ITC173 Fundamentals of Information Technology (8)

CSU Discipline Area: Computing (COMPU)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

This subject provides an introductory understanding of computer hardware and software and of the units that comprise a computer system. It gives an understanding of the functions of computer systems and the interaction between hardware, software and the computer user. It develops a knowledge of how data is prepared for computer processing and how it is represented as algorithms and processed at a basic machine level. It places particular emphasis on systems architecture, hardware, and software (operating systems). It introduces the Internet and the basics of the production of Web documents.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations

Term 3
Internal	Albury-Wodonga
Internal	Bathurst
Internal	Port Macquarie
Internal	Wagga Wagga

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ITC173

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Enrolment restrictions:

Not available to students who have completed any of the subjects ITC160 , ITC180 , ITC181 , ITC182 , ITC104 , ITC411 , ITC507 or ITC577

Only available to students in CSU Pathway Program - Graduate Certificate in General Studies

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

* be able to define and appropriately use information technology terms;
* be able to identify computer hardware components and describe their function;
* be able to describe the essential elements of the computer's architecture and discuss how this architecture functions;
* be able to describe the characteristics and representations of data, and interpret and compare data in different representations;
* be able to identify and describe telecommunication components;
* be able to describe the characteristics of operating systems and compare different operating systems;
* be able to use a hypertext markup language to produce basic Web documents;
* be able to discuss the general trends in technologies including examples of leading edge developments;
* be able to compare the roles of different sectors of the information technology industry.

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

. Computer systems
. Data representation
. Computer hardware
. Peripheral devices
. Network concepts
. System software
. File structures
. The Internet
. Web documents and hypertext markup language
. Trends in technology
. IT industry

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