BSc Forensic Science Computer Science I Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12 of the Academic Council of 17 May 2022, brought in one year at a time from 2022-23. The University has published no NEP 2020 syllabus for it. The University examines only the third year of this degree centrally, under exam forms 1S00815 and 1S00816; the colleges examine the first four semesters.
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Syllabus for Computer Science I
Module I: Computer Fundamentals: Basic Organization of Computer
- System, Computer Hardware and Software
- Input/output Devices: Input/output Devices, Input/output Interface, Asynchronous Data Transfer, Modes of Data Transfer.
- Computer Memory: Primary Memory (RAM, SRAM, DRAM, ROM, EPROM), Secondary Memory (Magnetic Floppy, Hard Disk, RAID), Optical Memory (CDROM, WORM) Concept of Virtual Memory, Concept of Cache and their need, Memory hierarchy.
- Types of Software’s: Application software, System Software, firmware
- Types of Computers: Micro Computer, Mini Computer, Super Computer, Mainframe Computer.
Module II: Introduction to Operating System:
- Understanding Computer Operating Systems, Understanding the Role of the, Operating System, Types of Operating Systems, Multitasking, Multiprogramming, Distributed OS, Multiprocessing, Multithreading, Network OS, Proprietary and Open-Source Operating Systems,
- An Overview of Commonly Used Operating Systems : Windows, Linux, Mobile OS.
Module III: File Systems: Introduction to File Systems, Types of File System,
- FAT12 FAT16, FAT32,NTFS, Ext, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, HFS, UFS,
- Other File Systems, File System Managements.
- Number System:
- Types of Number Systems: Binary, Decimal, Octal, Hexadecimal, Conversion of Number System. Binary Arithmetic’s. Basic Logic Gates
Module IV: Computer Networks and Internet: Introduction to Networking,
- Network topologies, types of transmission Media, Types of Networks, Network Architecture (Client Server and Peer to Peer), Networking Devices (Switches, hub, bridge, Router, Modem etc.),
Text books and Additional References
- 1 Computer Fundamentals by Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha
- 2 Computer Fundamentals by Larry Long
- 3 Computer System Architecture, M. Morris Mano, PHI Publications
- 4 Computer Organization and Architecture Designing for Performance, Eight Edition, William Stallings, Pearson Publication
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Forensic Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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