Computer Systems : The Computer defined, Computers for individual users, Computers for organizations, The parts of a computer system, The information processing cycle, Essential computer hardware. Interacting with Computer : The Keyboard - The standard keyboard layout, How the computer accepts input from the keyboard, The mouse, Variants of the mouse, Inputting data in other ways - Devices for the hand, Optical Input Devices, Audiovisual Input Devices. Video and sound - Monitors, Data projectors, Sound systems, Printing - Commonly used printers - Dot matrix printers, Ink jet printers, Laser printers. Processing Data : Transforming Data into Information : How computers represent data, How computers process data, Factors affecting processing speed, Microcomputer processors, Extending the processor's power to other devices. Storing Data : Types of storage devices, Measuring and improving drive performance. Using Operating Systems : Operating system basics, The purpose of operating system, Types of operating system, Providing a user interface, PC operating systems - DOS; Windows - NT workstation, 9X, 2000 Professional, XP, Linux for the desktop. Networks and the Internet : Networking basic - the uses of a network, Common types of networks, Network topologies and protocols, What is the Internet? Internet's major services, Understanding the world wide web, Using E-mail. Algorithms and Flowcharts : Algorithms, Flowcharts, Divide and conquer strategy. Writing algorithms and drawing flowcharts for simple exercises - Swapping contents of 2 variables, Largest of given three numbers, Solving a given quadratic equation, Factorial of a given integer. Constants, Variables and Data types : Characters set, C tokens, Keywords and Identifiers, Constants, Variables, Data types, Declaration of variables. Operators and Expressions : Arithmetic operators, Relational operators, Logical operators, Assignment operators, Increment and Decrement operators, Conditional operato
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