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Understand the basic
formats for data representation: IEEE floating point, ASCII/Unicode,
representation of integers, RGB |
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Use and generate basic
forms of data |
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Understand the basic file
formats: binary vs. plain text vs. edited text; graphics, html; understand
the organization of files into hierarchy of directories |
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Use basic file formats in
programs and presentations |
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Understand and use computer
based communications: web, URL, ftp, e-mail, IRC |
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Advanced Beginner |
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Understand some more
complex file formats and their uses |
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graphics, sound, xml |
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Understand the principles
of data compression and the difference between lossy and lossless
compression |
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Understand and use the
technologies that support remote access and communications, such as the
use of URLs, DNS, ISP |
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Understand and use the
technologies that support dynamically generated data: XML, database
applications, scripting languauges |
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Understand the basic
security threats (viruses, worms, unauthorized use) and the means to
protect the system against them. |
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Competent |
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Demonstrate the basic
understanding of the following, with in-depth understanding of at least
two: |
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Use and design of dynamic
web pages and other dynamically geneated data |
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Understand the principles
and techniques used to protect computer systems against unauthorized use
and system failures, such as virus detection, user account management,
firewalls, encryption, systematic backups |
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Understanding of the
principles and techniques for data compression |
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Understand the design and
use of databases and transaction processing, including the protection of
data security, integrity, and privacy |
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Understand the design and
use of network protocols, including the techniques to assure security,
error protection, timeliness |
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Understand the design and
use of files that represent graphics, sound,and other media |
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Understand the use of the
language to represent data |
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Proficient |
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Demonstrate competency in
the design and support of one of the following: |
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Web servers |
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Database systems |
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System support for users
and services |
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Programming environments,
interpreters, and compilers |
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Multimedia presentations,
such as web sites, graphics based applications, music, video, interactive
applications, games, etc. |
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| Hardware
Architecture |
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Novice |
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Understand the basic design
of a processor: the instruction fetch-decode-excute cycle, instruction
format, addressing, assemblers, and the basic interrupt mechanism |
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Understand the high level
view of computer organizations: CPU, bus, memory, devices |
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Understand the basic
organization of memory: bits, bytes, direct vs sequential vs. remote
access |
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Advanced Beginner |
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Understand the need and the
basic principles behind caching and paging as techinques for speeding up
the data transfer rate |
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Understand the basics of
I/O protocols at various levels (internal, external, remote) |
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Understand the basics of
device management, the inerrrupt system, event handling |
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Competent |
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Proficient |
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| Systems
Principles |
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Novice |
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Understand the role of
operating system as a resource manager: process manager, memeory manager,
file manager, event-handler, network services manager |
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Understand what services
the operating system provides and how to interact with them |
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Advanced Beginner |
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Understand the key systems
priciples for layering the responsibility for management of resources |
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Understand the basic
principles of I/O transmission modes: synchronous vs asynchronous, word
mode vs block mode, the need for and the role of I/O controller |
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Understand the basic
principles and the design of layered network protocols |
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Understand the need for
detecting and correcting errors at different levels of computer system
hierarchy, including the interface with the real world |
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Competent |
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Design, implement, and
support a component of a operating system or of a programming language
environment |
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Understand the principles
of language translation and the role of languages and APIs in defining the
abstract machine |
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Understand the design and
the functionality of the key components of an operating system |
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Proficient |
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Design, implement, and
support a substantial component of a operating system or of a programming
language environment |
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