Carmine GRAVINO | Foundations of Computer Science
Carmine GRAVINO Foundations of Computer Science
cod. 0212700006
FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
| 0212700006 | |
| DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE AZIENDALI - MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION SYSTEMS | |
| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | |
| 2014/2015 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2014 | |
| SECONDO SEMESTRE |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INF/01 | 7 | 42 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE COURSE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AIMING AT PROVIDING THEM WITH AN ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPUTER LANGUAGE AND MASTERY OF MODERN COMPUTER OPERATIONS AS WELL AS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, THIS COURSE ENABLES THE STUDENTS TO STUDY THE COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER AND TO USE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE A SYSTEMATIC AND ORGANIZED APPROACH TO DESCRIBE THE COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER. MOREOVER, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR DATA MANAGEMENT. MAKING JUDGMENTS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EVALUATE AND CHOOSE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE TOOLS TO USE IN SPECIFIC CONTEXTS AND FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. COMMUNICATION SKILLS STUDENTS WILL MASTER THE MECHANISMS AND TOOLS CHARACTERIZING COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION. LEARNING SKILLS THE COURSE AIMS AT DEVELOPING LEARNING ABILITY BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH TOPICS CONCERNED WITH SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS TO AUTONOMOUSLY STUDY. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| BASIC COMPUTER USAGE KNOWLEDGE IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT MANDATORY. |
| Contents | |
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| CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION REPRESENTATION; LANGUAGES; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE: PROCESSOR, MEMORY, INPUT / OUTPUT DEVICES; OPERATING SYSTEMS; HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION; COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER NETWORKS; INTERNET: TOOLS AND NETWORK SERVICES; DATABASES; APPLICATION SOFTWARE; PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS. |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE INCLUDES LECTURES IN TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES ON THE TOPICS COVERED IN CLASS. |
| Verification of learning | |
|---|---|
| THE EXAM INCLUDES A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL EXAMINATION. |
| Texts | |
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| DINO MANDRIOLI, STEFANO CERI, LICIA SBATTELLA, PAOLO CREMONESI E GIANPAOLO CUGOLA, INFORMATICA: ARTE E MESTIERE 4/ED, MCGRAW-HILL |
| More Information | |
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| SLIDES AND OTHER MATERIAL PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER. |
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