Computer technology
Dr G Lu
6 points * 4 hours per week * First and Second semester for Gippsland and First semester only for Distance Education * Gippsland/Distance * Prohibitions: CFR1201, COT1130
Objectives On completion of this subject students will be able to describe the organisation and operation principles of computer systems and be competent users of DOS and UNIX operating systems.
Synopsis Overview of computer organisation and operation principles; number systems, internal data representations, logic and Boolean algebra; CPU; primary memory and secondary memory; input and output devices; system software - OS concepts, DOS, UNIX, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 95, language translators; common application software; security and anti-virus issues; data communication and computer network; the social aspects of computer applications. Access to the university's computer systems via modem is compulsory for distance education students.
Assessment Assignment: 40% * Examination: 60%
Prescribed texts
Capron H L and Perron J D Computers and information systems: Tools for an information age 4th edn, Benjamin-Cummings, 1993
Hahn J A A student's guide to UNIX McGraw-Hill, 1993
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