Introduction To Information And Communication Technology
Basic principle of computers. Computer "backbone". Data transmission. Random Access Memory. Permanent Memory. Graphic processing. Communication Ports. Input and Output Devices. Software types. Accessibility options. Computer types. Portable digital devices. Network Types. Internet. Instant…
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. identify components of the computer and know-how the components communicate; 2. know the concept of data transfer and memory types and management; 3. be comfortable with graphics processing; 4. identify and be able to use different communication ports; 5. know the software types; 6. state different computer network topologies and their sizes; and 7. be able to use office applications and the internet.
Course contents
Basic principle of computers. Computer "backbone". Data transmission. Random Access Memory. Permanent Memory. Graphic processing. Communication Ports. Input and Output Devices. Software types. Accessibility options. Computer types. Portable digital devices. Network Types. Internet. Instant messaging. Voice over Internet Protocol. Really Simple Syndication. Network communication. Internet data transfer. Data rate units. Internet access. Virtual (online) communities. Computer in the workplace. Office Applications (word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, etc.). Other well-known applications. Telecommuting (telework). MTH 201: Mathematical Methods (2 Units; C) (LH 30) Learning Outcomes At the end of the course students should be able to: 1. Understand the Real-valued functions of a real variable; 2. Solve some problems using the Mean value Theorem and Taylor Series expansion; and 3. Evaluate Line Integral, Surface Integral, and Volume Integrals. Course Contents Real-valued functions of a real variable. Review of differentiation and integration and their applications. Mean value theorem. Taylor series. Real-valued functions of two and three variables. Partial derivatives chain rule, extrema, lagrangian multipliers. Increments, differentials and linear approximations. Evaluation of line, integrals. Multiple integrals. New Computing