INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS

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Overview

Students will be provided with a general and practical introduction to information technology appropriate to all disciplines. The subject covers the hardware components of the computer, data storage and retrieval and introduces system software, computer networks, data communications, the Internet, operating systems, file management systems and security. Students will also … For more content click the Read more button below.

Students will be provided with a general and practical introduction to information technology appropriate to all disciplines. The subject covers the hardware components of the computer, data storage and retrieval and introduces system software, computer networks, data communications, the Internet, operating systems, file management systems and security. Students will also be introduced to information systems and application software packages.

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Office of the Provost

School

Subject coordinator

Rabei Alhadad

Subject type

Postgraduate

Year level

Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

AQF level

Level 8 - Graduate Certificate

Available as elective

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.

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Learning resources

Recommended - Book - Computer Systems: An Integrated Approach to Architecture and Operating Systems

Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Identify and critically discuss the functions of the main hardware components of computers.

Differentiate between main types of computer networks and explain the purpose of major network components including any advantages and disadvantages of different data communication media.

Describe and evaluate the main types of software, their roles, needs and functions

Critically analyse simple problems in their field and develop a spreadsheets to model these problems.

Design and construct basic web pages using HTML and style sheets to solve practical real-world problems

Develop and interpret simple database tables, queries and reports to solve practical problems

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