Module Descriptors
COMPUTER AND MULTIMEDIA HARDWARE SYSTEMS
COCS40301
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Akbar Sheikh Akbari
Email: A.S.Akbari@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
White, R and Downs, T (2004) How Computers work 7th Edition, Que Publishing, ISBN: 0-7897-3033-2 (or later edition)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
PC's for tutorial work
Module Learning Strategies
A series of twice weekely lectures that will present the coursework material together with one tutorial per week where the students will be able to apply the knowledge gained during the lectures and seek guidance realting to the coursework. Students will be expected to bring completed tutorial exercises to the relevant tutorial.
The students will also be required to undertake guided independent study.
(1:n)2 (1:20)
Module Indicative Content
An overview of the following: Number systems and data representation: Logic gates and combinational logic: Memory types - static and dynamic: Processor types: Busses: Disk Drives - Floppy, Hard, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, Removable Media: I/O techniques - Serial / Parallel: Peripherals - Mice, Keyboards, Printers, Modems, Games Controllers, Scanners, Basic Networking - Topologies, Protocols, Wireless: Multimedia Aspects - Sound, MIDI, FM Synthesis, MP3, Video, VR, 3D Graphics.
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% Coursework consisting of a portfolio assessing Learning Outcomes 1-3.