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Course Outline Introduction To Computer

The course 'Basic Computer Skills of Microsoft Applications' at Addis Ababa University aims to provide students with fundamental computer literacy concepts and hands-on experience with Microsoft Office applications. It covers topics such as computer architecture, data representation, computer networking, and security. The evaluation consists of continuous assessment and a final exam, each contributing 50% to the overall grade.

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Course Outline Introduction To Computer

The course 'Basic Computer Skills of Microsoft Applications' at Addis Ababa University aims to provide students with fundamental computer literacy concepts and hands-on experience with Microsoft Office applications. It covers topics such as computer architecture, data representation, computer networking, and security. The evaluation consists of continuous assessment and a final exam, each contributing 50% to the overall grade.

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Addis Ababa University

Faculty of Mathematics and Computational Science

Computer Science Department

Course Title: Basic Computer Skills of Microsoft Applications

Course Code: CoSc-2201

Credit hours: 3

Course Description and Objectives


Course Description: The course introduces you to fundamental ‘Computer Literacy’ concepts.
You will learn different part of computer, how to use operating system on the PC-compatible
computers as well as MS Office which has the following applications: word processing program
(MS Word), a spreadsheet program (MS Excel), a presentation program (MS PowerPoint) and
Database (MS Access).
Course Objectives:
-Give students an in-depth understanding of why computers are essential components in
business, education and society.
-Introduce the fundamentals of computing devices and reinforce computer vocabulary,
particularly with respect to personal use of computer hardware and software, the Internet, and
computer networking.
.-Provide hands-on use of Microsoft Office 2010 applications Word, Excel, Access and
PowerPoint.
Course content:
Chapter One  Information processing using
An overview of computer sciences computer.
 introduction to computer and ICT  Application of computer
 Definition of computer science
 characteristic of computer Chapter Two
 types of computer Development of Computers
 History of Computing

1
 Generation of computers
Chapter Three Chapter Five
Computer Architecture Data communication, computer
 Hardware networking
o Input  Introduction to computer
o Output networking
o Processing unit  Types of network
o Storage  Introduction to internet
o Memory  Computer networks
 Software  Types of networks
 System software Chapter Six
 Application software Computer virus and security
Chapter Four  Introduction to security
Data representation and computer  Encryption
arithmetic  Backup
 Data representations in computers  Virus and worms
 Coding methods
 Number system
 Computer arithmetic

Evaluation:

Continous Assesment: 50%

Final Exam:50%

Reference:

1) Timothy O’Leary, McGraw-Hill (2000). Computing Essentials.


2) Brightman Richard . Using Computers in an Information Age.
3) Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Gloria A. Waggoner, William C. Waggoner
( 1997) . Discovering Computers;
4) Dida Midekso. Introduction to computer science

5) Brian k. Williams and Stacey c. sawyer. Using Information Technology

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