This course will prepare students for the CompTIA A+ exam. Students will understand software and hardware topics covered by the exam, and have a more complete understanding of how computers and operating systems work. They will learn how to identify, resolve, and prevent malfunctions due to hardware and software problems.

Business Administration Credit

Comp Info Sys Elective

Elective Credit

Computer and Information Science Elective

Elective Credit Liberal Arts

Computer Science 200-Level Elective

CBA Credit CC - Non Liberal Arts

Elective Credit

Computer Science Elective

Elective Undergraduate: Non-Liberal Arts

This course will discuss the relationship between software and the hardware on which it operates, dealing with fundamental issues in computer architecture and design. The material covers topics like components of modern computing machines, data representation and binary arithmetic, instructional sequencing, the intricacies of computer memory management, and the foundational principles governing input and output systems. Hands-on experience with assembly language programming will empower students to bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and practical application.

This course is intended for students who are in the computer science program or for students interested in developing a background in hardware concepts. Topics covered include number systems, logic circuits, arithmetic circuits, flip-flops, registers, memories, sample designs of simple computers and an introduction to microprogramming. The student should expect to pay for additional materials for this course.

Architecture of microcomputer systems and its supporting system software. Various microprocessor systems, expansion bus design, memory design and management, secondary storage technologies and management, peripherals, and telecommunication technologies.Prerequisite: MAT 104 or higherCo-Requisite: CIS 213

Computer Science Elective

This course introduces the student to the intricacies of a computer system and the desktop environment and provides the student with the skills needed to perform common daily functions in the complex computing environments of small, medium, or large organizations. The major emphasis in this course will be on providing hands-on exercises and labs to help the student gain the necessary skills to support the desktop environment as well as give the student the theoretical foundations needed to understand the basic components of computer systems and how they interact.

Topics in computer programming and applications at a level appropriate for students who are not majoring in computer science. Topics and prerequisites will be announced at registration time. The course may be repeated for credit providing the topic is different, and may not be applied toward the major in computer science

Elective Credit

Elective Credit

Information Science (IS) is a multi-disciplinary field, spanning the collection, classification, analysis, manipulation, retrieval, dissemination, protection and use of information.This course introduces students to contemporary information science and challenges students to think critically about our society acquires and uses information. Students gain an understanding of how information systems work, with an introduction to network and system architecture, system design, and software development. The course covers how businesses use information systems to operate mission-critical processes. Also provided is an introduction of analytical and statistical methods by which information is consumed and used for knowledge discovery and decision-making.

Computer Science Liberal Arts Elective