This course will cover material that provides an understanding of data communications terms. The course will cover hardware, software, and wiring concepts required for personal computer communications. Two hours of lecture and one hour of lab a week. This course covers programming of a microcomputer at the assembly language level. Students will learn to develop links and integrate assembly language routines to higher level languages.
Specific topics covered include an overview of operating systems and assembly language.
Three hours of lecture a week. This course will cover material that leads to an understanding of local area networking of personal computers. This will include necessary hardware, software, user software, and the different topologies. Two hours of lecture and one hour of lab a week. Two hours of lecture and two hours of lab a week.