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COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CIS 250 Introduction to Assembly Language
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Beginning assembly language programming. Includes number systems, machine architecture, program design, the
assembler, the stack, array processing and indexing, and sorting. Also includes program debugging and testing,
performance issues, program profiling, and programmer productivity issues.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 131.
Recommendation: Consult instructor for alternative prerequisites before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
CIS 254 SQL Server Administration
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Introduction to the installation and configuration of the Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server database
management system. Includes server startup and shutdown, database objects, managing security and database files,
backing up and restoring databases, planning size requirements, automating administrative tasks, transferring data, and
monitoring and maintaining SQL server. Also includes replication, developing applications, the server and the Internet,
optimizing performance, creating and managing triggers, data consistency and concurrency, transaction management, and
managing and using views.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 162.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
CIS 265 The C Programming Language
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Principles and syntax of ANSI Standard C and many of the common library functions. Includes writing C programs in
portable code to facilitate systems programming concepts.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 250 or concurrent enrollment.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
CIS 266 CGI Programming with PERL
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Development of Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts using Practical Extraction and Report Language (Perl). Includes
review of Internet technology and web-based services, review of HyperText Markup Language (HTML), introduction to CGI,
server side includes, the Perl language, and client-server interaction. Also includes providing predictable web service, form
processing, processing cookies, and Perl CGI debugging.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 121, 265.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
CIS 269 Data Structures
5 cr. hrs. 5 periods (5 lec.)
Advanced topics in computer science and programming in C. Includes software engineering concepts and theory, review of
C, stacks, queues, recursion, dynamic abstract data structures, sort and search algorithms, and graphs and networks.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 265.
Offered: Spring.
CIS 273 Advanced Web Development
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Advanced web development including design and implementation of database web application. Includes review of
Hypertext Markup language (HTML), Visual InterDev environment, design considerations for web development,
introduction to vbScript, JavaScript and Common Gateway Interface (CGI), client-side scripting and validation, script
objects and events, use of Java Applets, and use of Active X components. Also includes Dynamic Hypertext Markup
Language (DHTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), active server pages and server-side scripting, use of databases with
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), various database types, security issues, and debug and deploy application.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 121.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
CIS 274 PHP and MySQL Web Development
4 cr. hrs. 4 periods (4 lec.)
Introduction to PHP programming language and MySQL database system and their application to building entry-level Web
applications. Includes writing PHP programs for processing, storing and retrieving data for WEB application as well as
examples of code that can be used in real-world interactive WEB applications systems.
Recommendation: Completion of CIS 121 and 131 before enrolling in this course.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
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