Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis 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; using operating systems; DOS structure, DOS commands; UNIX structure, shell command languages; editors and language processors; file organisation and storage; data communications protocols and networks; Australian telecommunications services; applications and the role of computer technology today. Access to the university's computer systems via modem is compulsory.
Assessment Assignments: 40% + Examination: 60%