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Proceedings of the 20th Meeting of the Academic Council of VIT held on 26.3.

2010

ITA 101 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION LTPC 3003


TECHNOLOGY
Course
Prerequisites:
Objective: To provide information about the various computer tools available and to enable the
students understand the role of information technology in various fields..
Expected Outcome: Students will gain fundamental knowledge about database management
systems, spreadsheets, word processing, Networking and Multimedia.

Unit I INTRODUCTION Number of hours (per Unit) : 9


IT an Introduction – Information Systems – Software and Data – IT in Business, Industry, Home, at
Play, Education, Training, Entertainment, Arts, Science, Engineering and Maths – Computers in
Hiding – Global Positioning System (GPS).
Unit II TECHNOLOGY Number of hours (per Unit) : 9
Types of Computers – Anatomy of a Computer – Foundations of Modern Information Technology
– The Central Processing Unit – How Microprocessors and Memory Chips are Made – Memory –
Buses for Input and Output – Communication With Peripherals.
Unit III DEVICES Number of hours (per Unit) : 9
I/O Devices – Inputting Text and Graphics – State of the Art – Input and Output – Pointing
Devices – Foundations of Modern Output – Display Screens – Printers – Foundations of Modern
Storage – Storage Media – Increasing Data Storage Capacity – Backing up your Data – The Smart
Card.
Unit IV INTERFACES Number of hours (per Unit) ; 9
Software – User Interfaces – Application Programs – Operating Systems – Document – Centric
Computing – Major Software Issues – Network Computing – Word Processing and Desktop
Publishing – Spreadsheet and Database Applications.
Unit V NETWORKS Number of hours (per Unit) ; 9
Network Applications – Foundation of Modem Networks – Local Area Networks – Wide Area
Networks – Links Between Networks – Networks: Dial–up Access – High Bandwidth Personal
Connections – Multimedia – Tools of Multimedia – Delivering Multimedia – Multimedia on Web.
Text Books
1. D.P. Curtin, K. Foley, K. Sen and C. Morin, Information Technology – The Breaking Wave, TMH
Edition – 1999.
References
1. Sawyer, Williams and Hutchinson, Using Information Technology – Brief Version, McGraw Hill
International Edition – 2003.
2. Fundamentals of Information Technology, Alexis Leon & Mathews Leon–Vikas Publishing House
Pvt. Ltd. – 1999.
Mode of Assignments/Quizzes/Seminars/CAT/Term-end
Evaluation
Recommended by the
Board of Studies on
Date of Approval by the
Academic Council

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