CISC 310 Intro to CIS Spring 2009

Instructor: Dan Ross

Email: rossd@flc.losrios.edu

Prerequisite:

None

Schedule:

Full 16 week semester, Jan 17 – May 20. Tues and Thursdays 10:30 to 11:50am

Course Number: 29808

Catalog Description:

This course is an introduction to the computer field covering the function and concepts of hardware, computer programming, application and operating software, data communications, the Internet, databases, employment opportunities, and the social impact of the computer. Students will be reading and interpreting written and oral instructions of a technical nature.

What the Course is About and Why YOU Should Take It:

Computers are everywhere. There is a PC on every desk in America. Computers are also in TVs, cell phones, cars, microwave ovens, everywhere… even blenders! This course is an overview of computers: from ones and zeros - to how software is created and how it works - to the innards of the world wide web. Most of the course is more about “how computers work”, than “how to work a computer”, although there is some of the latter in the course. It is useful knowledge for anyone planning on living in the modern world. It is essential knowledge for those interested in working in any field that is even remotely related to computers.

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