1. Introduction to computing and the Internet
Dr. Lahcen Ouarbya
Tel:
Surgery hour: Thursday (4-5 pm)
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2. Chapter 1Course Organisation
Based on the University of London study guide:
Introduction to Computing and the Internet,
published by Francis Lin (2004).
1st semester is given by Dr. L. Ouarbya
2nd semester is given by Dr. R. Kibble
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3. First Semester (1) 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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4. First Semester (2) To answer the previous questions:
We will need to look at various components of the hardware and software:
Memory, hard disks, floppy disks,
The central processing unit (CPU),
The system bus,
Two’s complement representation, floating point, ASCII, Unicode
Operating Systems
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5. 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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6. Useful Textbooks
William Stallings, (2003). Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
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 ]
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7. 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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8. Assignments and Exam Two assignments in total Assignments and exam
1st assignment (L. Ouarbya),
2nd assignment (R. Kibble).
Late submissions are not accepted
Assignments and exam
Assignments (20 %)
Exam (80%).
Exam (2 parts)
Part A (1st semester) (3 questions – choose 2)
Part B (2nd semester) (3 questions – choose 2)
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9. Labs Introduction to HTML Lab exercises: Lab test ?
Lab test ?
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10. Lecture Slides
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