DIGITAL FLUENCY
2 Credits Total: 30 Hours
Course Objective:
To provide basic knowledge of Computer and its usage.
Course Outcomes:
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
Prepare flowchart and algorithm for a given problem.
Elaborate the contemporary disruptive technologies
Summarize the programming paradigms
Classify the different types of networks and its applications
Unit 1: Introduction to Computers 05 hrs
General features of computer – Evolution of computers; Computer Applications – Data
Processing – Information Processing – Commercial – Office Automation – Industry and
Engineering – Healthcare – Education – Disruptive technologies.
Unit 2: Computer Organization 05 hrs
Central Processing Unit – Computer Memory – Primary Memory – Secondary Memory –
Registers – Cache Memory – Secondary Storage Devices – Magnetic and Optic Media – Input
and Output Units – OMR – OCR – MICR – Scanner – Mouse – Modem.
Unit 3: Computer Hardware and Software 10 hrs
Computer Language – Machine Language – Assembly Language – High Level Language;
System Software – Operating system – Programme Language Translators; Computer virus-
antivirus – Computer security; Elements of MS DOS and Windows OS; Computer arithmetic –
Binary, octal and hexadecimal number systems; Algorithm – Flowcharts – Pseudocode –
Illustrations; Elements of database and its applications.
Unit 4: Office Automation 05 hrs
Word processing and electronic spread sheet – An overview of WORD, EXCEL and
POWERPOINT; Elements of BASIC programming – Simple illustrations.
Unit 5: Networking 05 hrs
Types of networks – LAN, Intranet and Internet – Internet applications – World Wide Web – E-
mail – browsing and searching – Search engines – Cloud and its application.
References:
Alexis Leon and Mathews Leon (1999): Fundamentals of information technology, Leon
Techworld Pub.
Archanakumar – Computer Basics with office automation, I.K. International Publishers.
Jain, S.K. (1999): Information Technology “O” level made simple, BPB Pub.
Jain V.K. (2000): “O” Level Personal Computer Software, BPB Pub.
Rajaraman, V. (1999): Fundamentals of Computers, Prentice Hall India.
Sinha, Computer Fundamentals, BPB Pub.
