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IST 512 Information Processing Architecture and Technology (3) This course introduces the core theories, concepts, and methods regarding information and technology from an information processing point of view.

IST 512 Information Processing Architecture and Technology (3)

IST 512 provides an introduction to the core theories, concepts, and methods regarding Information & Technology from an information processing point of view, with emphases on information processing architecture and technology at the infrastructure layer and the middleware layer. The course consists of five major components: (1) core theories and concepts about technologies from the perspective of information-centric uses, (2) overview of three layer architecture for information processing systems, (3) infrastructure layer core technologies, (4) middleware layer core technology, and (5) technologies to guarantee the quality of information-centric uses. The detailed content of each component is described in the previous section.

General Education: None
Diversity: None
Bachelor of Arts: None
Effective: Summer 2005

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