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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) founded in 1947, is a major force in advancing the skills of professionals and students in information technology, worldwide. Today, our 75000 members and the public turn to ACM for the industry's leading Portal to Computing Literature, authoritative publications and pioneering conferences, providing leadership for the 21st century.
Some great Laureates like Andrew Tanenbaum and Herbert Schildt are a part of ACM. For more information about the ACM, visit www.acm.org
DBIT has its own ACM Students' Chapter. A few good reasons why you should join the ACM Students' Chapter
- It gives you access to nearly 200 online IT training courses, and over 30 online IT publications!
- It will help you with your research papers, discussions, thesis, and schoolwork.
- It can help you choose your career direction, support success in school, and find the job of your dreams.
- It puts you in touch with a vast network of over 75,000 IT professionals and students.
- It keeps you updated with the latest news and information in the field.
- It helps you receive regular updates on current technological developments.
DBIT ACM Students' Chapter Activities
The DBIT ACM Students’ Chapter organized the following events and workshops. This enabled students to move beyond curriculum limits and explore the practical world.
Computer Quiz
The written eliminations were conducted on 28 July, 2004 and the live finals on, 30 July, 2004. The quiz had questions regarding the various Computer Technology, Current Developments, Famous people related to this field etc.
The quiz was made interesting by structuring Audio/ Visual and buzzer rounds.
Networking and LAN Security Workshop
This workshop held on 9 September 2004 aimed at providing the basic knowledge of Networking and LAN Security. The following topics were covered:
- Network topologies
- Hub, switch, router
- Protocols (TCP,UDP)
- TelNet, FTP
- IP spoofing
- Firewalls
Hardware Assembly Workshop
This workshop held on 15 September 2004 was an exciting experience for the 35 participants. The practical knowledge of Hardware assembling and Operating System Installation covered the following topics.
- Familiarisation of different components
- Assembling the various components
- Partitioning the Hard disk and preparing it for installation
- Installing the Operating System
- Installing the System Drivers
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