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Computer Diagnostics and Maintenance: CSC 113 & CSC 111

This document provides an introduction to a course on computer diagnostics and maintenance. It outlines the course description, objectives, and content to be covered. The course will meet for two hours of lecture and two hours of practical class per week over 15 weeks. It will cover topics such as the definition of a computer, types of computers, computer parts and components, and basic computer operations. The objectives are for students to understand computer fundamentals including meaning, hardware, software, and main parts. Assessment will include practical quizzes, assignments, tests, and a final exam.

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Computer Diagnostics and Maintenance: CSC 113 & CSC 111

This document provides an introduction to a course on computer diagnostics and maintenance. It outlines the course description, objectives, and content to be covered. The course will meet for two hours of lecture and two hours of practical class per week over 15 weeks. It will cover topics such as the definition of a computer, types of computers, computer parts and components, and basic computer operations. The objectives are for students to understand computer fundamentals including meaning, hardware, software, and main parts. Assessment will include practical quizzes, assignments, tests, and a final exam.

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Computer Diagnostics and

Maintenance
CSC 113 & CSC 111
By

Paul Shao
Lecture 0
Introduction to Computer Concepts
Outline
Course description
Lecture objectives
Computer definition
Computer operations
 Types of computer
Computer parts
Computer components
Course description
There will be two hours of lecture class per week and 2 hours of practical class per
week
Lecture class will combine all students
Practical class will be broken into four groups: 2 from comp. science and 2 from
ICT/Edu
Course will be done in 15 weeks of a semester 1,
Credit value 10 credits
Total no. of hrs 45.
Mode of assessment
• Two practical quiz 10%
• Two assignment 10%
• Two theory tests 20%
• Total course work 40%
• Final examination 60%
Objectives

At the end of this presentation you will be able to


Explain the Meaning of computer

Describe Computer parts

Explain different types of computer

To identify main Parts of computer

Starting up a computer – practical session


Computer definition

Computer comes from the word “compute” meaning that “calculate”

Computer is a calculating device

In fact 80% of work done by computer today is of non-Mathematical

Hence this definition is ignored

More accurately we can define computer as follows

Computer is electronic device that can accept data (input) through the set of
instructions stored in its own memory, manipulate data(process), store and give out
information (output)

The computer is a group of pieces of hardware put together to  get a job done faster
Basic computer Components

CPU
Monitor

Mouse

Keyboard
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Computer Parts
 Hardware

The term hardware refers to the physical components of your
computer such as the system unit, mouse, keyboard, monitor etc.

Touchable part of a computer
 Software

Is the list of instruction that tell a computer what to do.

Are programs that runs in a computer
Computer Operations

Input
Processing
Storage
Output

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Types of computer
 Computers can be generally classified by size and power
as follows, though there is considerable overlap erfu
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t pow
Mo s

Super computer

Mainframe

Minicomputer
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po
L east Workstation
Personal
Computer
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End of Course Introduction

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