| Semestre 1, CP |
VHS C/TD/TP |
VHH Total C/TD/TP |
V.H. Hebdomadaire |
Coef |
Crédits |
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C |
TD |
TP |
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UE Découvertes 1.1 |
45 |
3 |
1.5 |
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1.5 |
2 |
4 |
Course Description:
This class includes broad coverage of technology concepts and trends underlying current and future developments in information technology, and fundamental principles for the effective use of computer-based information systems. There will be a special emphasis on networks and distributed computing, including the World Wide Web. Other topics include: hardware and operating systems, software development tools and processes and electronic commerce. This course is intended for students with little or no background in computer technology.
Prerequisite : None
Evaluation Method : Coursework (40 %) + Final Exam (60%)
Course Content
Part 1 : Fundamentals of Computing
- Operating Systems
- Software Systems
- Programming Languages
Part 2 : Office Suite
- Word
- Excel
- Latex
Part 3 : Web Technology
- The Internet and World Wide Web (DNS, HTTP, FTP, SSL/TLS, …)
- Three tiers architecture (Browser/Web server/DBMS)
- HTML Basics
- CSS for Styling
- Search Engines
- Websites
Part 4 : Emerging Technologies
- Recent Technologies
- Computer Science in other fields
References
- White, Ron, et. al. How Computers Work. 2004.
- Gralla, Preston, et. al. How the Internet Works. Que Publishing. 2006.
- G.Michael Schneider, Invitation to Computer Science (Introduction to CS) 6th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2012