| Course title | Computer Basics and Computer Hardware II |
| Course code | DatZ3012 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 16 |
| Independent study hours | 49 |
| Course developers | |
| (līm.), Jānis Lange Dr. oec., Aleksandrs Gailums |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| This course is an introduction to the computer arithmetic basic, including notational systems and binary arithmetics. The section covering the subject of digital logic introduces students to Boolean algebra basics, logital gates, logitalcircuits. The course also covers processing of bits of machine language. The course covers origins of the computer development and computer hardware. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Scott Mueller Upgrading and Repairng PCs,12th Edition, Indianopolis, Indiana 46290- (tulkojums krievu valodā ar 1182lpp, 2001.g. Maskava
2. Mark Minasi The CompletePC Upgrade and Maintennance Guide, Ninth Edition. SYBEX, San Francisko. (tulkojums krievu valodā 1999. gadā . Kijeva 1036lpp) 3. Гук М. Аппаратные средства IBM PC,С-Петербург: Питер, 2002.- 922стр 4. Lange J. Dators - tas ir vienkārši. Jelgava, 2004.- 168.lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. http://citforum.ru/hardware/microcon/index.shtml
2. http://www.upgrade.ru/ 3. A+Certification Traning Kit, Microsoft Corporation, 1999. (and new Edition) |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1. e-pasaule 2. Digital Time | |