This course is the second installment in an introductory series on business information systems, created to guide you into the fascinating field of Information Technology.
Here, you’ll explore the fundamentals of computer hardware and networking. From understanding what a computer is and the difference between hardware and software, to learning about various networking technologies and devices, you’ll build a solid foundation in the systems that power our increasingly digital and interconnected world.
As the second part of a five-course series, completing it will help you prepare for the CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications exam.
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2 lectures•Total 11 minutes
Course Handouts•2 minutes
Fundamental ideas section 1•9 minutes
20 devoirs•Total 131 minutes
What is a computer, hardware and software. Data and Information. The IPOS Cycle•3 minutes
Computer history•3 minutes
Types of computers •3 minutes
Wearable and embedded computers•3 minutes
Computer Architecture•3 minutes
Personal computer architecture•3 minutes
Motherboard•3 minutes
CPU question•3 minutes
Memory •3 minutes
Keyboard•3 minutes
Pointing devices•3 minutes
Scanning devices•3 minutes
Multimedia•3 minutes
Other input devices•3 minutes
Screen•3 minutes
Printed Output•3 minutes
Other output devices•3 minutes
Practice test 1-1•24 minutes
Practice test 1-2•26 minutes
Exam Section 1•30 minutes
17 plugins•Total 142 minutes
What is a computer, hardware and software. Data and Information. The IPOS Cycle•12 minutes
Computer history•4 minutes
Types of computers •14 minutes
Wearable and embedded computers•3 minutes
Computer Architecture•5 minutes
Personal computer architecture•12 minutes
Motherboard•9 minutes
CPU•15 minutes
Memory •9 minutes
Keyboard•6 minutes
Pointing devices•9 minutes
Scanning devices•15 minutes
Multimedia•9 minutes
Other input devices•4 minutes
Screen•7 minutes
Printed Output•7 minutes
Other output devices•2 minutes
Section 2: Data storage and representation
Module 2•3 heures à terminer
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1 lecture12 devoirs10 plugins
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1 lecture•Total 6 minutes
Fundamental ideas section 2•6 minutes
12 devoirs•Total 97 minutes
Magnetic hard disk•3 minutes
CD/DVD/ BLU Ray•3 minutes
Flash disks•3 minutes
Bits and bytes•3 minutes
Data types •3 minutes
Analog, Digital, Binary•3 minutes
Numerical Bases: Binary system and conversions•3 minutes
Kilo, Mega, Giga….•3 minutes
Character sets: ASCII, EBCDIC,Windows, Unicode•3 minutes
Practice test 2-1•20 minutes
Practice test 2-2•20 minutes
Exam Section 2•30 minutes
10 plugins•Total 67 minutes
Magnetic hard disk•13 minutes
CD/DVD/ BLU Ray•4 minutes
Flash disks•6 minutes
Bits and bytes•3 minutes
Data types •9 minutes
Analog, Digital, Binary•8 minutes
Numerical Bases: Binary system and conversions•6 minutes
Kilo, Mega, Giga….•5 minutes
Character sets: ASCII, EBCDIC,Windows, Unicode•4 minutes
Character sets: Example•9 minutes
Section 3: Computer networks
Module 3•4 heures à terminer
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1 lecture15 devoirs12 plugins
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1 lecture•Total 7 minutes
Fundamental ideas section 3•7 minutes
15 devoirs•Total 106 minutes
Communication using computers•3 minutes
Computer networks•3 minutes
Network classification by area covered•3 minutes
Distributed systems•3 minutes
Enterprise networks•3 minutes
Wired networks I•3 minutes
Wired networks II•3 minutes
Packets in data transmission•3 minutes
Ethernet•3 minutes
OSI Stack•3 minutes
TCP/IP Stack•3 minutes
Network Devices•3 minutes
Practice Test 3-1•20 minutes
Practice Test 3-2•20 minutes
Exam Section 3•30 minutes
12 plugins•Total 126 minutes
Communication using computers•6 minutes
Computer networks•8 minutes
Network classification by area covered•7 minutes
Distributed systems•13 minutes
Enterprise networks•7 minutes
Wired networks I•11 minutes
Wired networks II•13 minutes
Packets in data transmission•10 minutes
Ethernet•11 minutes
OSI Stack•12 minutes
TCP/IP Stack•13 minutes
Network Devices•15 minutes
Section 4: Wireless computing
Module 4•3 heures à terminer
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1 lecture11 devoirs8 plugins
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1 lecture•Total 5 minutes
Fundamental ideas section 4•5 minutes
11 devoirs•Total 94 minutes
Wireless computing•3 minutes
Infrared an other free space communication devices•3 minutes
Bluetooth•3 minutes
Cellular phone networks•3 minutes
Wifi question•3 minutes
Microwave links•3 minutes
Satellite communications•3 minutes
GPS question•3 minutes
Practice test 4-1•20 minutes
Practice test 4-2•20 minutes
Exam Section 4•30 minutes
8 plugins•Total 68 minutes
Wireless computing•6 minutes
Infrared an other free space communication devices•3 minutes
Bluetooth•4 minutes
Cellular phone networks•6 minutes
Wifi•11 minutes
Microwave links•12 minutes
Satellite communications•16 minutes
GPS•10 minutes
Final exam
Module 5•1 heure à terminer
Détails du module
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