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Introduction to computing and the Internet

Dr. Lahcen Ouarbya29 St-James, Room 6

Email: l.ouarbya@doc.gold.ac.uk Tel: 020 7717 2263 Surgery hour: Friday ?

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Course Organisation

Based on the University of London study guide:Introduction to Computing and the Internet,

published by Francis Lin (2004).

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Course Organisation (Cont)

The aim:• How computers work?

• How is information stored in a computer?

• How is information processed in a computer?

• How is information represented in a computer?

• How are computing operations co-ordinated and managed?

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Course Organisation (Cont)

History of Computers Binary systems Data representation Computer Architecture

• Data storage

• Data processing Operating systems Web languages:

• HTML , XHTML AND XML Introduction to relational database Introduction to shell scripts (if time allows)

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Course delivery

Lecture (2 hours ) Lab or workshop (1 hour per group )

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Assessment Two assignments:

• Assignment 1, given week before reading week. (10%)

• Assignment 2 given week before Xmas holiday (10%) Exam on May, (80%)

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Organising your studies(2)

Study guide on its own is not enough

• Additional reading• 3-5 Hours per week

• Recommended reference books

• Doing exercises

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Useful Textbooks

William Stallings, (2003). Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.

http://williamstallings.com/COA5e.html

J. Glenn Brookshear, Computer Science (an overview), Sixth edition. Addison-Wesley, 2000.

Barry Wilkinson, Computer architecture (design and performance). Second Edition. Prentice Hall, 1996.

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Structure Computer Organization. Third Edition. Prentice Hall, 1990

White, R. (2002). How Computers Work. 6th Edition. (Indianapolis, Indiana:: QUE, 2002) edition [ISBN 0789725495]

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Other useful books Martin Bryan, “ SGML and HTML explained ’’.Addison-Wesley

William Davis, “ Operating Systems ’’. Addison-Wesley

Gary Nutt, “ Operating Systems a modern perspective’’. Addison-Wesley.

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Labs Introduction to HTML Lab exercises:

• http://www.doc.gold.ac.uk/~mas01lo/teaching/cis110/labs/labs.html

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Lecture Slides

http://www.doc.gold.ac.uk/~mas01lo/teaching_07/cis110/2007-08/lectures/lectures.html