Download Computer Systems Fundamentals

CIS 5xxx Syllabus (new course)
Course Title
Systems Fundamentals
Justification
It is important to graduate students in information technology to know how a typical
computer-based information system works. This course provides an opportunity for the
students to learn about fundamentals of operating systems and networking components
used in information systems.
Catalog Description:
This course provides a thorough understanding of fundamentals of computer-based
information systems and how they are used in modern enterprise systems. It introduces
the fundamentals of operating systems, networking systems, distributed systems, and web
services. It explores the hardware, software, and network components of typical
information systems and provides some in depth description of their design principles,
algorithms and implementation techniques.
Prerequisites:
Graduate Standing
Objectives:
Graduate students in Information Technology will learn the fundamentals of hardware,
software, and network components used in typical computer-based information systems.
Course Outline
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Introduction to Hardware, Software, and Operating Systems
Introduction to Process and Thread Concepts
Introduction to Physical and Virtual Memory
Introduction to Secondary Storage, Files and Databases
Introduction to Networking
Introduction to Distributed Systems
Introduction to Web Services
Textbook
Deitel, Deitel, and Choffnes, "Operating Systems,” 3rd edition, Prentice Hall 2004.
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