240211013 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ( 2 Crd.Hrs )

This course is an overview of the elements of Information Technology; computers, telecommunications and the multimedia. The course starts with an explanation of the concepts of information technology and the digital domain. Computers are also introduced in the course by explaining the operations of the computer hardware internals, peripherals as well as modern software. The course covers also the fundamental concepts of data transmission through networks. In the last part of the course the basic elements of multimedia are briefly explained. The course includes some hands-on experience with common applications, like Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, database, PowerPoints, etc.