Description
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to enter a computer-related career by introducing them to basic hardware and software concepts and terminology inherent today's microcomputer systems. Topics include hardware issues such as motherboards, disk drives, CD-ROMs, memory and modems, as well as software related issues such as operating systems. Students will have hands-on practice working with multimedia devices and software, and using compression software, Windows 98 and DOS file management tools, and the Internet and e-mail.