Emphassis on building a broad, basic technology framework. Study of the issues, components, and commands needed to install and maintain Novell's networked operating system NetWare in a LAN environment. A study of the concepts and structures necessasry to design and implement a database system, including the physical and logical organization of databases. Topics include data organization, data structures, relational, hierarchical, and network approaches to database construction. Also included are the predicate algebra and predicate calculus foundations of database access and the entity-relationship model of database design.
Students gain experience in using commercial software in the development of databases.
Study of the issues, components, and commands needed to install and maintain a UNIX operating system. Proficiency-based course where students are to develop intermediate level skills using Microsoft's Windows , WordExcel , Access , and PowerPoint . Other skills developed are Sequel commands, HTML language, and some UNIX commands. Study of selected topics from the information technology areas of programming, database, systems administration, and networking. Topics will be announced prior to each semester they are offered.