COMPUTER SCIENCE
cod. 07224

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - First semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
GOLDONI Roberto
integrated course unit
3 credits
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Learning objectives

Provide the student with a theoretical and practical knowledge of basic computer science on the technologies available today.

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Course unit content

<br /><br /> <br />Theory<br />Short account of historical evolution from the first inventions in the 1600s to the present <br />Introduction to computer science and the use of computers <br />General concepts on the operating principles <br />Functional analysis of the structure of a processor <br />Hardware: CPU Memory I/O devices <br />Binary system and Boolean operators <br />Information (text, numbers, images, sounds) and its digital representation <br />Software <br />Basic software and operating systems <br />Application software <br />Notes on programs and algorithms <br />Computer networks <br />Local networks and geographical networks <br />Internet and its applications <br />Functional classification of application programs <br />Presentation of application programs for processing texts, presentations, spreadsheets, programs <br />Use of the Internet network (navigation, electronic mail) <br />General concepts on the relationship between computer science and medicine <br />Introduction to computer security, legal references and general concepts, and a mention of the digital signature<br />Laboratory<br />Parts that make up the PC with its connectors<br />Access to the network and to an authentication system<br />Work with windows and recognize the various parts of a window on the desktop<br />Check the basic characteristics of the computer<br />Structure of folders/directories and file organization<br />Drawing tools and word processor<br />Use of the Intranet network (Printer and File server)<br />Components and types of printer and solving of printing problems<br />Use of the Internet network, navigating the Web<br />Collecting data from a URL address: Save, Copy, Download<br />Bookmarks and History<br />Search engines (search with Boolean operators or advanced search) and problems<br />The database directory and the image database in search engines<br />

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Bibliography

<br /><br /> <br />Introduzione ai sistemi informatici <br /><br />D. Sciuto, G. Buonanno, W. Fornaciari, L. Mari, <br />Mc Graw Hill, 2004<br />Lecture notes

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