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INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (IMT), ENUGU

PROGRAMME: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

COURSE TITLE: BASICS OF COMPUTER AND OPERATING SYSTEMS

COURSE CODE: LIS 125 ND 1

GOAL: This course is designed to enable students to know the basic components of the
computer and to acquire necessary skills in the operation of the equipment

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this course, the students should:

1. 0 Know the origin, development and classification of computers


2. 0 know the major parts of the computer and peripherals
3. 0 Understand basic computer operating systems
4. 0 Know how to operate computer
5. 0 Understand the running of application software

ND Curriculum and Module Specifications in Library and Information Science

Course Specification: Theoretical and Practical

WEEK General Objective 1.0: Know the origin, development and classification of computers
Specific Learning Outcome Teachers Activities Resources
1-2 1.1 Define a computer 1. Highlight Personal computers, e.g.,
1.2 Trace the history and computer 286
development of computers developments 386
1.3 Identify computers by and its various 486
generation, e.g., first, second, generations Pentium (series)
third, fourth and fifth
1.4 Identify the major 2. Explain the
classification of computers, major
e.g., types, purpose, and classification of
capacity/size computers
General Objective 2.0: Know the major parts of computers and its peripherals
3-4 2.1 Describe major parts of a 1. Expose the 1. Personal
computer and peripherals, students to the computers
e.g., monitor, Central various parts of 2. Diskettes/Flash/
Processing Unit (CPU), the computer and CD-ROM
keyboard, mouse, etc. the functions
2.2 Explain the uses of each of performed by
the parts listed in 2.1 above each of them
2. Demonstrate the
usage of each of
the parts of the
computer
General Objective 3.0: Understand basic computer operating systems
5-8 3.1 Define computer operating
Systems
3.2 Explain computer operating
systems concepts (DOS), windows
3.3 Describe each operating system
identified above
3.4 Differentiate between the
operating systems
3.5 State the advantages of
Windows operating systems

General Objective 4.0: Know how to operate the computer


9-12 4.1 Boot and shut down a computer Conduct practical 1. Personal
4.2 Identify input, output and storage sessions on 4.1 and computer
devices 4.4 (a-g) 2. Diskette/flash
4.3 Use the devices listed in 4.2 drive/CD-ROM
above
4.4 Do the following:
a. format a diskette/flash
drive/CD-
ROM
b. Create a directory/folder
c. change a directory/folder
d. delete a directory/folder
e. create a file
f. edit a file
g. copy a file
General Objective 5.0: Understand the running of application software

13-15 5.1 Run an application from START Demonstrate each 1. Personal


5.2 Explain how to run an application step in 5.1 to 5.5 computer
software using MS-DOS 2. Diskette/flash
5.3 Explain how to run application drive/CD-ROM
software from Windows. 3. Application
5.4 Explain how to run two software
application or more application
software concurrently.
5.5 Explain switching between
application software

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