Class 9 Ict Practical Software Installation -

Riya felt a small thrill. “That’s it?”

Riya saved her practical file – ict_practical_software_installation.docx – and wrote in her reflection: Today I learned that software is not magic. It’s just instructions. And anyone who can read and click carefully can be the one giving those instructions.

“Class,” Mr. Sharma’s voice echoed. “Today’s practical is simple. You will install a free text editor called Notepad++ from a USB drive. Then you will uninstall it using the Control Panel. Step-by-step. No shortcuts.”

Arjun’s smile faded. He slid his chair back. Riya’s heart hammered. class 9 ict practical software installation

Arjun patted her back. “Told you it was easy.”

Arjun grabbed theirs. “Easy,” he whispered. He plugged it in, opened ‘This PC,’ and double-clicked the installer in three seconds.

She clicked Yes .

That evening, Riya went home and uninstalled three old games from the family PC. Her little brother was horrified. But her mother just smiled and said, “Class 9 is doing wonders.”

“It won’t. It’s just software.”

Riya’s stomach tightened. Install? Uninstall? She had only ever clicked icons that were already on the screen. Riya felt a small thrill

“The second software,” Mr. Sharma handed her a different USB drive. “This is a simple calculator tool. Install it. Then uninstall it. No help.”

“See?” he grinned. “Nothing to it.”

Riya leaned closer. A pop-up window appeared: “Do you want to allow this app to make changes?” And anyone who can read and click carefully

She clicked Yes . A new window opened – the installation wizard. It was full of options: Destination folder, Components, Additional Tasks.