The course offers a general introduction to computer science, evolution
of computers and computer technology, generations and classifications of
computer architecture; hardware and software techniques and applications;
components of a computer system; basic concepts of computer algorithms,
programming languages and programming; introduction to computer networks; use
of keyboard and mouse as input devices, windows, word processing, spreadsheets
and presentation slides; organization chart of computer centre, categories of
computer application, use of computers, advantages and disadvantages of
computers, introduction to word processing; Data communication (Basic concept
and methods of computer networks, internet and e-mail concept) Data processing(properties, types of processing, batch processing), number
representation (binary mathematics, number conversion) computer viruses and
protections.
- Lecturer: Mary Josiah