UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN GEOINFORMATICS
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester I - Paper I - Basics in Computer

Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

UNIT I

Basics of computers - An introduction to computers, development of computers, Hardware and Software.

UNIT II

Fundamentals of computers - Operating systems, Input to the cOmputers, storage devices, central processing unit, computer output, Compact disk cartridges, Floppies, etc.

UNIT III

Personal Computers - Data communication and networks - Application software, word processing, spread sheets, Data management and graphics.

UNIT IV

Programming languages - FORTRAN, C++, HTML, JAVA etc., Compilers / assembler, Classification of programming languages.

UNIT V

Data Base Management System, Multimedia, Outlines of UNIX / WiNDOWS.

Books Recommended

GW-BASIC made easy by Bob Albrecht and Don Inman., New York, 1989.

The UNIX Programming Environment by Brian W. Kemighan and Rob Pike., Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1992.

Theory and Problems of Programming with BASIC by Byron S. Gotteried, Tata-McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1986.

Computer graphics and environment planning by Eric. T (editor), Prentice Hall, USA, 1983.

Exploring the UNIX System by Stephen G. Kochan and Patrick H. Wood, CBS Publishers and Distributors, First Edition, 1987.

C Programming by Steve Holzner, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 1992.

Concepts and Applications by Sumitabha Das UNIX System, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., 1995.

Computers Today by Suresh K. Basandra., Galgotia Publications Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 1988.

Principles of Computer Graphics by William M. Neumann and Robert F. Sproul, McGraw Hill, 1989.