1.1 Foundations of Computers
First Year
Part III Group A First
Semester Subject Code :
Unit-1
INTRODUCTION: Basics of Information
technology – Classification of Information Technology systems - Role of
software in IT - Need for Information system user friendliness/user
interface.
Unit-2
COMPUTER
SYSTEMS: Introduction to computers – Classification of Digital computer systems –
Anatomy of Digital computer – Computer architecture – Number system – memory
units – Architecture Storage Devices Input devices – Output devices – Computer
Software – Operating systems – Programming languages – overview.
Unit-3
DATA COMMUNICATIONS: Characteristics of communication channel –Frequency
and wave length – Bandwidth and channel capacity – Analog modulation (AM &
FM) – FSK modulation and demodulation -
Advantages of Digital communication over
Analog communication.
Unit-4
DBMS: Overview, File System versus a DBMS,
Describing and storing data in DBMS MULTIMEDIA AND VIRTUAL REALITY: Introduction to multimedia
– Multimedia tools.
Unit-5
INTERNET
& INTRANET: WWW- Web Browsers -Web Servers - Internet access
- Protocols – Addressing Internet Tools
and Services – Intranets
TEXT BOOKS:
1.
Alexis Leon, Mathews Leon, “Fundamentals of
Information Technology”, Leon Press, 1999.
2.
Dennis P. Curtin, “Information Technology”, Tata
McGraw Hill Pvt Ltd, New Delhi ,
1999.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1.
Raghu Ramakrishnan, “Database Management Systems”
(Chapter 1 & 2), McGraw Hill 1998.
2.
William Stallings, “Data and Computer
Communications”, PHI, New Delhi ,
1998.
3.
Schweber W. L , “Data Communications”, McGraw Hill,
1998.
4.
Computers Today – Suresh K Basandra – Galgotia
Publishers – 1997.
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