CSIT 203 — Computer Hardware Fundamentals
Computer Science · University of Ghana
This course explains the basic principles of how computers work. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the essential components associated with computers with a focus on PCs. Topics include: The history of computers, the microprocessor, motherboard, memory, graphics and sound adapters, input and output devices, and storage media. An overview of operating systems and other software, as well as the various methods used to connect computers to each other and the Internet, are presented. The course also addresses recent advances in computer architectures and computer hardware and how they affect computer performance. Presentations of actual hardware are included so that students can gain experience in identifying the various internal and external components of a PC.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
Other courses on this programme
- CSCD 201 — Information Systems
- CSCD 202 — Programming II (with Java)
- CSCD 205 — Programming I (with C ++)
- CSCD 207 — Numerical Methods
- CSCD 211 — Computer Organization and Architecture
- CSCD 212 — Computer Ethics
- CSCD 214 — Digital Electronics
- CSCD 216 — Data Structures & Algorithms
- CSCD 218 — Data Communication & Networking I
- CSIT 201 — Professional, Legal, Moral and ethical issues in IT
- CSIT 202 — Introduction to Computer Networks
- CSIT 204 — Introduction to Information Security
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).