Objectives of this course:
In introduction to computing you will learn from basic to advance level knowledge about computers.This course not only covers information about desktop computers and laptops or smartphones, but it also includes a wide range of devices like cameras, scanners, printers, pointing devices,network modems, projectors and many more.You will learn about every device that can perform some work automatically.This course focuses on a breadth-first coverage of computer science discipline, introducing computing environments, general application software, basic computing hardware, operating systems, desktop publishing, Internet, software applications and tools and computer usage concepts; Introducing Software engineering and Information technology within the broader domain of computing, Social issues of computing.
Things you will cover in this course:
- Number Systems
- Binary numbers
- Boolean logic
- History of computer system
- basic machine organization
- Von Neumann Architecture
- Algorithm definition design and implementation
- Programming paradigms and languages GUI programming
- Overview of Software Engineering and Information Technology Operating system
- Compiler
- Computer networks and internet
- Computer graphics
- AI (Artificial intelligence)
- Social and legal issue
Reference material for introduction to computing:
1. “Computers: Information Technology in Perspective, 9/e”, Larry Long and Nancy Long, Prentice Hall, 2002 / ISBN: 01309298912. “An Invitation to Computer Science”, Schneider and Gersting, Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning, 2000
3. “ An overview of Computer Science”, Sherer
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