INSS 315 Management Information Systems (3)
Information technology stressing the personal computer (PC) as a critically important tool in today's business environment. An advanced foundation in information technology enabling students to support personal computer users in selecting, acquiring, customizing, optimizing, maintaining and upgrading their PC hardware and system software. Topics include characteristics of CPUs, input/output devices, motherboards, and expansion cards, operating systems and graphical user interface, system performance benchmarks and techniques, hardware and software technical selection, hardware and software upgrading, installation and setup of system software. Students are introduced to local area and wide area network technologies. Ethical and legal issues related to computers, especially to PCs, are presented.

Prerequisite: INSS 200 or equivalent.