Calicut University of Kerala

Where the Calicut University situated in Kerala? My sister told me to do Graduation from this University. So please give me its prospectus for all UG Program with details about admission criteria. Can I get the admission form for UG Courses with the prospectus of Calicut University?

Can you provide me the syllabus for Diploma in Information Technology Program under IT Mission Programme offered by University of Calicut?

[Neelu Bhasin]

The syllabus for Diploma in Information Technology Program under IT Mission Programme offered by University of Calicut is as follows:

DIT1C01 – Information Technology Essentials

Unit - 1
History and Generation, Types of computers, Elements of computer system, computer
hardware and software, Computer organization, block diagram of a computer, CPU,
memory, Input devices; and output devices, Primary and Secondary storage; RAM,
ROM, PROM, magnetic disks – tracks and sectors, optical disk (CD and DVD Memory),
device controllers, serial port, parallel port, system bus.


Unit – II
Number systems, Introduction to binary, octal, decimal and hexadecimal number
systems, Bits, bytes, characters, types of file, file management, types of data – numeric
data, alpha numeric data, data processing, Computers for information storage,
information seeking, information processing, and information transmission.


Unit – III
IT and its components, Prerequisites and needs, Data, Information and Knowledge,
Knowledge Management, Internet as a knowledge repository, IT and Internet, IT
Applications, E-Governance, IT for National Integration, IT Applications in Health Care,
Business, Commerce and Resource Management, Instant Messaging, Forum, Blog
and News groups.


Unit – IV
Emerging Trends in IT: Electronic Data Inter change, Mobile Computing, SMS, MMS,
Wireless Applications, Blue Tooth, Global Positional System, Infra Red Communication
Smart Card, Basics of cloud computing.


Unit – V
IT & Society, Issues and Concerns, Digital divide, Free software Movement, IT and
Industry, New opportunities and threats, Cyber ethics, Cyber crimes, Security, Privacy
Issues, Cyber Laws, e-waste and Green computing, IT and Regional Languages.


REFECENCES:
1. Fundamentals of Computer by V Rajaraman; Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.,
2. Computer Fundamentals, PK Sinha, BPB Publications, 2004
3. Fundamentals of Information Technology, S. Jaiswal, Galgotia Publication, 1999
4. Digital fundamentals, Thomas L Floyd, Prentice Hall, 2008
5. Web Commerce Technology Hand Book, Daniel Minoli & Emma Minoli, Tata McGraw
Hill, New Delhi, 2009
6. Information Technology: Principles , Practices and Opportunities, James A Senn,
Prentice Hall


Syllabus Diploma in Information Technology Program by University of Calicut