Computer studies 5
Mr P A Marshall
4 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Peninsula
*
Prerequisites: EDN2265 and EDN2275
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should understand the concept of a stored program; understand a conceptual model of a processor; understand the role of machine language and assembler language programming; understand the system lifecycle; have developed basic skills in multimedia and presentation programming.
Synopsis The subject first examines the workings of the processor and then considers the significant features of an information system's life cycle. The stored program concept. The processor: instructions, data, registers, processing cycle, data flow. Machine language programming, direct addressing, indirect addressing. Multimedia and presentation programming. Organisational structures for computing: life cycles of information systems; development life cycle.
Assessment Practical exercises (3500 words): 35%
* Examination:
65%
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