Module A: Introduction to Information Technology

1. With Information Technology we cannot achieve

a) Workforce flexibility
b) Distributed the wealth equally
c) Globalization
d) Reduce financial frauds
2. Meaning and impact of globalization
3. Generation of computers
First Generation: High speed vacuum tube
- Very small memory
- Development of stored program
Second generation: Germanium transistors
- more reliable and faster
- Much cheaper than tubes
- Magnetic core storage and magnetic disk storage
Third Generation: Silicon transistors
- Integrated Circuits (ICs)
- Switching speed and reliability increased
- Semi-conductor Memory
Fourth generation: Microprocessor chip
- VLSI (Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits)
- Computer networks and distributed computer systems
- Highly portable and smaller in size due to improvements in
speed, memory size, packing density of ICs
Fifth generation: ULSI (Ultra Large Scale Integrated) chips
- Artificial Intelligence
4. COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) mainly used for business data
processing (impt.)
5. FORTRAN used for scientific and engineering calculations (impt.)
6. Function of ALU page 14-15
7. CPU consists of .. page 14
8. Batch processing . Page 18
9. Function of OLTP (On-Line Transaction Processing) page 20
10. Meaning of Grid computing, Real time system, cluster computing, cloud
computing
11. Virtualizations of servers means to run multiple operating systems on same
physical servers.
12. Category of software with examples . Page 35 36 (You will get 2 questions
from this section)
13. Open Source Software with example
14. System software and application software examples

15. Unit 4: Networking System (You will get maximum questions from this unit, so
concentrate on this chapter from module A)
16. Intranet
(i) Uses Internet-derived communication protocols (TCP/IP), networking and user
interface.
(ii) Relatively cost efficient