Lecture Schedule

1. Concept of Computers- Brief History of Computers
2. Generation and its Evolution, Characteristics of Computers
3. Main Areas of Computers and their Applications; Classification of Computers
4. Input - Output Devices
5. Memory Types (Cache, RAM, ROM)
6. Memory Units
7. System Software and Application Software
8. Open source software
9. Introduction to Computer Languages
10. Introduction to Operating Systems
11. Functions, Features and Types
12. MS-Windows and Linux
13. Data Base Management System
14. MS-Office - MS-Word - MS-Power Point
15. MS-Excel, MS-Access
16. The business value of internet, intranet, extranet and internet
17. Introduction to Web page design using HTML
18. Cloud Computing, Security and ethical  challenges: Computer crime - Hacking
19. Cyber theft, unauthorized use at work
20. Piracy - Software and intellectual property
21. Health and Social Issues, Ergonomics and cyber terrorism