Basics of Information Technology
Basic concepts of IT
• Hardware and software
• Input and output devices {I/O processors, keyboard, mouse, character-recognition microphone, camera, scanners, LDC, CRT, printers (character, dot matrix, Daisy wheel, line, chain, drum, laser jet, impact and non-impact) plotters (flatbed, drum) memory (units, capacity, address, memory operation, access methods, definition of stated dynamic memory)}
• Operating system and computer programs
• Basic units of data storage, storage and memory
• Steps of software systems development
Information networks
• Basics of the technology of workgroup computing
• The benefits of E-mail and its software
• What is the Internet and how it is useful?
• LAN and WAN
• Basics of concepts, modals, standards, network topologies, modes
Data communication
• Introduction of data communication, elements, modes
• Types of data
• Encoding different types of data
• Transmission media and speed, methods
• Modem, modulation, demodulation
Applications and use of Computers
• Computers and the opportunities offered by their use
• Types of system encountered in everyday life, home, business, industry, education, e-commerce computer simulation, CAM, Cad, weather forecasting, medial use, word processing.
• Understand how Computers can simplify our work practices
Hardware and systems software
• Computer architecture
o Block diagram of computer (CPU, RAM, ROM, input/output, data bus, address bus, control bus and ports)
o Introduction to ALU, CU, main memory (RAM, ROM), input/output unit, bases.
o Registers, Program counter (PC), memory address register (MAR), memory buffer register (MBR), instruction register (IR), stack, accumulator, data register, data address register (DAR).
• Computer operations
o Simple Machine Instructions format,...