Information Technology I

Calendar

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