A brief introduction to the main
subject.
\end{abstract}
\end{document}
In scientific documents, it's a common practice to include a brief overview of the main
subject of the paper. In LATEX, the abstract environment is for this purpose.
The abstract environment will put the text in a special format at the top of your document.
When writing the contents of your document, if you need to start a new paragraph you must
hit the "Enter" key twice (to insert a double blank line). Notice that paragraphs have a white
space before the first line.
To start a new line without actually starting a new paragraph insert a break line point, this can
be done by \\ (a double backslash as in the example) or the \newline command
Comments
Sometimes it's necessary to add comments to your LATEX code for readability. This is
straightforward, put a % before the comment and LATEX will ignore that text.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}%codification of the document
\usepackage{comment}
\begin{comment}
This text won't show up in the compiled pdf
this is just a multi-line comment. Useful
to, for instance, comment out slow-rendering parts
while working on a draft.
\end{comment}
\end{document}
In the last part of the example, you can see a comment environment. This helps in multi-line
comments instead of putting a % at the beginning of each line. For this to work you must add
the next line to your preamble:
\usepackage{comment}
TASK-12
Tools for converting WORD to PDF and PDF to WORD
Portable Document Format commonly known as PDF was invented with the intention of
making the sharing of documents and files across multiple devices easier.
The idea was to create an immaculate, compact version of the original file that would be
difficult to tamper with during its transition from one device to another. This is one purpose
that it has accomplished with great success.
Step-4: Select file from local Drive and Click on Convert to PDF button.
As we have a platform such as a cloud that contains all the data through which we connect all
the things around us. For example, a house, where we can connect our home appliances such
as air conditioner, light, etc. through each other and all these things are managed at the same
platform. Since we have a platform, we can connect our car, track its fuel meter, speed level,
and also track the location of the car.
If there is a common platform where all these things can connect to each other would be great
because based on my preference, I can set the room temperature. For example, if I love the
room temperature to to be set at 25 or 26-degree Celsius when I reach back home from my
office, then according to my car location, my AC would start before 10 minutes I arrive at
home. This can be done through the Internet of Things (IoT).