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SREENARAYANAGURU OPEN UNIVERSITY
B.A. SANSKRIT LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

GENERIC ELECTIVE (COMPUTER APPLICATION)
B21CA01GE

Computer Systems and Internet Technologies
CREDITS: 2

Course Outcomes:

● To understand the working of a computer

● To know about computer connectivity

● To make aware of cloud and wireless technologies
● To familiarize cyber etiquette

Course Details:
Block 1: Computer System Fundamentals

Unit 1 : Fundamentals of Computers: types of computers, Software and hardware, Storage-HDD,

SSD, portable devices, mobile devices, selecting a system specification based on

requirements

Unit 2 : Operating System Concepts: components, common operating systems, RTOS, mobile OS,
files and file system, BIOS and booting, remote connections

Unit 3 : Choosing and installing operating system: Proprietary vs open source OS, Partitioning,
installation and troubleshooting

Unit 4 : System Security and Protection: malware, firewall, antivirus, phishing, clickjacking,
spamming,

Unit 5: Managing Web and Email: password policies, captcha, two way authentication, browsing

history, cookies and session management, ad and pop-up blocking practices; Email usage

Block II: Internet Technologies

Unit 1 : Networking Concepts: networking hardware, connections-bandwidth, speed, interfaces, IP

address and MAC address
Unit 2 : Cloud Computing Concepts: types and services; applications of cloud computing- online data

storage backup and recovery, Big-data analysis, Development and Testing, E-commerce
application,cloud computing in education; IoT and wearable devices

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