General knowledge of the hardware and software of the Personal Computer.
The logical scheme of Von Newman's architecture.
The CPU - the Logic Arithmetic Unit (ALU) - the control unit (UC).
Central Memory and its composition.
The Input/output unit.
The motherboard connection to the peripherals (Input / Output Unit).
Peripheral Devices.
Memories and Mass Memories.
Input/Output Ports.
The Operating System.
The File System.
Numbering Systems.
Boole Algebra
Computer networks.
The role of network software.
Model of the Networks.
Typology of computer networks.
Classification of networks.
Data transfer.
HTTP and FTP protocols.
Browsers and surfing on the net.
Antivirus and firewall.
E-Mail and SMTP, POP and IMAP Server services.
The e-mail programs residing in PCs.
Practice in the laboratory for the use of the applications of the office package and in particular of Excel.