IT 254 - Hardware And Software Concepts

Department: Information Technology

Description: Overview of nature and interrelationships of computer architectures, hardware, operating systems, data types, microcontrollers, virtualization, storage technologies, and filesystems.

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in IT 168

Current Offerings

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Summer 2025

001 - Lecture (Internet): Online , Jihad Qaddour 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only

Dates: 05/19/2025 - 06/27/2025

Location: Online

Instructor: Jihad Qaddour

Course Specification: Majors Only

Class Notes: Asynchronous Online

Book Title

ISBN

Author

Edition

Publisher

MSRP

Notes

The Architecture of Computer Hardware, Systems Sof (Required)

ISBN9781119495208

AuthorEnglander and Wong

Edition6th

PublisherWiley

MSRP N/A

Fall 2025

001 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Elahe Javadi 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only
002 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM , Elahe Javadi 3.00 hour(s) , Majors Only

Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025

Location: Old Union 213D (OU 213D)

Instructor: Elahe Javadi

Course Specification: Majors Only

Textbooks have not been finalized for section.

Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025

Location: Old Union 213D (OU 213D)

Instructor: Elahe Javadi

Course Specification: Majors Only

Textbooks have not been finalized for section.