ACS 251

Instructor - Thomas “Tal” Parmenter
Office – 438-2800
Home – (815) 692-4032
Email – taparme@ilstu.edu

Office – Old Union Rm137
Office Hours – T 4:30 – 5:30 PM or by Appointment
Web – www.acs.ilstu.edu/staff/parmenter/

Week 1	A Brief IT History	Intro to Microcomputers - 1 Intro to Microcomputers - 2	System Software
Week 2	Binary Numbering System	Bits, Nybbles & Bytes
Week 3	A Look Inside the PC - 1	A Look Inside the PC - 2
Week 4	Buying a PC
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Week 5		PC Processors
Week 6		How Your PC Thinks	Data Storage
Week 7	Digging Deeper - Disks		Elbow Room - Memory
Week 8	End User License Agreement	UCITA Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act	Intellectual Property & Copyright
Week 9		Spring Break
Week 10	PC Displays	IT vs Personal Privacy	Jason's Presentation
Week 11	Printers	System Security
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Week 12		PC Operating Systems
Week 13	How Humans Instruct PCs	How to "Wow" a Human	Immersive PC Experience
Week 14	Birth of the Internet	You Can Touch the World	PC Virus Protection
Week 15	Internet Search Strategy	Basic HTML	Domain Registration
Week 16	Basic Home Network	DSL Connections

ACS 251
Using Hardware and Software Environments