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 Course Description

This course discusses the concepts, types and protocols of computer networks and about Internet technology; social and ethical issues in computing; the phases and tools of system development life cycle; the concepts and levels of programming languages and major programming languages including object-oriented programming 

  

 Course Objectives 

LECTURE

• Describe the basic components of a network
• Explain the methods of data transmission, types of signals and modulation
• Discuss the various communication media and protocols
• Discuss the various network configurations – LAN, WAN, MAN
• Discuss the components, types and protocols of a local area network (LAN)
• Explain what is needed to start Internet connection and what an Internet service provider does
• Discuss the functions of a browser and how to search the Internet
• Discuss the various types of e-commerce and advertising on Internet
• Describe the workplace issues of ergonomics and significance of ethics in computing
• Describe the principal functions of the system analyst
• List and describe the phases of systems development life cycle
• Explain the process of writing programs
• List and describe the levels of programming languages – machine, assembly, high-level, very high-level, natural
• Discuss major programming languages used today and also discuss the concepts of object-oriented programming 

LAB

In lab the MS-Office applications of Excel and Access are practiced along with the basic file management.

 Attendance Policy

All students must have a minimum of 75% attendance, failing which may result in debarring from the course.

 

 Grading Policy

Major Exams, Assignments,

Quizzes, Lab sessions:       50%

Final Exam:                        50%

 

 Teaching Methods

Theory Lecture classes and Lab sessions.

 

 Required Textbook

COMPUTERS – Tools for an Information Age, 8^th edition, H L Capron, J A Johnson, Prentice Hall Publications