by Ferdinand V Cenon ferdinand.cenon@hitechfusion.com Computer Studies Syllabus Reference 1.0 - 1.2 by Ferdinand V Cenon ferdinand.cenon@hitechfusion.com

On completion of this course, a student: Will have a fair understanding of a computer system and will be able to perform basic file operations using windows operating system. Will be able to write simple documents using a word processor. Will be able to use a spreadsheet program to solve engineering related mathematical problems mostly encountered in their course program. Will be able to write small but useful programs using ‘BASIC’ programming language. W

The main aim of this course is to train students to use a computer to their advantage to solve trade-related (technical) problems. Therefore emphasis will be mostly on spreadsheet and programming. The first topic “introduction to computing” is to give students just enough information to perform basic file operations, and to enable them to work in a windows environment. The topic on word processing is to give basic introduction about word processing, and not to teach word processing in detail.

Hardware Computers CPU Built-in memories ROM RAM EPROM Input devices Keyboard Mouse Scanner Outpute devices Monitor/Screen Printer I/O devices Modem Fax Storage devices Floppy disk/diskette CD ROM Hard disk USB flashdrive/pendrive Memory card Software Commercial software (Canned) OS Apps Customized software Programming language

Approximate time allocation for each topic is as below: Introduction to computing 5% Basic use of Word Processing package 10% Use of spreadsheet for engineering calculations 25% Programming in ‘BASIC’ 60% Exit to About

ROM READ ONLY memory cannot delete cannot erase cannot change

RAM RANDOM ACCESS memory can delete can erase can change

EPROM ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY memory can delete can erase can change with programming privelege as admin

Mainframe Minicomputer Desktop computer Laptop Tablet Phablet

Mainframe It's 50 years since IBM launched the first System/360 mainframe. The S/360 is feted as the grandfather of modern computing. The first IBM mainframes relied on processors with clock speeds as low as 1MHz, and with memories of between 8KB and 8MB. Much of the S/360's design stemmed from a 1956 IBM project to deliver a computer 100 times faster than the status quo. IBM built the computer, known as the 7030, for the Los Alamos National Laboratory using a brand-new invention, the transistor. IBM estimates there are 1.1 million mainframe transactions every second. The machines process the vast majority of credit card transactions – equivalent to $6 trillion annually

Minicomputer

Desktop computer 8 bit 1972 by the Intel 8008, the world's first 8-bit microprocessor. 16 bit The first multi-chip 16-bit microprocessor was the National Semiconductor IMP-16, introduced in early 1973 32 bit The most significant of the 32-bit designs is the Motorola MC68000, introduced in 1979 64 bit since the early 1990s (including the Nintendo 64 gaming console in 1996), the early 2000s saw the introduction of 64-bit microprocessors targeted at the PC market.

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Phablet

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Mouse

Monitor

Scanner

Fax machine

Printer

Modem

Storage Devices More... 1000 k kilo 10002 M mega 10003 G giga 10004 T tera 10005 P peta 10006 E exa 10007 Z zetta 10008 Y yota More...

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Programming Languages

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