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“Introduction to Computing”

Lecture # 1

Dr. Engr. M Malook Rind


Ph.D (I.T), ME (CSN), MBA (MIS), BE (CS)
CCNA, CCNP, Juniper Certified.
Professor & HoD (Computer Science)
Email:[email protected]
Course Details
 Course Code: CSC 101

 Course Title: Introduction to Computing

 Credit Hours: 3+0

 Course Objectives:
 This course is an introduction to a broad class of
computer issues. It is designed for students who are
not CS majors and who have had little or no previous
experience with computers.
Course Outline - I
 Introduction to computers and computing
 Classification of computers
 Elements of computers
 Basic Computer Architecture
 Control Unit
 Arithmetic & Logical Unit (ALU operations)
 Main Memory (ROM, RAM, Cache)
 CPU Operations
 The Registers
 Input & Output Devices
 Storage Media
Course Outline - II
 Data  Representation
 Software Concepts; System Software
 Operating Systems
 Basic Input Output Systems (BIOS)
 Disk Operating System; Windows
95/98/XP/2000/2007/2008/2010
 Application Software; User Designed
Application Software.
 Data Base Management Systems
 Communication Systems
 Security Issues; Threats to computers &
communication systems; Computer Networks;
 Internet; E-Commerce; Artificial Intelligence
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Recommended Books
 Textbook: P. Norton, Peter Norton's Introduction to
Computers, 6th Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006.

 Reference: W. Stallings, Computer Organization and


Architecture , 8th Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, New
Jersey, 2010

 Excellent World Wide Web address: to look up


computer terminology online http://www.wikipedia.com,
http://www.whatis.com

 Excellent World Wide Web address: to search


companies, products, and events
 http://www.google.com, http://www.yahoo.com,
 http://www.msn.com

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Marks Distribution of course

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McGraw-Hill Technology Education
Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Contents At a glance I
 Chapter 1: Introducing Computer Systems
 Lesson 1A: Exploring Computers and Their Uses
 Lesson 1B: Looking Inside the Computer System
 Chapter 2: Interacting with Your Computer
 Lesson 2A: Using the Keyboard and Mouse
 Lesson 2B: Inputting Data in Other Ways
 Chapter 3: Seeing, Hearing, and Printing Data
 Lesson 3A: Video and Sound
 Lesson 3B: Printing
 Chapter 4: Processing Data
 Lesson 4A: Transforming Data into Information
 Lesson 4B: Modern CPUs
 Chapter 5: Storing Data
 Lesson 5A: Types of Storage Devices
 Lesson 5B: Measuring and Improving Drive Performance
Book Contents At a glance II
 Chapter 6: Using Operating Systems
 Lesson 6A: Operating System Basics
 Lesson 6B: Survey of PC and Network Operating Systems
 Chapter 7: Networks
 Lesson 7A: Networking Basics
 Lesson 7B: Data Communications
 Chapter 8: Presenting the Internet
 Lesson 8A: The Internet and the World
 Lesson 8B: E-Mail and Other Internet Services
 Chapter 9: Working in the Online World
 Lesson 9A: Connecting to the Internet
 Lesson 9B: Doing Business in the Online World
 Chapter 10: Working with Application Software
 Lesson 10A: Productivity Software
 Lesson 10B: Graphics and Multimedia

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Book Contents At a glance III
 Chapter 11: Database Management
 Lesson 11A: Database Management Systems
 Lesson 11B: Survey of Database Systems
 Chapter 12: Software Programming and Development
 Lesson 12A: Creating Computer Programs
 Lesson 12B: Programming Languages and the Programming Process
 Chapter 13: Protecting Your Privacy, Your Computer, and
Your Data
 Lesson 13A: Understanding the Need for Security Measures
 Lesson 13B: Taking Protective Measures
 Appendices
 Appendix A: Creating Your own Web Page
 Appendix B: Buying Your first Computers
 Appendix C: Computer Viruses
 Appendix D: History of Microcomputers

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Accompanying Web Site

 http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072978902/

 Glossary
 Online Topics
 Appendix A (pdf files)
 Appendix B Answers to Self Check Exercises
 For each Chapter
 Multiple Choice Questions
 Power Point Presentations
 Internet Exercises

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