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Curricula/Syllabi of BS Computer Science for Punjab University Affiliated Colleges

7. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

Course Title Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies


Course Code GE-161
Credit Hours 2
Category General Education
Prerequisite None
Co-Requisite None
Follow Up None
Computers: Importance and History of Computers. Types of Computers.
Computer Elements, Processor, Memory, Hardware, Software. Application
Software its Uses and Limitations: Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database
Management System, etc. System Software its Importance: MS-DOS, Windows,
and Linux. Computer-Based Information System (CBIS): Methods of Input,
Storage and Processing, Terminal (Dump, Smart, Intelligent), Data Storage Units,
RAID and Backup System, Dedicated Data Entry, SDA (Source Data Automation).
Organizing Computer Facility, Centralized Computing Facility, Distributed
Computing Facility. Data Communications: Data Communication Model, Data
Transmission, Digital and Analog Transmission, Modems, Asynchronous, and
Synchronous Transmission, Simplex. Half Duplex, Full Duplex Transmission,
Course
Description Communication Medias (Cables, Wireless), Protocols, Network Topologies (Star,
Bus, Ring), LAN, WAN, MAN. Internet and World Wide Web (WWW): A Brief
History of the Internet and WWW, ARPANet, Internet Services provider and
Online Services Providers, Web Link, Browser, Function, and Features of
Browser, Search Engines. Common Services are available on the Internet.
Multimedia Website Design. Business on Web: E-Commerce, E-Commerce
business models, B2C, C2C, B2G, and Types of E-Commerce Websites.
Information Security and Privacy: Significance of Information Security and
Privacy in the Information Age. Computer Sabotage, Computer Virus, and
Malware, DoS Attack. Online Data, Information, and Identity theft, Online Frauds,
Internet Scam, Phishing and Pharming, Privacy and Security Issues in Social
Media.
Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker, Understanding Computers: Today and
Text Book(s)
Tomorrow, 16th edition, Cengage Learning, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-1337251853
Livesley, Robert Kenneth. An introduction to automatic digital computers.
Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Zawacki-Richter, Olaf, and Colin Latchem. "Exploring four decades of research in
Reference Computers & Education." Computers & Education 122 (2018): 136-152.
Material
Sinha, Pradeep K., and Priti Sinha. Computer fundamentals. BPB publications,
2010.
Goel, Anita. Computer fundamentals. Pearson Education India, 2010.

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