The aim of this course to help students recognizing hardware; understanding working system of computer; combining suitable hardware; determining cost/performance analysis; solving hardware problems; maintenance and cleaning hardware and to know computer viruses and protecting ways.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
1
To be able to know computer hardware;
2
To be able to explain functions of computer hardware;
3
To be able to understand working principles of computer hardware.;
4
To be able to determine hardware in accordance with price/performance criteria.;
5
To be able to disassemble the computer.;
6
To be able to recognize hardware problems;
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To be able to do maintenance and cleaning computer hardware.;
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To be able to know ways of protection to computer viruses.;
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To be able to combine computer components.;
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It provides working safety;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
Introduction the course and to give general information about the course
2
Historical development and its phases of computer, computer architecture and working
3
Central processor Unit and properties
4
Main boards and properties, memory structures
5
Graphic card, hard disk
6
Sound/Ethernet/Modem/TV etc. cards, Serial/Parallel/USB ports.
7
ISA/PCI/AGP/PCI Express slots and properties, BIOS properties,
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BIOS Features
9
Backup units.
10
Backup units.
11
Backup units.
12
Computer viruses and protection methods.
13
Practice
14
Practice
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
- Pala, Z. Bilgisayar Donanımı, Türkmen Kitapevi, 2005 İstanbul. - Pusula Yayıncılık, Bilgisayar Donanımı Kitabı pdf (Public) - www.cizgi-tagem.org
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
40
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
60
Total
2
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
1
14
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
32
32
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
32
32
Total WorkLoad
120
Total workload/ 30 hr
4
ECTS Credit of the Course
4
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
