PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
cod. 1007799

Academic year 2024/25
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Roberto GOLDONI
Academic discipline
Fisica applicata (a beni culturali, ambientali, biologia e medicina) (FIS/07)
Field
Scienze propedeutiche
Type of training activity
Basic
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in

Integrated course unit module: PROPAEDEUTIC SCIENCES

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

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Student registry office

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Quality Assurance Service 

Education Manager:
dr Claudia Simone
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Course President

Prof. Vincenzo Vincenti
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Guidance delegate

Prof. Giovanni Fava
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Career guidance delegate

Prof. Giuseppe Annibali
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Professor tutors

Prof. Vincenzo Vincenti
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Prof. Enrico Pasanisi
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Prof. Giovanni Fava
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Prof. Daniela Delmonte
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Prof. Silvia Delmonte
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Prof. Giorgia Dami
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Quality Assurance Manager

Prof. Andrea Bacciu
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Curricular internships

E. giovanni.fava@unipr.it