Intro to Computer Science

A 12-week course built from a real lecturer’s outline. Original topic order retained.

1. Week 01Introduction to computing; Evolution of computers
2. Week 02Data representation and storage, Part 1
3. Week 03Data representation and storage, Part 2
4. Week 04Data compression and error handling techniques
5. Week 05Data manipulation: machine architecture
6. Week 06Communication with other devices and other architectures
7. Week 07Operating systems
8. Week 08Handling competition among processes
9. Week 09Network fundamentals, the Internet, Internet protocols and security
10. Week 10World Wide Web, Internet protocols and security
11. Week 11Algorithms and introduction to programming
12. Week 12Artificial intelligence