Mar 04, 2026  
College Catalog 2024-2025 
    
College Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

IT 101 - Fundamentals of Computing


5 Total Credits
This course surveys the main areas of computer science and computer networking. Students will develop basic computer competency while being exposed to the areas they will be able to peruse in our programs. These topics may include file systems, command line interfaces, networking, cloud computing, hardware, data representation and organization, basic robotics, basic programming and problem solving, and introductory web development.

Course Outcomes
  • Explain how data is represented digitally. 

  • Design and develop a simple application, for example a web page. 

  • Explain and demonstrate the concepts of network communication. 

  • Understand the broad outlines of the technical job market and what they will need to learn to land which positions. 

  • Navigate and utilize file management systems.