About the Book

The field of computers is changing at a very fast pace. Newer hardware is being introduced every day and newer versions of Operating Systems are coming out. Application software is also being updated at a very fast pace. Keeping up with the changes in hardware and software is becoming a challenging task. This book based on the latest syllabus of ICSE for Class IX titled "I.C.S.E Computer Applications (Java under Blue.I)" has been compiled with inputs from and after interactions with various scholars and eminent persons of this field.

The matter is presented in a graded manner and it enables the students to learn the subject in detail. Each chapter has a separate Outline, plenty of illustrations, and subject matter along with relevant screenshots for explanation and easy understanding. BlueJ is included to help students to learn fundamental concepts of computing using object-oriented approach.
The main features of the book are :
• Chapter Outlines in the beginning of each chapter.
• Hot ffint gives extra guidance with specific topic.
• Time Savers are shortcuts to help you save time in completing a task.
• Value Words at the end of chapter give explanations of important terms that one comes across in a chapter.
• Memorise section provides the summary of the chapter.
• Exercise in the chapter is given to evaluate the knowledge of students.
• Teacher's Notes included at the end of each chapter suggest intuitive ways to teach a chapter.

Suggestions for the improvement of the book are most welcome.
Er. Gurpreet S. Grewal (BE)
Consultant, on Computer Education
E-mail : gurpreetsgrewal@yahoo.com