EASTERN UNIVERSITY
Faculty Of Business Administration
BBA Program ,
Course Outline, Summer,2019
Instructor : Sonia Mallick Credit : 3 credit hours
Course Title: Introduction to Computer Course Code :CIM 101, Sec:01
Class Hours : Monday (12:20 pm -1:50 pm & 2 pm -3:30 pm ),Room 502 & 503,Building 1
Consultation Hours: Monday (3:30 pm -6:30 pm ) Room 510 ,Building 1
Email Id : [Link]@[Link] Office Phone : Ext 318
Course Description and Objectives:
Students will be able to enhance the skills developed in Computer Applications and E-Business
and acquire new skills as well. Students will be able to select units of instruction that are suited
to his/her ability and career goals. In addition, students may work on special projects, as
approved by instructor, which include work for other classes, i.e. yearbook, newspaper, term
papers, and other assignments. This course is designed for students seeking to further develop
their computer/business skills and fundamental knowledge about E business. Students will be
expected to produce work and conduct themselves in a business like manner, work with a
minimum of supervision, and complete units of work as selected and assigned.
Course Details :
Topic Content
Introduction To Digital and analog computers
Computer Characteristics of computer—Speed, accuracy, diligence, storage
capability, versatility
History of computer
Generations of computer
Classification of computer—Microcomputers (desktop computer or
Personal Computer
(PC), notebook computers or laptop, netbook, tablet computer, handheld
computer or
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), smart phones), minicomputers,
mainframe computers,
supercomputers )
The computer system—Hardware, software, data, users
The Input-process-output concept
Components of computer hardware—Input/output unit, central
processing unit, storage
unit
Application of computers—Education, entertainment, sports,
advertising, medicine, science and engineering, government, home
Computer Central Processing Unit (CPU)
System
Hardware o Arithmetic logic unit
o Registers
o Control Unit (CU)
Memory unit
o Cache memory
o Primary memory
o Secondary memory
Instruction format
Instruction set
Instruction cycle—Fetching, decoding, executing, storing
Microprocessor—CISC, RISC
Interconnecting the units of a computer— System bus, expansion bus,
external ports
Performance of a computer—Registers, RAM, system clock, bus, cache
memory
Inside a computer cabinet—Motherboard, ports and interfaces,
expansion slots, ribbon cables, memory chips, storage devices, processor
Computer Memory representation
Memory
Memory hierarchy—Internal memory (registers, cache memory, primary
memory),
secondary memory (magnetic disk, optical disk, magnetic tape)
Registers, cache memory
Primary memory—Random access memory, read only memory
RAM—DRAM, SRAM, memory modules— DIMM, SIMM
ROM—PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory
Secondary memory
Access types of storage devices—Sequential access devices, direct
access devices
Magnetic tape—Working of magnetic tape, features of magnetic tape
Magnetic disk—Working of magnetic disk, features of magnetic disk,
finding data on
magnetic disk
o Floppy disk
o Hard disk
o Zip disk
Optical disk—CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, recordable optical disk
Magneto-optical disk
Using the computer memory
Input and Input-output unit—Input unit, output unit
Output Devices
Input devices—Human data entry devices, source data entry devices
Human data entry devices
o Keyboard
o Pointing devices—Mouse, trackball, joystick, digitizing tablet
o Pick devices—Light pen, touch screen
Source data entry devices
o Audio input device (microphone, sound card, speech recognition)
o Video input device (video camera, digital camera)
o Optical input devices—Scanner (hand held, flat bed), OCR, MICR,
OMR,
barcode reader
Output devices—Hard copy devices, soft copy devices
Hard copy devices
o Printer—Impact printers (dot matrix, daisy wheel, drum), non-impact
printers
(ink-jet, laser)
o Plotter—Drum plotter, flatbed plotter
o Computer output on microfilm (microfiche)
Soft copy devices—Monitor, visual display terminal, video output,
audio response
(speakers, headphone)
I/O port—Parallel port, serial port, USB port, firewire port
Working of I/O system—I/O devices, device controller, device driver
Data Number system
Representation
o Decimal number system
o Binary number system
o Octal number system
o Hexadecimal number system
Conversion from decimal to binary, octal, hexadecimal
o Converting decimal integer to binary, octal, hexadecimal
o Converting decimal fraction to binary, octal, hexadecimal
o Converting decimal [Link] to binary, octal, hexadecimal
Conversion of binary, octal, hexadecimal to decimal
Conversion of binary to octal, hexadecimal
Conversion of octal, hexadecimal to binary
Binary arithmetic—Binary addition, binary subtraction
Signed and unsigned numbers—Complement of binary numbers
Binary data representation—Fixed point number representation, floating
point number representation
Binary coding schemes—EBCDIC, ASCII, unicode
Logic gates.
Text Books:
Peter Norton. Introduction to Computer, Sixth Edition, McGraw Hill
P. K. Sinha & Priti Sinha , “Computer Fundamentals”, BPB Publications, 1992.
V. Rajaraman : Fundamental of Computers, Prentice-Hall India Ltd., New Delhi.
Policy for Grading and Marks distribution
Grading Policy
Marks Grade Grade Remarks Marks Distribution
Obtained points
80 and A+ 4.00 outstanding
Quizz 10%
Above
Mid-Term Exam 30%
75-79 A 3.75 Excellent
Assignment/presentation 10%
70-74 A- 3.50 Very Good
Attn & Participation 10%
65-69 B+ 3.25 Good
Final Exam 40%
60-64 B 3.00 Satisfactory
Total 100%
55-59 B- 2.75 Above
Average
50-54 C+ 2.50 Average
45-49 C 2.25 Below
Average
40-44 D 2.00 Pass
00-39 F 0.00 Fail
Disciplinary Policy : Eastern University’s disciplinary policy shall strictly be followed in
maintaining order in the class including lateness in the class.