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Psycho-social Disciplines (Academic Year 2008-2009) - Indirizzo Unico

Elements of Computer Systems


Credits: 4
Content language:Italian
Course description
The goal of this course is to provide a background knowledge on Computer Science. The student will learn how a computer works and its structure (hardware and software), the fundamental concepts of networking (Internet in particular), and essential notions of Computer Security.
Prerequisites
As a first course in Computer Science, no prerequisites are needed.
Objectives
  • Learning computer terms
  • Learning principles of computer inner working (hardware and software)
  • Learning how computer networks work
  • Learning threats and solutions of computer security
Program
The computer in the modern age
Binary encoding in digital systems
Numerical and non-numerical information data
Computer architecture
Application software and operating systems
Computer networks
Computer Security
Book
The course is associated with a wealth of online documents, so textbooks are not required. For further study (far beyond exam arguments) a good and comprehensive (and difficult) text is: - J. Glenn Brookshear: Computer Science: An Overview, 11/E, Prentice Hall, McGraw-Hill
Exercises
Each video-lesson is associated with a numbero of exercises to self-evaluate the acquired knowledge.
Professor/Tutor responsible for teaching
Maria Amata Garito
List of lessons
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