Specific Objectives and Content Covered in the Computer Systems Course Outline
Specific Objectives:
- Describe a computer system.
- Explain the functional organization of the elements of a computer system.
- Describe input devices of a computer system.
- Describe the central processing unit (CPU).
- Describe output devices of a computer system.
- Distinguish between power and interface cables.
- Explain basic computer set-up and cabling.
- Describe types of secondary storage devices and media.
- Distinguish between system software and application software.
- Evaluate criteria for selecting a computer system.
Content Covered:
- Description of a computer system.
- Functional organization of the elements of a computer system:
- Hardware
- Software
- Live-ware
- Input devices:
- Keying devices
- Pointing devices
- Scanning devices
- Central Processing Unit (CPU):
- Control Unit
- Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)
- Memory
- Processors
- Output devices:
- Speech recognition devices
- Other digital devices
- Soft copy output devices:
- Visual display unit (LCD, flat panel, CRT)
- Sound output
- Light emitting diodes (LED)
- Hard copy output devices:
- Printers (impact, non-impact)
- Plotters
- Secondary/auxiliary storage devices and media:
- Fixed (e.g., hard disk)
- Removable (e.g., floppy disks, tape, optical disks)
- Power and interface cables:
- Power cable
- Parallel cable
- Serial cable
- Basic computer set-up and cabling.
- Classification of software:
- System software (firmware, networking software, operating system, utilities)
- Application software (standard software, user-developed)
- Criteria for selecting a computer system:
- Hardware considerations (processor speed, memory capacity, warranty, user needs, cost, portability)
- Software considerations (authenticity, user needs, user-friendliness, system requirements, cost, compatibility, portability, documentation)
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