Fall, Spring, Summer. Designed to extend the student's knowledge of the use of computers, both personal and professional, beyond simple literacy. Intended to provide an intermediate-level understanding in the use of the Internet, the operating system, and standard application software used in business and industry. The purpose, function, and use of the major software tools needed by computer programmers and software developers. Tools studied include operating systems, windowing systems, editors and other file manipulators, utility programs, and special-purpose languages.
Emphasis is upon locally-available computing systems.
A concentrated study of internal computer concepts. Computer organization, machine and assembly language are emphasized. A thorough introduction to structured programming concepts. Fall, Spring, Summer. Fall, Spring, Summer.