School Days: Computer Practicals

We had Computers as a subject since Class III. Manisha teacher, Krupa Malankar teacher and Krishna Sutrave Sir taught us then. We learnt about the history and evolution of different generations of computers, DOS (Disk Operating System), RAM and ROM memory, etc. Our practical lab was in the extreme left corner on ground floor. The three sides of the room had PCs and the fourth side had a blackboard and table desk and chairs for Computer faculty. Class V onwards we got to use the mouse. There always used to be fights on which batch will be going for the practical session and which batch will attend the theory session. At last Krishna Sir implemented the idea to note down the batch attending the practical session. We had QBasic in Class VI taught by Ranjana Kolwankar teacher. We also had the algorithms and flowchart diagrams. Class VII to Class IX had all the Microsoft Office Components like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, etc. It was a kind of MSCIT plus additional information. We even had general knowledge and syllabus related online quizzes to solve before exams. During Class IX, there was a Competitive Exam NRIKD to learn and enhance our computer skills. We also a new lab on the second floor adjacent to science lab. The chairs were a bit different, cushioned with dark pink velvet cover. We had more PCs now; we sat in pairs and roll no wise to do the assignments. We had Visual Basics in Class X. Janhavi teacher took some of the practical sessions. After board exams many friends enrolled for some Computer classes. We didn't required to do it since we already knew the basics; thanks to our Computer teachers.