At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to define basic components of a computer system, 2) Will be able to learn history and up-to-date capacity of each hardware component, 3) Will be able to evaluate components according to their performance and cost, 4) Will be able to propose a computer system for educational settings, 5) Will be able to differentiate computers from various brands, models and sizes.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Main features of PCs, historical development, main components of PCs, Moores Law, bridges, Cache, data and
comments, RAM and RAM technologies and examples, chipsets, input/output and systems, ISA, PCI slots, bus
concept adaptors, storage units: hard disks, floppy, CDROM, flash disks, ATA, SATA etc, ways of solutions for
technical problems, concepts of overclock and benchmark, multimedia systems, operating systems and
terminology, and new technologies.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
History of Computers
2nd Week
Basic Components of a Computer System
3rd Week
Main Board
4th Week
Processor
5th Week
Storage Units
6th Week
Monitor and Video Card
7th Week
RAM and ROM
8th Week
Mid Term Exam
9th Week
Network Components
10th Week
Sound Equipment
11th Week
Media Peripherals and Camera
12th Week
Printers
13th Week
Scanners
14th Week
Project Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
1) O'Leary, T.J., & O'Leary, L. I.(2006) Computing Essentials 2006 Complete Edition. Boston: Mc Graw Hill.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Presentation,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
25
Practice
6
15
Project
1
30
Total(%)
70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
30
Total(%)
100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
