Computer Systems Fundamentals Career Pathway Certificate

Less-Than-One-Year Certificate of Completion

The Computer Systems Fundamentals Career Pathway Certificate provides students the basic knowledge and skills needed to work with an information system. Students who complete this program will have a strong foundation in computer hardware and networks. The curriculum allows students to acquire hands-on experience working with information system components in a lab setting as well as study information system concepts in a classroom setting.

This certificate is beneficial for students who are new to information system technology and are looking for an entry point for acquiring computer systems technology training. Those who are currently in a non-technology career may find this credential optimal for cross training into information system technology and, thereby, gain a competitive advantage when applying for positions in a wide variety careers, including those with small businesses.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Apply the common network protocols, standards, and fundamentals of IP addressing.
• Demonstrate how to configure a wireless network.
• Apply conversions to and from binary, octal, hex and decimal.
• Read, draw, and design logic gates to solve Boolean equations.
• Apply Karnaugh Map and Boolean reductions techniques to reduce Boolean equations.
• Encode and decode CPU instructions.
• Track registry changes during instruction processing.