KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY
JEDDAH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
NETWORK ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM- SECOND YEAR
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CIT100 COURSE SYLLABUS, SEMESTER 1 2012
Instructor: Ghulam Muhammad
Phone: 2870026 - ext. 315
Email: gmuhammad1@kau.edu.sa
Course Coordinator: Ghulam Muhammad
Office: Staff Members Room – Building (309 A/11)
Office Hours: Mon; 11:00--01:00 pm,
Class Days/Time: Sat/Sun; 05:00--06:00 pm,
Lab Day/Time: Mon/Tue; 05:00--06:00 pm
Class Location: 003A
Lab Location : 003A
Course Description:
Credit Hours: (3: 2, 2)
(Prerequisite: None)
This course provides introductory level in computer systems and information technology for second-term
preparation year. It gives the necessary overview concepts of computer system hardware (input and output
devices), internet, processing and storing data, operating systems, networks and application software.
Course Objectives:
After completion of this course the students will be able to:
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Summarize the historical development of information processing and describe its impact on main parts of
computer systems.
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Identify common uses of computers in business and other sectors of society.
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Identify common hardware components of a personal computer systems and describe their uses.( input,
output, storage devices, processors and computer categories)
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Describe the characteristics of computer operating systems.
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Describe disk and drive contents.
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Explain how to measure and improve the overall computer system performance.
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Identify the binary equivalent of decimal numbers and other features of common computer codes.
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Describe how different printers work to create printed images and text pages.
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Understand information processing and data storing file system.
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Define networks and differentiate between Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN).
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List various network services.
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Explain fundamental data communication and network concepts.
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Define and identify common uses of the Internet.
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Describe procedures and requirements for connecting to the Internet.
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Identify several widely used programming languages and describe the strengths and weaknesses of each.
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List software to complete common business operations and transactions. (XII)
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Understand and use application and system software (MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-Power Point).
Student will be expected to demonstrate their learning by
 Solving the suggested home works and assignments, lab exercises and activities, creating and submitting
lab reports, answering written exams and quizzes, presenting work to audience
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Textbook / LEARING rESOURCES:
Required Textbook: “Introduction
to Computers", B Peter Norton, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill.
Location: JCC Library, JCC Copy Center, Book Stores in Jeddah, Online bookstores.
Lab Guide: Will be made available by the Lecturer
Bookstore:
Garer bookstore and/or College library
Attendance Policy:
Students are required to attend all class/Lab meetings. Missing any CIT100 classes/Labs may create a situation
that prevents successful completion of the course. Students with work or other conflicts that prevent regular
attendance should resolve the conflict and enroll in this course another term. Each time a student does not attend
a class/Lab; an absence is recorded in the instructor’s grade book. Absences are not evaluated as “excused” or
“unexcused”. Students with excessive absences (15% of class/Lab meetings (More than 12 hours)) may be
withdrawn and may be awarded the DN (denied grade).
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Student who joins the class within 5-15 minutes is marked late.
Student who attends the class after 15 minutes is marked absent.
Student who is absent for 4 hours will be given first Warning (W1).
Student who is absent for 8 hours will be given Second Warning (W2).
Student who is absent for 12 hours will be Denied (DN). He will not be allowed to sit in the class unless
his DN status is commuted.
Student who is absent for 16 hours will reach the END case and he will be out of the course and will get
permanent DN.
Special cases and valid excuses (to the satisfaction of the college administration) will be carefully
scrutinized. However, the "DN" will not be lifted if the absence rate exceeds 20-25% (This depends on the
regulations of each course).
Always contact your instructor if you miss a class. It is student’s responsibility to keep the record of his
absences.
Accommodation Statement:
If there is any student in this class who has special needs because of learning disabilities or other disabilities,
please discuss these needs with your instructor or please contact your Course Coordinator and/or Department
Supervisor.
Requirements:
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Class/Lab attendance and participation.
Quizzes.
Practice Assignments.
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Evaluation / Grading:
Students must earn 60% at least of the total possible points. The official grades in this course are:
Marks
Grade
95-100%
90-94%
85-89%
80-84%
75-79%
70-74%
65-69%
60-64%
A+
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
Students earn 59% and below are failed, F (Failed Grade). Denied students will earn DN (denied grade). Students
who do not attend at all (any exam, any lecture and any Lab) will be considered AF (Absent Fail grade).
Evaluation Policy:-
Item
Homework / Assignments
Class/Lab attendance and participation
Quizzes
Exam I (Written)
Exam II (Written)
Final Exam (comprehensive)
Marks
5%
5%
10%
20%
20%
40%
Late Assignments:
All assignments are due at the BEGINNING of class on the due date. Late assignments will be penalized as
follows: one day late...1 grade reduction, two days late...two grades reduced, after three days...1/2 credit. If a
student submits more than two late assignments in a term, additional late papers may not be accepted.
Course Procedures:
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Students may collaborate on assignments, but each student must submit an original copy of his/her OWN
work. If an assignment is obviously copied, individuals involved may receive no credit.
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Use a notebook for notes, handouts and returned papers. Keep the notes and folder organized.
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Keep all graded papers to verify grades.
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It is the student's responsibility to officially drop a class. Failure to officially withdraw from a course may
result in F (Failed grade) or AF (Absent Failed grade).
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Cell phones, pagers and electronic entertainment devices must be turned off during all class and Lab
times. Students violating this policy may be asked to leave class.
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Course contents
Week
Class Type
Unit /Sec.
Suggested H.W. Problems
Module/Lab Title
Introduction to the Course
Exercises
1
LECTURE
1A
Introducing Computer
Systems
KTQ1
RQ2
MC3
1,3,5
1,2,5
1,3,5
Due Date:
Exercises
1B
2
Looking Inside the
Computer System
LECTURE
KTQ
RQ
MC
2,3,5
1,2,4
1,3,5
Due Date:
2A
The Internet and the World
Wide Web
KTQ
2,3,5
RQ
1,2,5
MC
1,2,3
Due Date:
Exercises
3
LECTURE
2B
E-mail and Other Internet
Services
KTQ
1,2,3
RQ
1,3,4
MC
3,4,5
Due Date:
Exercises
4
LECTURE
3A
Using the Keyboard And
Mouse
KTQ
RQ
MC
3,4,5
1,3,4
2,4,5
Due Date:
Exercises
5
LECTURE
3B
Inputting Data In Other
Ways
KTQ
RQ
2,3,4
2,3,5
MC
1,3,4
Due Date:
Exercises
4A
6
Video and Sound
LECTURE
KTQ
RQ
MC
1,2,4
2,3,4
2,4,5
Due Date:
4B
Printing
KTQ
RQ
MC
1,3,5
2,3,5
2,3,5
Due Date:
4
EXAM I (TBAL ), covers (1A) up to the end (4B) (20%)
1
KTQ : KEY TERM QUIZ
RQ : REVIEW QUESTIONS
3
MC : MULTIPLE CHOICE
4
TBAL : TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER
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Exercises
7
LECTURE
5A
Transforming Data Into
Information
KTQ
RQ
MC
2,3,4
2,3,5
2,3,4
Due Date:
Exercises
8
LECTURE
5B
Modern CPUs
KTQ
RQ
MC
1,2,3
2,3,4
1,2,5
Due Date:
Exercises
6A
9
Types of Storage Devices
LECTURE
KTQ
RQ
MC
2,4,5
1,2,5
1,3,4
Due Date:
6B
Measuring and Improving
Drive Performance
KTQ
RQ
MC
1,2,4
1,2,3
2,3,4
Due Date:
Exercises
7A
10
Operating System Basics
LECTURE
KTQ
RQ
MC
2,4,5
1,2,5
1,3,4
Due Date:
7B
Survey of PC and Network
Operating Systems
KTQ
RQ
MC
1,2,3
2,3,4
2,3,4
Due Date:
Exercises
11
LECTURE
8A
Productivity Software
KTQ
2,3,6
RQ
MC
3,5,9
1,4,8
Due Date:
Exercises
12
LECTURE
8B
Graphics and Multimedia
KTQ
2,3,6
RQ
3,5,9
MC
1,4,8
Due Date:
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EXAM II (TBAL) covers (5A) up to the end (8B) (20%)
Exercises
9A
13
Network Basics
LECTURE
KTQ
RQ
MC
1,2,4
1,2,3
2,3,4
Due Date:
9B
Data Communications
KTQ
RQ
MC
2,4,5
1,2,5
1,2,4
Due Date:
Exercises
14
LECTURE
10A
Connecting to the Internet
KTQ
RQ
MC
1,2,5
2,3,5
2,3,4
Due Date:
14
Review
FINAL EXAM (To Be Announced Later) comprehensive, (40%)
NOTES:
1. The suggested Home Work (H.W.) is considered as minimum sets of problems. It's the responsibility of the
student to solve as many as he can from the list of problems at the end of each required section.
2. Students must do their best to complete LAB exercises during the LAB time; it's the instructor responsibility
to discuss the discussion questions at the end of each LAB.
WITH MY BEST WISHES
GHULAM MUHAMMAD
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