Introduction to Computing (2008/2009)

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Course code
4S00007
Credits
4
Coordinator
Federico Fontana
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Teaching is organised as follows:
Unit Credits Academic sector Period Academic staff
Laboratorio 2 INF/01-INFORMATICS periodo zero Andrea Fusiello
Teoria 2 INF/01-INFORMATICS periodo zero Federico Fontana

Learning outcomes

Module: Teoria
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This course provides the foundations of computer science along with the terminology and basic notations. The course is strictly linked with the laboratory, that introduces to the basic use of a computer.


Module: Laboratorio
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Syllabus

Module: Teoria
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Computers, algorithms, and languages:
- the concept of algorithm;
- von Neumann machine;
- programming languages.

Structured programming:
- variables and assignments;
- control structures;
- examples of algorithms.

Number representations in the electronic machines:
- concepts;
- positional notation of integer numbers;
- base conversions.

Binary representations:
- unsigned numbers;
- signed-magnitude representation;
- one's complement;
- two's complement;
- rational numbers, fixed-point representation;
- arithmetic operations.

Introduction to codes:
- ASCII;
- Unicode.


Module: Laboratorio
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Assessment methods and criteria

Module: Teoria
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Written test with exercises and questions.


Module: Laboratorio
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Reference books
Author Title Publisher Year ISBN Note
Giovanni Pighizzini, Mauro Ferrari Dai fondamenti agli oggetti. Corso di programmazione JAVA (Edizione 3) Pearson Addison-Wesley 2008 978 88 7192 448 9
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