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 		 IFSM 201 - Introduction to Computer Systems
In this class, you are going to about the fundementals of computer-based information systems.

These two sections are offered so that students who are working swing shifts can attend either one.

If you enjoyed this class, the next class in this sequence is IFSM 300.

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I would like to thank Bud Brever for stopping by and talking to the class.  If any of you would like to contact him, is e-mail address is breverl@emh.kadena.af.mil
and his assistant's e-mail address is 
kt36deaum@emh.kadena.af.mil
Current Homework    Due Wed, May 20
    This is it... get ready for the exam.  I will allow some time at the beginning for some questions.

Database Homework   Due Wed, May 20

Using Microsoft Access 95, create a phone book database.  There should be at least 12 names in the database.  You are to write two queries, one to list everybody by city, and other to list only those people with cell phone.  You are to turn in a disk with only that database on it.


Paper   Due Mon, May 18
 Find an article on computers 
 No more than 1 month old  (April or May)
 Write a summary (2 Pages) 
                 (in your own words) 
 Write a Critique (2 Pages) 
                 (What you liked/didn't like) 

Paper Format 

 Cover Page 
         Your Name, Title of Article 
         Date Due: May 18th 
 4 Pages, Double Spaced 
 Times Roman, 12pt 
 1 inch Margins all around 
 Title the sections 
         Summary / Critique 
 Include Copy of Article 
 Stapled

Paper Topics
  1. Catherine McManus, "PC Repair Ripoff", PC World, April 98
  2. Craig M. Viera, "WIN 98 Why You Need It", Windows Magazine, May 98
  3. Joe Pantone, "Guide to Investing with your PC", PC World, Apr 98
  4. Kyunghee, "400-MHz Pentium II PCs", PC Magazine Online, May 1, 98
  5. Andrew Bostwick, "Can sub-$1000 PCs get the job done?",  Byte, May 98
  6. Ulli Judkins, "Micrografx Picture Publisher 7." Shutterbug May 98
  7. Nathan Creamer,  "How much PC do you need?", PC World, May 98
  8. Teena McClaire, "21st-Century Skills", Family PC, May 98
  9. Young-Jae Kim, "A PC on Every Desk", FamilyPC, April 98
  10. Sang Woo Kim, "Seeting up a Home office", PC Home, April 98
  11. Peter Kim, "The Television Space Race", Wired, April 98
  12. Joo-Hee Jun, "Microsoft vs. You", PC World, April 98
  13. Sam Kim, "Breaking the code", Home PC, April 98
  14. Hazelwood, Bonnitta A."Smart Appliances", HomePC, May 98
  15. Marcelino Hazelwood, "Designing Domains", WinNT Systems, May 98
  16. Yoo Dong Hyuk, "millennium bug",  Computer World, May 98
  17. Natalie Anderson, "Keep the Money Coming", Family PC, May 98
  18. Sherry Kelly, "How E-mail impact's the work place"
  19. Michael Anderson, "Economic ramification of a world without Windows 98"
  20. Haneul Jung, "Fingertip PCs", PC Player, April 98
  21. Ellen Dubin, "A shopping cart application with Javascript"
  22. Lee Man Hyeok, "The Avis of Networking", Fortune, May 98
  23. Ji Yun Pyo, "Color Notebooks Eliminates Consumer Fear...", April 98
  24. Sei Moon, "Terretrial Wireless Networks", Scientific American,  April 98
  25. Gene Choi, "CIA says many unprepared for millennium", Yahoo, May 98
  26. Kyong Turner, "Intel's Mobile Pentium", PC Portables, May 98
  27. Dan Taylor, "Godzilla vs. Hollywood", Verge, June 98
  28. Gerald Boyd, "Intel's Celron 266", PC World, May 98
  29. Wang, Kyong, "Computer Donations : Get behind it", PC Mag, April 98
  30. Maurice Johnson, "streetwise" pc world magazine may 1998
  31. Robert Siddell, Networking Magazine, May 98
  32. Tasha Montford, "Anatomically Correct", PC Magzine, April 98


    33. NOT ACCEPTED

    1. Lim Sunhee - Pick another Article
    2. Anne Cho - Too Old - April or May Only
    3. Hong, Jun Ki - Too Old - April or May Only
    4. Lee Sang Jong - Too Old - April or May Only
    5. Chon Woo Nam - Pick another article
    6. Song, Won Ho - Pick another article

Course Notes

These notes were created for CSIS 103, at Marist College, by Sean Donnellan.
The notes are based on Computers: Tools for an Information Age, by H. L. Capron.  The notes will be made available as the materials are covered.  These are not a substitute for the class lecture, but are provided as additional study materials.

  1. Overview of a Computer System: Hardware, Software, and People 
  2. The Central Processing Unit: What Goes on Inside the Computer 
  3. Input and Output: The User Connection 
  4. Storage Devices and Stored Data: Just the Facts 
  5. Communications: Computer Connections 
  6. Programming and Languages: Telling the Computer What to Do 
  7. Operating Systems: Software in the Background 
  8. Systems Analysis and Design: The Big Picture 
  9. Computers in the Workplace: Large, Small, and Networked 
  10. Management Information Systems: Classic Models and New Approaches 
  11. Computer Issues in the Workplace: Security, Privacy, and Ethics 
  12. Modern Trends in the Workplace: Expert Systems, Robotics, and Virtual Reality 
  13. Word Processing and Desktop Publishing: Preparing Printed Communications - We will not cover this chapter. 
  14. Spreadsheets and Business Graphics: Facts and Figures 
  15. Database Management Systems: Getting Data Together 
Links for class:  (check these out!)