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2024-2025 Collin College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Collin College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COSC 1301 - Introduction to Computing


Credits: 3
Overview of computer systems - hardware, operating systems, the Internet and application software including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, and databases. Current topics such as the effect of computers on society, and the history and use of computers in business, educational, and other interdisciplinary settings are also studied. This course is not intended to count toward a student’s major field of study in business or computer science.
Prerequisite(s): Meet TSI college-readiness standard for Reading and Writing; or equivalent.
Type of Course: Academic Transfer