Computer Engnr Lec/Lab (CETC)

This course covers number systems, logic gates, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh Map minimization techniques, adders, comparators, encoders, decoders, multiplexers, flip flops, counters, registers, memories, programmable logic devices (PLDs) and Integrated Circuit (IC) technologies. This course provides the student the opportunity to design and build various digital circuits.

This course is an introduction to the history, internal electronic architecture, and usage of various microprocessor platforms. It introduces assembly language programming on the x86 line of microprocessors and Physical Computing using high-level languages such as BASIC, C, and Python to program microcontrollers. The course uses various single board computer (SBC) platforms such as the Parallax Basic Stamp, the Arduino, and the Raspberry Pi and their variants to provide hands-on practice in Physical Computing.

Students will learn one of the most important and urgent concepts in protecting computers and networks: Intrusion detection. This course will cover concepts and demonstrations of footprinting, scanning, enumeration, penetration, privilege escalation, covering tracks and back doors. This course is aimed at providing essential basic skills and knowledge pertaining to information security, security threats, network attacks, hacking, security models, policies, standards and people, risk management, malware viruses and Trojans, e-mail vulnerabilities and security, intrusion detection and prevention, ethical issues in information security, and social engineering techniques.