Great course for anyone managing or wanting to know more about existing and up and coming technology…any one can attend and all can comprehend hands on practical’s used in classroom activities and case studies.

1.  Computer Fundamentals - basic definitions and terminology, input/output, storage, communications and information processing in action - spotlight on ethics

2.  Internet & World Wide Web - how the internet works, isps, hypertext, web browsers and servers, search engines and techniques, emailing, texting, data transfer, listserv - spotlight on e-commerce

3.  Wired and Wireless communications - bandwidth, modems, twisted pair, coax, fiber, radio, infared, microwave and satellite technology, last mile technologies, cellular technology, telephony - spotlight on wireless networks

4.  System Software - operating systems, memory, application handlers, user interface, windows, mac os, linux, DOS, backups, defrag, searching and managing files, compression utilities, system updates and troubleshooting - spotlight on file management

5.  Application Software - personal productivity programs, multimedia and graphics, proprietary, web technology, installs and option - spotlight on MS Office

6.  Inside the System Unit - binary, code, cpu, chipset, memory, frontpanel bus, connectors and ports - spotlight on upgrading computers

7.  Input/Output and Storage - keyboards, mouse, monitors, printers, alternative devices, memory vs storage, hard drives, floppy drives, zip drives, solid state memory devices, upcoming storage devices - spotlight on multimedia

8.  Networks:  communication and sharing - network topologies, pop, smtp, backbones, wan, can, campus area networks

9.  Privacy, Crime and Security - compliance issues, technology and anonymity, protecting your privacy, types of computer crimes, meet the attackers, security risks, and encryption