The Basics: Hardware, OS, and Software |
1 | Introduction: Course Overview; Inside the CPU |
2 | Computer Architecture: Processing, Memory and I/O |
3 | Computer Representations; Compression (PDF) |
4 | Operating Systems (PDF) |
5 | Software Development |
Databases |
6 | Relational Databases; Database Queries Using SQL (PDF) |
7 | An Introduction to Microsoft Access (PDF) |
8 | Relational Database Design (PDF) |
9 | Introduction to User Interface Building with Access Examples (PDF) |
Networks and Telecommunications |
10 | Telecommunication Concepts; Data Transmission (PDF) |
11 | Local Area Networks; Ethernet; Packet-switched Networks (PDF) |
12 | Midterm Exam - In Class |
13 | Wide Area Networks; The Internet (PDF) |
14 | Wireless Network Technologies (PDF) |
Distributed Computing and Web Technologies |
15 | Client/Server, Peer-to-Peer and the WWW (PDF) |
16 | Security I: Public Key Cryptography (PDF) |
17 | Security II: Digital Signatures; Network Security (PDF) |
18 | Evolution of Web Technologies (PDF) |
eBusiness Applications |
19 | Under the Hood of a Commercial Web Site (PDF) |
20 | Data Mining, Data Warehousing (PDF) |
21 | Software Agents (PDF) |
22 | Student Presentations I |
23 | Student Presentations II |
24 | Trends in eBusiness Technology; Course Wrap-up |
25 | Final Exam - In Class |