FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Basic

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA PROFESSIONS

Disciplinary Sector:

Computer Science

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

SANNA Luca

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of the computer, basic notions in mathematics and logic

AF code:

40001498

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Oral and written

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The course aims to provide the basic knowledge of the discipline:
- The hardware structure and operation of computers
- Operating systems
- Algorithms and programming languages
- Application software

Students will know the structure of computers, basic software and applications; the concept of "algorithm", as a procedure that allows the resolution of specific problems; the main programming languages.

Contents

• History of computer science
• Introduction to information coding
• Computer architecture and operating system: historical introduction, main components, functions and organization.
• - High level programming algorithms and languages
• Application software

Recommended Bibliography

Book:
-"Fondamenti di informatica per l'università". E. Grosso, M. Bicego.
Giappichelli Editore
-"Introduzione ai sistemi informatici", D. Sciuto, G. Buonanno, L. Mari, 3a ed., 2005; 4a ed., 2008, McGraw-Hill.
-“Fondamenti di informatica per la progettazione multimediale. Dai linguaggi formali all'inclusione digitale”. M. Padula, A. Reggiori. Franco Angeli ed.
Altro materiale verrà fornito durante il corso e messo a disposizione sulla piattaforma didattica Moodle.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lessons
Exercises

Contacts/More Information

Student reception;
At the end of each lesson.
Other times will be agreed according to the needs of the students.

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