1C19MIN002 - Introduction to Computer Science 1
| Course specification | ||||
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| Type of study | Bachelor academic studies | |||
| Study programme | Mathematics and Informatics | |||
| Course title | Introduction to Computer Science 1 | |||
| Acronym | Status | Semester | Number of classes | ECTS |
| 1C19MIN002 | mandatory | 1 | 3L + 2E | 8.0 |
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| Lecturer/Associate (practicals) | ||||
| Prerequisite | Form of prerequisites | |||
| Learning objectives | ||||
| Introduction to basic concepts and relationships related to computer architecture and organization; Introduction to mathematical concepts of data storage and representation; Introduction to computer arithmetic; Introduction to logical foundations of data processing on computers; Studying the construction and functionality of the computer processor, including considerations related to instruction sets; Introduction to machine instructions and assembly language; Studying various types of memory in computer systems; Studying the bus and connections that enable communication between hardware components; Studying the I/O subsystem; Introduction to algorithms for error detection and correction; Laying the groundwork for the follow-up course Computer Organization and Architecture 2. | ||||
| Learning outcomes | ||||
| Students should master the following: Understanding the history of information technology development; Knowledge of generations of electronic computers; Differentiation between digital and analog computing technologies; Understanding the functional characteristics of computers; Understanding computer data representation; Ability to manually perform basic arithmetic operations on integers in different number systems and in various forms of denoted numbers; Knowledge of the IEEE 754 standard; Skill to minimize a given logical function in various ways; Skill to construct and appropriately represent a simple combinatorial or sequential network graphically; Understanding the significance, history of origin, and characteristics of the Von Neumann computer concept; Understanding the basics of computer processor organization (central processing unit); Understanding memory hierarchy; Knowledge of basic I/O modules and the operations that characterize them; Understanding basic algorithms for error detection and correction; Basics of programming in machine language; Differentiation between computer architecture and organization. | ||||
| Content | ||||
| Computer organization and architecture. History of information technology development. Mathematical foundations of data storage. Whole numbers and integer arithmetic. Binary-coded decimal numbers and arithmetic. IEEE-754. Representation of text, sound, and images in the computer. Logical basics of data processing. Combinatorial and sequential networks. Global structure of computer systems. Central processing unit. Internal memory. Machine instructions. I/O devices. Error detection and correction. | ||||
| Teaching Methods | ||||
| Lectures: combination of oral and textual methods, with a frontal form of teaching. Exercises: demonstrative-illustrative methods, with a frontal form of teaching. Consultations: an individual form of teaching. | ||||
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| Evaluation and grading | ||||
| Colloquium(s)/Quizzes. A written exam oriented towards practical applications. A theoretical exam, as a combination of oral exam and written test. | ||||