Introduction to Computer - Syllabus
Paper Code : 212309
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Marks : 100
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Credits : 4
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Class Hours : 60
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Paper Title :
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER
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1.
Overview: What is a Computer System?,
Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Types of Computer Systems, Computing
Trends: Connectivity, Online Access, Interactivity, Connectivity,
Telecommunicating, Telescoping, and E-mail and Voice Mail, Online Information
Access: Examples of Databases, Online Services and Networks, and BBSs (Bulletin
Board System), Interactivity: Multimedia Computers, TV/PC “Smart Boxes”,
Personal Digital Assistants etc.
2.
Computer
Hardware:
Input Hardware, Processing Hardware, Storage Hardware, Output Hardware.
3.
Computer
Software:
Applications Software, Systems Software.
4.
Information
Management:
Management Information Systems, How does Management make decision?, Types of
Information System, Developing and implementing a Management Information
System.
5.
Purchasing and
Maintaining a Microcomputer System: Purchasing a System: What to Consider, Maintaining a
System, The Environmentally Aware Computer User.
6.
Practical:
Operating Systems: Windows98, Word Processing: Microsoft Word, Spreadsheet Analysis:
Microsoft Excel, Presentation: Microsoft Powerpoint, Basic Hardware &
Troubleshooting, Internet & E-mail operation.
Book Recommended:
1. Sarah E. Hutchinson &
Stacey C. Sawyer: Computers and Information Systems, McGraw Hill Companies Inc.
Reference Book:
1. Suresh K. Basandra : Computer Systems Today, Wheeler Publishing New- Delhi