Computer technology
S Rahman
6 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prohibitions: CFR1201, COT1130
Binary, decimal, and hexadecimal representations; the ASCII and EBCDIC codes; truth tables and Boolean algebra; the CPU, memory, and peripheral devices; role of the operating system; multiprogramming, timesharing, and multiprocessing. Machine language, assembly language, and third and fourth-generation languages; compilers and interpreters; DOS structure, DOS commands; UNIX structure, C shell commands; file organisation and storage; data communications protocols and networks; applications and the role of computer technology today. Access to the university's computer systems via modem is compulsory for distance education students.
Assessment
Written (2000 words): 20% * Examination (3 hours): 60% * Other assessment modes: 20%
Prescribed texts
Sobell M G A practical guide to Unix system V 2nd edn, Benjamin-Cummings, 1990
Szymanski R A and others Introduction to computers and information systems 2nd edn, Macmillan, 1991
Wood C A Computer fundamentals: PC-DOS and MS-DOS Addison-Wesley, 1990