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Information and

Communication Technologies
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Teaching Methodology
• Lecture
• Slides

• Assessment:
• Sessional (25%):
• Quizzes (10%)
• Assignments (10%)
• Presentation (5%)

• Mid Term (25%)


• Final Term (50%)
Course Outline:
• Introducing Computer Systems: Basic Definitions,
Computer and Communication Technology, The
applications of ICT.

• Basic Operations and Components of a Generic


Computer System:
• Basic operations: Input, Processing, Output, Storage,
• Basic components: Hardware, Software, Data, Users
Types of storage devices.

• Processing Data: Transforming data into information,


how computers represent and process data, Processing
Devices, CPU architectures.
Course Outline:
• Types of Software: System Software, application
software, use and importance of system and application
software.

• The Internet: The Internet and the World Wide Web -


browsers, HTML, URLs/, How DNS works Email and other
programs.

• Introduction to Embedded Systems: What is an


Embedded System? Applications Components
Programming Languages Popular Development Platforms.

• Networking Basics: Uses of networks Common types of


Course Outline:
• Database Management: Hierarchy of Data Maintaining,
Data, Database Management Systems

• Exposure to ICT Tools and Blogs

• Protecting your Privacy: your Computer and your Data,


Basic Security Concepts, Threats to users, Threats to
hardware, Threats to Data

• ICT in Education.

• Future Trends in ICT.


Text & Reference Books:
1. “Introduction to Computers”, Peter Norton, latest Edition,
McGraw-Hill.
2. “Computing Essentials”, Timothy O’Leary and Linda
O’Leary, latest edition, McGraw-Hill.
3. Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to
Computers & Communications”, Williams Sawyer, latest
Edition, McGraw-Hill.
4. “Discovering Computers, Complete: Your Interactive
Guide to the Digital World. Cengage Learning” Shelly GB,
Vermaat ME, latest Edition.
5. Computers, By: Larry Long & Nancy Long, Latest Edition,
Publisher: Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0131432354.
Communication

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