Course Slides      Course Assignments      Marks

Course Objective

• Introduction to Computer Hardware & Software, Operating Systems, Computer Networks and Internet.

• Develop a conceptual understanding of PC internals, Computing Environment, Computer Networks and Internet.

• Enable the students to diagnose and troubleshoot Computer Hardware and Software problems.

Instructor

Navpreet Singh
    Principal Computer Engineer
    Computer Centre
    IIT Kanpur
    navi@iitk.ac.in
    http://home.iitk.ac.in/~navi

Course Plan

There will be 13 lectures of 1.5 hours and associated Home & Lab Assignments. The topics to be covered are:
 

Week	Skill Developed	Topics to be covered in the Lecture (1.5 Hours/week)	Lab Assignment (3 Hours/week)	Reference Material for the lab assignment and further reading (1.5 Hours/week)
1	Troubleshooting Hardware Issues	Basic components of a Computer System: CPU; Memory; Disk Storage; Input/Output units (Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor; CD/DVD Drives, Speaker/Microphone etc); Motherboard; Power Supply; Network Interface; Peripherals:- function of each component; Assembly/Disassembly; Troubleshooting	Assignment 1	Search Google http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_hardware
2			Assignment 2
3	Supporting And Troubleshooting Desktop OS and Applications	Operating System and Application Software: Hardware and Software; Systems Software and Application Software; Features of a widely used operating environment such as MS WINDOWS, UNIX or LINUX; Comparison of operating environments; Various File Systems; Application Software and APIs; Troubleshooting	Assignment 3	Search Google
4			Assignment 4
5	Managing, Supporting and Troubleshooting a UNIX system	UNIX/LINUX: Introduction to UNIX Architecture; UNIX File System and Access Control; UNIX Commands; Troubleshooting.	Assignment 5	Search Google  http://www.tldp.org
6			Assignment 6
7	LAN and WLAN Setup and Troubleshooting	Computer Networking: Introduction to Computer Networks and Network Applications; Components of a Network (Physical Media, Switch, Router etc.); IP addressing; Introduction to TCP/IP; Wireless Networks; Network Architecture (Campus, Residential and Corporate Networks); Troubleshooting	Assignment 7	Search Google http://www.cisco.com
8			Assignment 8
9	Designing a Computing Environment	Computing Environment: Client Server Architecture; Desktops, Works Stations, Servers & Clusters; Diskless Clients; Storage and Backup	Assignment 9	Search Google case studies on http://www.intel.com http://www.ibm.com
10	Setup, Manage and Troubleshoot Internet Applications	Architecture of Internet: Internet Architecture; How the Web works; Google Architecture; Working of DNS, Email, WWW, Proxy; Troubleshooting	Assignment 10	Search Google http://www.dnsstuff.com
11			Assignment 11
12	Wired and Wireless Network Security	Internet & Network Security: Security Threats (Hacking, DoS attacks, Mail Spam, Malware, Phishing etc.); Firewall; Unified Threat Management; Wireless Security.	Assignment 12	Search Google http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_security http://www.airtightnetworks.net
13			Assignment 13

General References            

Course Prerequisite

CS 102 assumes no prior knowledge of Computers and Systems.

Grading Guidelines

For assessing the performance of students, labs and exams will be used. Weights of these elements could be:

• Labs: 60% (5% for each assignment for best of 12)
• Two Exam: 40% (20% each)