IS 600 Foundations of Computer and Information Systems

Introduction to concepts fundamental to modern computer and information systems. Provides overview of the field of computing relevant to professionals in a business IT setting. Provides a survey of topics not covered by other domain-specific courses. Topics may include: information systems hardware and software components, information representation storage and retrieval, development languages, algorithms and efficiency, operating systems, network communications, database, systems development, security and ethics.
Credits: 4

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