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1. Introduction:
Brief history and types of computers, application area, working principles of computer systems, single and multi user systems.
2.Number Systems Codes and Computer Logic:
Binary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal number systems, arithmetic operations, ASCII, BCD, EBCDIC, gray, weighted codes, Boolean functions, Data representations, representation of integer, real, floating point numbers and characters.
3.Hardware:
Organization and Architecture, Motherboard and Microprocessors, Memory units, I/O devices, Peripheral Devices.
4.Software:
Classification, Application Software: Database spreadsheet and word processing software. System software, and Operating Systems, importance, Component and basic functions of DOS, Windows & UNIX operating System.
5.Interfacing
Bus Architecture, Firmware, POST and BIOS.
6.Programming Languages:
Classifications, assembler, compiler, interpreter, source and object programming.
7.Applications:
Multimedia systems, Computer Network, Basic conception of LAN, MAN, WAN, Internet and intranet system, selection of computers: hardware, software and cost consideration. |