CPMT 2433 - Computer Integration

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3 Lab: 3
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
Student Learning 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.