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Infrastructure & Application 1: IT Basics & Networks
level of course unit
BachelorLearning outcomes of course unit
Students can
- name and describe the structure and function of computer systems and their components
- understand essential architectural concepts and mechanisms of modern operating systems and assess their advantages and disadvantages
- understand the basic functioning of computer networks
- name the components of a computer network
- name algorithms and protocols used in computer networks
- name and describe the structure and function of computer systems and their components
- understand essential architectural concepts and mechanisms of modern operating systems and assess their advantages and disadvantages
- understand the basic functioning of computer networks
- name the components of a computer network
- name algorithms and protocols used in computer networks
prerequisites and co-requisites
none
course contents
- Structure of modern computer systems (system components, peripheral devices, computer architectures, etc.)
- Representation of complex types of information (place value systems, computer arithmetic)
- General concepts of operating systems
- Differences in architectural principles, memory, and process management techniques, file systems
- Network architecture (ISO/OSI, TCP/IP)
- Network components
- Network protocols and algorithms
- Representation of complex types of information (place value systems, computer arithmetic)
- General concepts of operating systems
- Differences in architectural principles, memory, and process management techniques, file systems
- Network architecture (ISO/OSI, TCP/IP)
- Network components
- Network protocols and algorithms
recommended or required reading
- Comer, Douglas E.: Computer Networks and Internets - With Internet Applications, 6th Ed. Upper Saddle River,
Pearson Education, 2015
- Stallings, W.: Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles. Pearson, 2017
- Hoffmann, D.: Grundlagen der Technischen Informatik. Carl Hanser Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, 2016
Pearson Education, 2015
- Stallings, W.: Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles. Pearson, 2017
- Hoffmann, D.: Grundlagen der Technischen Informatik. Carl Hanser Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, 2016
assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio review
language of instruction
Germannumber of ECTS credits allocated
6eLearning quota in percent
20course-hours-per-week (chw)
3planned learning activities and teaching methods
Presentations, group work, presentation and discussion of (practical) tasks
