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Introduction To Information and

Communication Technology

CS - 114

Engr. MARIUM ATA

Lecturer.

Dept. of Electrical Engineering.

 [email protected]

 M.E. (Industrial Electronics) - NED  B.E. (Electronics Engineering) - NED

Credit Hours : 2 + 1

• Midterm examination 20 Marks
• Final term examination 60 Marks
• Lab Sessional 20 Marks
• Practical Examination 30 Marks
• Quizzes 10 Marks
• Assignment(s)/Project(s) 10 Marks
• Total 150 Marks

Student behavior expectations  If there are evidences of plagiarism, cheating, or fabrication in any work, the score of that work will be zero.  Late assignments, project submission will not be accepted, deadline are to be followed and assignments are to be submitted before due date and due time through CR only, no direct submissions to the instructor  Full attendance expected, in exceptional cases a maximum of 25% absence is allowed.  On-time arrival  Active participation

 All types of academic misconduct will be treated seriously.

TOPICS COVERED This course focuses on a breadth-first coverage of the use of computing and communication technologies to solve real life problems; including computing environments, general application software like word processing, visual presentation applications, tabular data manipulation, DBMS, WWW, Email management systems, Introduction to the basic computing hardware (main building blocks), operating systems, data networks; software engineering and communication technology along with social and ethical issues. The course attempts to provide every student a set of productivity tools that they will be able to use for the rest of their lives.

TEXT BOOKS Essential books (text books) Introduction to Computers by Peter Norton 7th Edition 2011, McGraw Hillducation

THE COMPUTER DEFINED

• Electronic device
• Converts data into information
• Modern computers are digital
  • Two digits combine to make data
  • Highly process/organized
  • Reliable/ fast
• Older computers were analog
  • A range of values made data
  • Continuous spectrum of values
  • Flexible but not reliable
  • Speed problem

Generation of computer

• The Mechanical Era (1623-1900)
• First Generation electronic computer (1937-1953)
• Second Generation (1954-1962)
• Third Generation (1963-1972)
• Fourth Generation (1972-1984)
• Fifth Generation (1984-1990)
• Sixth Generation (1990-till date)

First Generation electronic computer (1937-1953)

• Atanasoff-berry computer
• Harvard Mark-I
• ENIAC
• EDVAC Harvard Mark-I ENIAC

Second Generation (1954-1962)

• TRADIC
• IBM 704
• TX- 0
• LARC
• IBM 7030 IBM 704 TX- 0

Fourth Generation (1972-1984)

• ALTO
• APPLE I
• VAX 11/
• IBM PC
• LISA
• MACINTOSH LISA APPLE I

Fifth Generation (1984-1990)

• IBM PC-AT
• PC/RT
• PS/
• Intel 80486
• Video Toaster IBM PC-AT PS/ Sixth Generation (1990-till date)
• PowerBook
• Pentium Microprocessor
• Sun Ultra Workstation
• IMAC
• Apple IMAC Pedestal
• Power MAC G5 (^) Pentium Microprocessor Sun Ultra Workstation

Computers For Individual Use Notebook computers

• Small portable computers
• Weighs between 3 and 8 pounds
• About 8 ½ by 11 inches
• Typically as powerful as a desktop

Computers For Individual Use

• Tablet computers
  • Newest development in portable

computers

• Input is through

a pen

• Run specialized versions of office

products