Informatics — Grade 5
Computer hardware, files and folders, information and its coding, working with text and graphics: the first informatics textbook.
- 11 topics
- 4 chapters
- 14 min
Topics
Topics are grouped into chapters and listed in reading order.
8 topics
- 4
Files and folders: name, type and path
A file is data stored under a name; a folder groups files. We learn what a file’s name and extension mean and how its path is written.
Chapter 2. Files and folders2 min
- 5
Working with files
We learn to create, rename, copy, move and delete files and folders, see how copying differs from moving, and restore a deleted file from the Recycle Bin.
Chapter 2. Files and folders2 min
- 6
Information and its types
Information is what we know about the world and events around us. We find out how we receive it, what types it has and how a computer stores it.
Chapter 3. Information1 min
- 7
Units of information: bit and byte
A computer stores information as zeros and ones. We learn about the bit, the byte and larger units, and how to measure the size of a file.
Chapter 3. Information1 min
- 8
Encoding information
Changing information into another form is called encoding. Using Morse code and computer character codes, we see how it works.
Chapter 3. Information1 min
- 9
Working in a text editor and formatting
We learn to type, select and edit text in a text editor, and to make a document look neat using font, size, colour and alignment.
Chapter 4. Working with text and graphics1 min
- 10
Adding pictures and tables to a document
Pictures and tables make a document easier to understand. We learn to insert a picture, resize it and build a simple table.
Chapter 4. Working with text and graphics1 min
- 11
Graphics editor: drawing
A graphics editor (such as Paint) lets us draw and edit pictures on a computer. We learn to use tools, colours and simple shapes.
Chapter 4. Working with text and graphics1 min