COURSE CONTENT FOR
COSI118: Introduction to Microcomputers

Text:                     Capron, Computers, Eighth Edition,
                              The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 2003
 
 
 

Weeks

Chapters

Topics

 1

1, 2

Introduction, Computer Hardware, Applications Software,

2

3, 4

 Operating Software, The Central Procesing Unit,  Binary Operations 

3

4, 5

Binary Exercise MemoryPipeliningBinary Numbers  Input/Output,

4

11

Word Processing (Theory) Class Midterm (Fri. Feb. 3)

5

11,

Word Processing (lab) and  Test (Fri. Feb. 10)

6

12

Spreadsheets,

7

12

Spreadsheets, Business graphics

8

12

Spreadsheet test (Fri. Mar. 3)

9

13

Database

10

13

Database Database Test (Fri. Mar. 24)

11

 

Web pages,   Front Page  Home Page

12

 

Power Point  Power Point

13

 

Programming and Languages,  G.I.S. (in GOH 223)

14

6,7,8,12,13,16, Appendix

Storage an Multimedia, Networking, The Internet,  Mail Merge  Mail Merge Project Management Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence,

15

 

Final Comprehensive Exam (Wed. Apr. 26)

Laboratory activities:

            Word Processing (Weeks 4-5):
        a. Typing and editing a paper (word wrap and cut and paste)
        b. Centering a line or a page
        c. Changing margins
        d. Making appearance of a word: bold, underline, italics
        e. Merging two documents

            Spreadsheets (Weeks 6-8):
        a. Creating, editing, and saving a spreadsheet
        b. Using formulas in spreadsheets
        c. Creating business charts using Chart Wizard

            Database (Weeks 9-10):
        a. Creating a database
        b. Editing a database

               Web Browsing (Week 11):
        a. Navigating the Web (URL’s, Back, Forward, and Home buttons)
        b. Saving and printing a web page and graphics files
        c. Searching the Web
        d. Bookmarks, sending email from a browser
        e. Creating a simple web page

            Powerpoint (Week 12)

            G.I.S. (Week 13)