Unit – I
Objective: To introduce the computer hardware technologies
Logical organization of Computer-Primary Memory-organisation, addressing Data representation-Integer, floating point, characters.
Central Processing Unit – Arithmetic and Logic Unit, registers, control unit, data and control paths between memory and CPU, Instruction set, Instruction format, Instruction Execution, RISC versus CISC
Memory technologies, Memory access time, cache memory Input Output devices, Secondary storage media and devices Communication ports.
Types of Computers – PCs, Main frame, Parallel Hardware Standards. Standard busses, their bandwidths and comparison.

Unit – II
Objective: To introduce the systems software concepts.
Programming Languages-evolution, features and applications, language processors. Operating Systems-User’s view, evolution, services, operating system interfaces, Line, GUI, Windowing.
OS as Resource manager- Process or Task, File Management, Security and Protection.
OS Utilities- Features of popular OS such as Windows, UNIX, OS/2 General software features and trends.-GUI, Object linking and Embedding, Portability,
Network capabilities, Compatibility with other software, compatibility with peripherals,
Wizards and Agents, Hardware requirements, Application Program Libraries.
Unit – III
Objective: To familiarize the students with information systems and retreival systems Using traditional files and DBMS.
To provide the students with an ability to construct a small database Application using PC based DBMS packages.
File Concepts, Structures- Sequential, Indexed Sequential, Direct
Processing – Batch, On-line and Real-time
Database Concepts
DBMS – Features, Architecture, Views, DDL, DML, functions of DBA, models, query Languages, Advantages and Disadvantages of DBMS, Problems in DBMS Database Design-Entity-Relationship models, Primary key, Coding, normalization (up to 3rd NF) Integrity Constraints, Table Design, Form design, query Languages, Sorting and Filtering, Case Studies.
Unit –IV
Objectives: To introduce to the students the current communication and network Technologies and standards.
Communication system elements.
Communication modes-Analog and Digital, Synchronous and Asynchronous, Simplex, Half duplex, full duplex, circuit switching, packet switching
Communication media- speed and capacity, twisted pair, coaxial, fibre optics, wireless Common Network Components. Hosts and Servers, Work stations, Protocol converters, modems, terminal controllers, routers
Network topologies
Network types LAN, WAN, Enterprise
Communication standards
Distributed systems – processing, Databases, Client / Server, EDI
Unit – V
Objective: To introduce to the student the state of the art applications of IT.
IT applications – Business and Industry, Home, Education and Training, Entertainment, Science and Engineering, Medicine
Multimedia- Introduction, Applications, Tools, Data representation
Virtual Reality: Introduction and Application
Internet: World Wide Web. Addressing, Domain Names, Services
Intranet: Office Communications, Electronic mail, Tele conferencing, Group Ware, Workflow.
Electronic Commerce, EDI
Specialized Databases: Hyper media, Data warehousing, Data Marts, On-line Analytical Processing, GIS.

Sugested Reading:
1. Denis P.Curtin, Kim Folley etal, Information Technology, The breaking ware, MCGrawHill 1998
2. Gerald V Post, David L Anderson Management Information Systems, Solving Business problems with Informaiton Technology, McGrawHill 1997
3. Material on Internet on these Topics