This document lists 57 potential topics for assignments in a General Informatics course. The topics cover a wide range of subjects relating to computers and information technology, including personal computers, computer networks, the internet, software, operating systems, applications, e-commerce, mobile computing, wireless technologies, cloud computing, knowledge management, intellectual property, the impact of IT on society, cyber issues, open source software, social media, and corporate profiles of technology companies.

1. General Informatics
BC3A12, Hours 5, Credits 4
SANTHOSH THANNIKAT
santhosh@naipunnya.ac.in
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2. Assignment Topics
1. Features of New Generation Personal Computers and
Peripherals
2. Computer Networks
3. Internet – Uses of Internet.
4. Introduction to Software
5. License Vs Open Source Software
6. Overview of operating systems
7. Major application software
8. IT and Internet
9. IT Applications
10. E-Governance
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3. Assignment Topics
11. IT for National Integration
12. IT Applications in Health Care
13. IT Applications in Business
14. E Commerce
15. E Banking
16. E Travel
17. E Learning
18. IT Applications in Commerce
19. IT Applications in stock market
20. IT Applications in Resource Management.
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4. Assignment Topics
21. Emerging Trends in IT: Electronic Data Inter change
22. Mobile Computing – SMS – MMS
23. Wireless Applications –
24. Blue Tooth
25. Global Positional System and GMaps
26. Infra Red Communication – Smart Card
27. DNA Computing
28.
29. Cloud computing
30. Knowledge Management
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5. Assignment Topics
31. Internet as a knowledge repository
32. Academic search techniques
33. Case study of academic websites
34. Basic Concepts of IPR – Copy rights and Patents.
35. Introduction to use of IT in teaching methods.
36. Case study of educational software – Academic
Service – INFLIBNET – NICENET – BRNET.
37. IT and it’s impact in Society
38. Issues and Concerns
39. Digital divide
40. Free Software Movement
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6. Assignment Topics
41. Cyber ethics
42. Cyber crimes
43. Cyber Security
44. Cyber Privacy Issues
45. Cyber Laws
46. Cyber addictions
47. Information overload
48. Health Issues
49. e-waste and Green computing
50. Unicode
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7. Assignment Topics
51.Regional Languages.
52.Introduction to Linux
53.Open source software
54.OpenOffice.og Office Suit
55.Impact of Social Media
56.Corporate Profile – Google
57.Corporate Profile – Microsoft
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