This course will be offered each semester. It is designed to introduce you to the rigors fo being an Information Technology professional. You are expected to work 40 hours during the semester for each hour of credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor 1 credit hour -- up to 2 credits can be earned per semester

You will have a close look inside today’s personal computers. You will see what makes computers “tick” from transistor basics up to accessing the Internet. Detail will be given on all the essential components within a PC and how they interact. This class also addresses the latest aspects of computer technology (e.g., DVD) and how they affect computer use and operation. Presentations of actual hardware (VLSI integrated circuits, modems, etc.) are included so that you can visually appreciate the complexity of the circuitry involved. Copyright issues and ethics involved with computer operations will be discussed.
3 Credit Hours

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Physical and logical networks typologies: transmission media and network access will be examined. Hardware and software network configurations, operations and requirements will be discussed. Topics include communication codes, transmission media, encoding methods, the OSI model, network standards and protocols. Copyright issues and ethics involved with computer operations will be discussed. Course Prerequisite: IT 103, permission of instructor 3 Credit Hours

This course will be offered each semester. It is designed to introduce you to the rigors fo being an Information Technology professional. You are expected to work 40 hours during the semester for each hour of credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor 1 credit hour -- up to 2 credits can be earned per semester

Course Description
This course will help you to develop problem-solving tactics to help end users overcome difficulties with their application program. Training aspects and how you can take a proactive approach for training end users on application programs will be investigated. 3 credit hours.

Prerequisite
SCI 113, IT253, or permission of instructor.