TOPICS (Tentative!) (CS107)

Date	Topics	Assignments & Exams
Week 1 (01/18)):	Chapter 1 : Introduction to Computers
Week 2 (01/25):
Week 3 (02/01):	Chapter 1 : Introduction to Computers
Week 4 (02/08):	Chapter 2: The Internet and World Wide Web Checkpoint Chapter 1 (p.44) Checkpoint Chapter 2 (p. 107)
Week 5 (02/15):	Lab	Lab Project Word assigned (Tuesday)
Week 6 (02/22):	Chapter 3: Application Software	Lab Project Word due (Thursday 02/24)
Week 7 (03/01):	Chapter 4: The Components of the System Unit	Quiz 1 assigned on Tuesday 03/01 Mid-Term Exam (Thursday 03/03)
Week 8 (03/08):	No class on Tuesday 03/08 (Mardi Gras Holiday)	Quiz 1 due on Thursday 03/10 Lab Project Excel assigned (Thursday)
	Checkpoint Chapter 3 (p.174) Checkpoint Chapter 4 (p. 223)
Week 9 (03/15):	Lab (Tuesday)	Lab Project Excel due (Thursday 03/17)
	Chapter 5: Input
Week 10 (03/22):	Chapter 6: Output Checkpoint Chapter 5 (p.274) Checkpoint Chapter 6 (p. 334)	Quiz 2 assigned on Tuesday 03/22 Lab Project Access assigned (Thursday)
	Lab (Thursday)
Week 11 (03/29):	Chapter 7: Storage Chapter 8: Operating Systems and Utility Programs	Quiz 2 due on Tuesday 03/29 Lab Project Access due (Thursday 03/31)
Week 12 (04/05):	Lab	Lab Project PowerPoint assigned (Tuesday)
Week 13 (04/12):	Chapter 8: Operating Systems & Utility Programs
Week 14 (04/19):	Spring Break
Week 15 (04/26):	Checkpoint Chapter 7 (p.388) Checkpoint Chapter 8 (p. 436)	Lab Project PowerPoint due (Thursday 04/28)
	Lab (Thursday)
Week 16 (05/03)	Last day of class Tuesday 05/03

 

FINAL EXAM:

9:30 CLASS: THURSDAY MAY 12TH, FROM 10:30 TO 12:30

2:30 CLASS: TUESDAY MAY 10TH, FROM 10:30 TO 12:30

 

OBJECTIVES

The student should:

• Master basic computer terminology.

• Measure the impact of computers on today’s society.

• Describe the five components of a computer system and their respective functions.

• State four classifications of computer systems based on memory size and processing speed.

• Identify secondary storage devices.

• Define three major ways of organizing data files.

• Use microcomputer applications such as Microsoft Word for text processing, Excel 2003 for worksheet, Access for database, and PowerPoint 2003 for oral presentations.

• Discuss the history of the Internet, and how to access and retrieve resources on the Internet.

• Be aware of computer security and privacy issues.