Syllabus Of Introduction To Information Technology

Course Title: Introduction to Information Technology
Course no: CSC-101 Full Marks: 87+10+20
Credit hours: 3 Pass Marks: 28+4+8
Nature of course: Theory (3 Hrs.) + Lab (3 Hrs.)

Course Synopsis: Fundamental concept of Information technology. Computer
systems, Computer software, DBMS, and application of computer
science.

Goal: This course introduces fundamental concepts of Information Technology and computer science.

Course Contents:
Unit 1. Introduction to Computer Systems 10 Hrs.
Introduction to computers, Classification of digital computer systems, Anatomy of a digital Computer, Computer Architecture, Memory system, Memory Units, Auxiliary
Storage devices, Inputs devices, Output Devices.

Unit 2. Computer Software and Software Development 6 Hrs.
Introduction to Computer Software, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, General Software Features and Trends.

Unit 3. Database Management Systems 6 Hrs.
Data processing, Introduction to Database Management systems, Database design

Unit 4. Telecommunications 8 Hrs.
Introduction to Telecommunications, Computer Networks, Communication Systems, Distributed systems

Unit 5. Internet and New Technologies in Information Technology 10 Hrs.
Internet, Multimedia tools and system, Intranet, Electronic Commerce, Hypermedia, Data Warehouses and Data Marts, Data Mining, Geographical Information
System

Unit 6. Applications of Information Technology 5 Hrs.
Computers in Business and Industry, Computers in education, training, Computers in Entertainment, science, medicine and Engineering
Laboratory works: The main objective is familiarizing students with operating system and desktop applications using current version of windows.

Laboratory works: The main objective is familiarizing students with operating system
and desktop applications using current version of windows.

Text / Reference books: Alexis Leon, Mathews Leon, Fundamentals of
Information Technology, Leon TechWorld

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