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Introduction to Information Technology

by Er. Sital Prasad Mandal

Unit 1: Introduction to Computer (3 Hrs.) 

Introduction; 

Digital and Analog Computers; 

Characteristics of Computer; 

History of Computer; 

Generations of Computer;

Classification of Computer; 

The Computer System; 

Application of Computers 

Unit 2: The Computer System Hardware (3 Hrs.)

 Introduction; 

Central Processing Unit; 

Memory Unit; 

Instruction Format;

 Instruction Set;

 Instruction Cycle; 

Microprocessor; 

Interconnecting the Units of a Computer;

 Inside a Computer Cabinet

Unit 3: Computer Memory (4 Hrs.)

Introduction; 

Memory Representation; 

Memory Hierarchy; 

CPU Registers; 

Cache Memory;

 Primary Memory;

 Secondary Memory; 

Access Types of Storage Devices; 

Magnetic Tape; 

Magnetic Disk; 

Optical Disk; 

Magneto-Optical Disk;

 How the Computer uses its memory