Information Systems and Computer Applications

Information Systems and Office Application Software in Organizations

Standard office suite tools (word processors, spreadsheets, presentation packages, end-user database packages)
Basic user functions of a desktop operating system
Office systems (electronic mail, conferencing, cooperative work environments)
Web browsers
Internet and other online services and methods
Specialized systems

Hardware and Systems Technology

Devices for processing, storage, input and output, telecommunications, and networking
Functions performed by computer, telecommunications, and network hardware
Digital representation of data for storage and processing (numeric, text, images, audio, video)
Concepts of local, wide-area, and enterprise network architectures
Concept of mainframe versus client/server architectures
Operating system and network operating system functions and architectures
Wireless computing/communication devices

Information Systems Software Development

Software development methods and tools
Systems development life cycle concepts
Project management functions and roles
Types of information processing methods (batch, real-time, transaction)
User interface design
Operating system and network operating system functions and architectures

Programming Concepts and Data Management

Programming language syntax and structures (pseudocode)
Programming logic
File types and structures
Web technologies