INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS
cod. 19771

Academic year 2024/25
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Roberto GOLDONI
Academic discipline
Sistemi di elaborazione delle informazioni (ING-INF/05)
Field
Scienze interdisciplinari
Type of training activity
Characterising
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: -
course unit
in

Learning objectives

To provide students with knowledge basic computer technologies available today.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Short account of historical evolution from the first inventions in the 1600s to the present Introduction to computer science and the use of computers General concepts on the operating principles Functional analysis of the structure of a processor Hardware: CPU Memory I/O devices Binary system and Boolean operators Information (text, numbers, images, sounds) and its digital representation
Software
Basic software and operating systems
Application software
Notes on programs and algorithms

Full programme

Short account of historical evolution from the first inventions in the 1600s
to the present Introduction to computer science and the use of computers
General concepts on the operating principles
Functional analysis of the structure of a processor
Hardware: CPU Memory I/O devices
Binary system and Boolean operators
Information (text, numbers, images, sounds) and its digital representation
Software
Basic software and operating systems

Bibliography

Introduzione ai sistemi informatici
Mc Graw Hill, 2004
Lecture notes

Teaching methods

The frontal lesson will have an interactive approach with the use of audiovisual aids. Classroom discussion with the students will be encouraged as well as group and individual exercises

Assessment methods and criteria

The achievement of the objectives of the module will be assessed through a written examination, consisting in closed and open questions on the topics of the course. This will allow to ascertain the knowledge and the understanding of both the theoretical bases and their consequences.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.medicina@unipr.it
T. +39 0521 903700

Quality assurance office

Education manager:
Dott.ssa Claudia Simone

T. +39 0521 903732
Office E. didattica.dimec@unipr.it
Manager E. claudia.simone@unipr.it

President of the degree course

Prof. Paolo Mora
E. [paolo.mora@unipr.it]

Faculty advisor

Prof. Claudio Macaluso
E. [claudio.macaluso@unipr.it]

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Paolo Mora
E. [paolo.mora@unipr.it]

Tutor Professors

Dott.ssa Delfini Elisabetta
E. [elisabetta.delfini@unipr.it]

Erasmus delegates

Prof. Roberto Sala
E. [roberto.sala@unipr.it]

Quality assurance manager

Prof. Stefano Gandolfi
E. [stefano.gandolfi@unipr.it]