Computers are everywhere, they aren't just the desktops and laptops we use for work but the phones in our pockets and even the watches on our wrists are also computers. You probably use a computer every day and in fact you are reading this on a computer!
Este curso forma parte de Programa Especializado - Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
How Computers Work
ofrecido por
Universidad de Londres
Goldsmiths, University of London
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Nivel principiante
Aprox. 13 horas para completar
Sugerido: 4 weeks of study, about 3-5 hours per week.
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Inglés (English)
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
2 horas para completar
Abstraction
This week starts your journey into understanding computer science. You will think about how computer science can help you understand the technology you use every day and you will also learn one of the most important concepts in computer science: abstraction.
2 horas para completar
6 videos (Total 20 minutos), 1 lectura, 1 cuestionario
6 videos
1.1.1 Abstraction4m
1.1.2 Abstraction in data representations4m
1.1.3 Notional machines4m
1.1.5 CPU and memory3m
1.1.7 Summary1m
1 lectura
1.0.3 Further Reading10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
1.1.4 Abstraction30m
3 horas para completar
State, modularity and applications
In this week you will learn about the computer science concepts of state and modularity and how they can help you understand the computer applications that you use every day.
3 horas para completar
9 videos (Total 38 minutos), 1 lectura, 5 cuestionarios
9 videos
2.1.3 State5m
2.1.5 An e-commerce site4m
2.1.7 Why does turning it off and on again work?3m
2.2.1 A notional machine: files6m
2.2.3 Modularity2m
2.2.4 Applications5m
2.2.6 Debugging6m
2.3.4 Summary1m
1 lectura
2.2.5 Looking inside applications5m
4 ejercicios de práctica
2.1.4 State15m
2.2.2 Files15m
2.2.7 Debugging an application problem10m
2.3.3 Summative quiz20m
2 horas para completar
Networks
This week you will learn about how computers communicate with each other over networks, including the internet. You will also learn about some of the security threats that the internet entails and how they can be avoided.
2 horas para completar
7 videos (Total 34 minutos)
7 videos
3.1.2 The internet7m
3.2.1 Security threats2m
3.2.3 Encryption5m
3.2.4 Security defenses3m
3.2.5 The perils of the password: Interview with Sarah Wiseman10m
3.2.8 Summary59s
3 ejercicios de práctica
3.1.3 Networks16m
3.2.6 Security: what have you learned?15m
3.2.7 Case study: debugging a web load error15m
4 horas para completar
How the web works
In this week you will apply all of the computer science concepts you have learned in this course to understanding how modern websites work.
4 horas para completar
9 videos (Total 24 minutos), 1 lectura, 4 cuestionarios
9 videos
4.1.1 Websites2m
4.1.2 Networks and the Web2m
4.1.3 Security and the Web2m
4.1.4 State and the Web2m
4.1.5 Clients and servers3m
4.1.6 Embedding and APIs2m
4.1.7 Your data2m
4.2.5 MOOC Summary2m
1 lectura
4.2.4 Further Learning10m
3 ejercicios de práctica
4.0.1 Motivating problem15m
4.1.8 Websites15m
4.2.3 Summative quiz20m
Principales revisiones sobre How Computers Work
A great course. Although I have come from a background in website development, I still picked up many useful tips and information about the fundamentals of computers and how they work.
I enjoy the MOOC and would introduce it to my friends. I think the course has revolutionize my previous understanding of Computer and Internet. Thumb Up!
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Universidad de Londres
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Goldsmiths, University of London
Championing research-rich degrees that provoke thought, stretch the imagination and tap into tomorrow’s world, at Goldsmiths we’re asking the questions that matter now in subjects as diverse as the arts and humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, computing, and entrepreneurial business and management. We are a community defined by its people: innovative in spirit, analytical in approach and open to all.
Acerca de Programa especializado Introduction to Computer Science and Programming
This specialisation covers topics ranging from basic computing principles to the mathematical foundations required for computer science. You will learn fundamental concepts of how computers work, which can be applied to any software or computer system. You will also gain the practical skillset needed to write interactive, graphical programs at an introductory level. The numerical mathematics component will provide you with numerical and computational tools that are essential for the problem solving and modelling stages of computer science.
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