CPMT 2433 - Computer Integration

4 Credits (3 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) An advanced course in integration of hardware, software, and applications. Customization of computer systems for specific applications in engineering, multimedia, or data acquisition. Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing, CPMT 1449; Corequisite: MATH 1314
Course Outcomes
1 - Design special applications in the areas of multi-media, data acquisition, and engineering; install and maintain various hardware and software components for specialized applications; analyze and test system operations.
2 - Explain the purpose and objectives of a network operating system used to extend the communications capabilities of a computer system.
3 - Define network system terminology, hardware and software utilized in a general purpose computer network.
4 - Discuss the basic forms of different types of networking systems, such as: peer to peer and client-server.
5 - Define the functions of each of the seven layers of the OSI reference model.
6 - Define the fundamental operating system software environment(s) of a NOS such as Novell, Microsoft Windows NT, UNIX, Windows 3X, and Windows 95.
7 - Describe the system administrator’s activities on a day-to-day operating basis of a network system.
8 - Describe virus detection/removal in a network environment; uninterruptible power supplies; network preventative maintenance, network troubleshooting for hardware and software problems.
9 - Identify network hardware security issues.