Transcript Introduction to System Administration

Computer Application to Business
Instructor
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Javed Ahmed
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Assistant Professor
PhD Fellow
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HEC Scholar
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Indigenous PhD Scholarship
Research Travel Grants
Visiting Faculty
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NU-FAST Karachi Campus
NU-FAST, IBA, ICMAP, BAQAI, PAF-KIET
An other Feather in my Cap
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ERASMUS MUNDUS (European Union Scholarship)
Students
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It is all about you
Course
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This is an introductory course on ICT.
Topic included
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ICT terminologies
Hardware and Software components
Internet and World Wide Web
ICT based applications
Detailed Outline
Course Outcomes
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After completing this course, a student will be able to:
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Understand different terms associated with ICT
Identify various components of a computer system
Identify the various categories of software and their usage
Define the basic terms associated with communications and
networking
Understand different terms associated with the Internet and World
Wide Web.
Use various web tools including Web Browsers, E-mail clients and
search utilities.
Use text processing, spreadsheets and presentation tools
Understand the enabling/pervasive features of ICT
Text & Reference Books
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“Introduction to Computers” by Peter Norton, 6th International
Edition (McGraw Hill)
“Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to
Computer & Communications” by Williams Sawyer, 6th
Edition (McGraw Hill).
“Computers, Communications & information: A user's
introduction” by Sarah E. Hutchinson and Stacey C. Sawyer
“Fundamentals of Information Technology” by Alexis Leon and
Mathews Leon.
Grading Plan
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Hourly Exams
Assignments
Quizzes
R.R + Presentation
Final Exam
40%
5%
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10%
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Quiz (level Assessment)
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Define any of the following terms
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Hardware
Freeware
RAM
Bus
Operating system
Antivirus
Modem
Second Opinion
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Your expectation from the course.
Information Sharing
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As per objective of the course, we will make
use of ICT for this course as well.
So, information sharing will take place
through googlegroup for this course.
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