This document provides a unit planner for the course "Elements of Information Technology" taught in the MCA I semester. The planner outlines 5 units to be covered over the semester from September to November. Each unit lists topics to be covered, associated content from referenced textbooks and websites, hours allocated, and teaching methodologies. The units cover foundational topics such as digital systems, operating systems, processors, input/output devices, databases, networking, security and software development. A variety of teaching methods are listed including lectures, presentations, hands-on lab sessions, student assignments, and guest lectures.

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Unit Planner
Course : MCA I Subject : Elements of Information Technology Subject Code : CS604
Semester: I Sem Lecturer: Mrs. B.Leelavathy Academic Year: 2008-‘09
UNIT I
Month Topic Content Book/ Hours Web Resources Teaching
Chapter/Page Methodology
No.
Sept Digital Age Digital Basis of [1]:ch7,267 6 http://www.fayette.k12 Lecture
.il.us/99/Intro2Comp/t
Computers erms.html
Data/information [1]:Ch 1,10 Lecture
Hardware Input [1]:Ch Lecture PPTs,
1,11-12
Output Memory [1]:Ch Lecture, Hands
1,15-17 On Lab Session
Communication [1]:Ch 1,17 Lecture, Hands
Hardware On Lab Session
Software [1]:Ch 1,17 Lecture PPTs
[3]:Ch 10,
245-258
Application Software [2]:Ch www.en.wikipedia.or Lecture
g/wiki/Application_s
6,128-134 oftware
System Software [1]: Ch 1, 17 Lecture
Communications
Five kinds of [1]:Ch 1,6-9 http://wiki.answers.co Lecture PPTs
m/Q/What_are_the_di
Computers [2]: Ch 3,48 fferent_kinds_of_com
[3]:Ch 1,9-12 puters
Development in [1]:Ch 1,19 Lecture PPTs
Communication [3]:Ch 20,
Technology 585-607
Connectivity and [1]:Ch 1,20 Lecture
Interactivity
Five Generations of [3]:Ch 1, 6-9 www.webopedia.com/ Lecture PPTs
DidYouKnow/Hardwar
Programming [1]:A.7,451-4 e_Software/2002/Five
languages 52 Generations.asp
Programming [1]:A.8,458-4 www.en.wikipedia.or Research
Languages used today 62 g/wiki/History_of_pro Assignment to
gramming_language students,
s Student Seminar
Object Oriented & [1]:A.9,462-4 Lecture, PPTs
Visual Programming 64
Sept Operating Booting [1]:Ch 6 www.en.wikipedia.org Lecture PPTs
/wiki/Operating_syst
Systems 4,137-143 em
[2]:Ch
6,136-139
Managing Storage -do- Lecture
Resources -do- Lecture
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2. Files, Tasks -do- Lecture PPTs
Common Operating [1]:Ch http://www.abilityhub. Student
com/information/os.ht Assignment
Systems 4,147-151 m
Windows 95/98 www.en.wikipedia.or Student
g/wiki/Microsoft_Wind Assignment
owss
DOS www.glue.umd.edu/~ Lecture PPTs
NSW/ench250/dostut
r.htm
Windows NT www.en.wikipedia.or Student
g/wiki/Windows_NT Assignment
UNIT II
Month Topic Content Book/ Hours Web Resources Teaching
Chapter/Page Methodology
No.
Sept Processors The CPU and Main [1]:Ch 5, 7 http://www.abilityhub. Lecture PPTs
com/information/ram.
Memory 183-207 htm
[2]:Ch 3,56
Data Representation [2]:Ch Lecture PPTs
3,54-55
Micro Computer [1]:Ch 1, 8-9 Lecture
System Unit
Input & Output Devices [1]-Ch 6,221 http://www.scribd.com Lecture PPTs
/doc/96855/Input-
output-devices
Hands On Lab
Session
Keyboard [1]:Ch 6,222 Lecture PPTs
Hands On Lab
Session
Pointing Devices [1]:Ch 6, Lecture PPTs
223-226 Hands On Lab
Session
Source Data Entry [1]:Ch Lecture PPTs
Devices 6,227-232
Soft Copy Output [1]:Ch Lecture PPTs
6,236-238 Hands On Lab
Session
Hard Copy Output [1]:Ch 6,239 Lecture PPTs
Hands On Lab
Session
More Output Devices [1]:Ch 6 244 Lecture PPTs
Hands On Lab
Session
Sept- Diskettes Hard Disk [1]:Ch 5, 5 Lecture PPTs
Oct 194-204 http://www.pctechguid
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3. [3]:Ch e.com/31HardDisk.ht
m
3,57-81
[2]:Ch
5,108-118
Optical Disk -do- Lecture PPTs
Flash Memory -do- Lecture PPTs
Magnetic Tape -do- Lecture PPTs
Compression and -do- Student
Decompression Seminar
UNIT III
Month Topic Content Book/ Hours Web Resources Teaching
Chapter/Page Methodology
No.
Oct Telecommu Voice 9 www.en.wikipedia.org Guest Lecture
/wiki/Telecommunica
nications tions
Mr. M. Joseph
Raj Kumar,
HOD, Dept. of
Comp. Science
Video/Voice [1]:Ch 7,271 Guest Lecture
Communication Mr. M. Joseph
Raj Kumar,
HOD, Dept. of
Comp. Science
The Internet [3]:Ch www.en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/Internet
15,409-427
The World wide web [1]:Ch www.en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/World_Wide_W
2,55-73 eb
New Internet Student
Technologies Assignment
Communication [1]:Ch Lecture PPTs
Channels 7,275-286
Networks [1]:Ch Lecture PPTs
7,295-301
[3]:Ch
14,373-401
Conduits of [1]:Ch Lecture PPTs
Communication 7,275-286
Communication www.en.wikipedia.or Lecture
g/wiki/Electronic_Co
Networks mmunication_Netwo
rk
Local Networks [2]:Ch Lecture
9,198-202
Factors Affecting [1]:Ch
Communication Among 7,288-292 Student
Devices Assignment
and Seminar
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4. UNIT IV
Month Topic Content Book/ Hours Web Resources Teaching
Chapter/Page Methodology
No.
Oct Files and Data Storage Hierarchy [1]:Ch 10 http://www.wiziq.com/ Lecture PPTs
educational-
Databases 8,317-321 tutorials/presentation/
[3]: Ch 8, 2552-
FundamentalofDBMS
495-525
File management -do- Lecture PPTs
File Management -do- www.webopedia.com/ Lecture PPTs
TERM/F/file_manage
Systems ment_system.html
Database Management [1]:Ch 8, www.en.wikipedia.or Lecture PPTs
g/wiki/Database_syst
Systems 322-324 ems
Type of Database [1]:Ch Lecture PPTs
Organisation 8,325-329
Features of a DBMS [1]:Ch http://www.linktionary. Lecture PPTs
com/d/dbms.html
8,330-332
Oct Application Common Features of [1]:Ch Lecture PPTs
Software Software 3,92-99
Word Processing [1]:Ch www.en.wikipedia.org Student
/wiki/Word_processo
3,99-106 r
Assignment
[2]:Ch 7,152
Spread Sheet [1]:Ch Student
3,107-109 Assignment
[2]:Ch 8,166
Student
Software for Cyber www.fourmilab.ch/aut Assignment
ofile/www/subsection2
Space _69_4_2.html
Internet Programming [1]: A.10,466 Lecture PPTs
HTML [1]: A.10,465 www.en.wikipedia.or Lecture PPTs
g/wiki/HTML
XML [1]: A.10,465 www.en.wikipedia.or Lecture PPTs
g/wiki/XML
VRML [1]: A.10,465 www.en.wikipedia.or Lecture PPTs
g/wiki/VRML
ActiveX [1]: A.10,466 www.en.wikipedia.or Lecture PPTs
g/wiki/ActiveX
UNIT V
Month Topic Content Book/ Hours Web Resources Teaching
Chapter/Page Methodology
No.
Oct- Information Organizations [1]-Ch 11, 10 www.en.wikipedia.or Lecture PPTs
g/wiki/Information_s
Nov Systems 420-424 ystem
Departments Lecture PPTs
Tasks Lecture PPTs
Management Levels www.steptwo.com.au/ Lecture PPTs
papers/cmb_threelev
els/index.html
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5. Management Lecture PPTs
Information Systems
Six Phases of System [1]: http://en.wikibooks.or Lecture PPTs
g/wiki/The_Computer
Analysis and Design Ch11,425-432 _Revolution/Program
ming/The_Six_Phase
s_of_System_Analysi
s_and_Design
Nov Software Programming as a five [1]: 5 www.en.wikipedia.or Lecture PPTs
g/wiki/Software_deve
Developme Step procedures A.1,442-452 lopment
nt [2]: Ch
12,270
Nov Security Threats to Computers [1]-Ch 2 Lecture PPTs
issues and communication 9,352-358
Systems
Safeguarding [1]-Ch 9, Student
Computers and 360-364 Seminar
communications [3]:Ch
17,468-488
Reference Books:
[1] – Williams B.K.Sawyer S.C et al, Using Information Technology,6th Edition.McGraw-Hills,
2006.
[2] - Denniss P.Curtin,Kim Folley et.al,Information Technology, The Breaking Wave, Mc Graw
Hill,1998.
[3] - ITL Edn Solutions Ltd “Introduction to Information Technology” Pearson education 2005.
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