Information
and Communication Technology Complete Tutorial | Basic of ICT 1431
Course
Introduction:
The course is aimed to
provide an outline of computer, its uses, development, Components, Input,
Output devices, hardware and Software. The course also covers fundamentals and
use of ICT.
Course Objectives:
After
completing the course the students should be able to:
1. Understand the role and importance of ICT
in today’s society.
2. Identify various components of a computer
system.
3. Understand basics of data communication
and networking of computer system.
4. Understand basics of windows operating
system and its functionality.
5. Understand basic concepts of multimedia
and identify and use various multimedia components.
6. Understand basic concepts of computer
languages.
Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction
to ICT
Introduction to ICT and
definitions, ICT Application Examples, ICT as an AID to Computer teaching and
learning.
Unit 2: Overview
and Organization of computers
History and Development of
Computer, Generations of Computer, Types of Computer, Classification of
computer, Applications of Computer, Buses, Ports, Microprocessor, Main Memory,
Motherboard of Computer system Secondary Storage Devices.
Unit 3: Input
Devices
Keyboard Devices, Point and Draw Devices, Digitizer,
Speech Recognition Devices, Data Scanning Devices (Image Scanner, OCR, OMR,
BCR, MICR), Electronic Card Reader and Vision-Input system.
Unit 4: Output Devices
Monitor
(Graphic Adopter, Size, Resolution, and Types of Monitors), Printers and Types
(Dot-Matrix, Ink Jet, Drum, Chain/Band, and Laser), Plotters (Raster &
Pen), Presentation Graphics, Special Function Terminal (ATMs, POSS), Multimedia
Projector, and Voice Response Systems (Voice Reproduction System, Speech Synthesizer).
Unit 5: Computer Software
Introduction,
How Software Works, Types of Software (Application and System Software),
Software Installation, Uninstalling Software, Development of Software, Software
Distribution.
Unit 6: Operating System
Introduction
and Functions of an Operating System, System Performance Measure, Process
Management, Some Popular Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Practice (Start,
Shutdown, Creating and Operating on the Icons, Opening Closing and Sizing the
Windows, Using elementary job Commands like – Creating, Saving, Modifying,
Renaming, Finding and Deleting a File, Creating and Operating on a folder,
Changing setting like, Date, Time Color (back ground and foreground), Using
Short Cuts, Using on-line help, Control Panel and its Usage, Concept of Task
Manager, Setting up Network Connection and IP setting).
Unit 7: Data Communication and Networking
Data,
Sources and types of Signals, Basic Elements of a Communication System, Data
Transmission Modes, Data Transmission Media, Data Transmission Speed, Switching
Techniques, Routing Techniques, Network Topology, Network Types, Communication
Protocols, Network Interface Cards, Concept of OSI Model.
Unit 8: Multimedia
Introduction to Multimedia,
Multimedia Components (Text, Graphics, Animation, Audio, and Video), Multimedia
Applications (Multimedia Presentation, Foreign Language learning, Video Games,
Special Effects in Movies, Multimedia Kiosk, Animated Advertisements,
Multimedia Conferencing), Media Center Computer.
Unit 9: Introduction
to Computer Languages
Introduction, Types,
Characteristics, and Generations of Computer Languages, Concepts of Assembler,
Compiler, Linker, and Interpreter.
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