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CS101 : Introduction to Computing

Course Overview

Course Synopsis

This is an introductory course in Computer Science designed for beginners. Apart from leading the participants through a whirlwind history of computing, the course also develops a feel for web programming through a series of lectures that help the students develop their own web page. Main objectives of the course are: 1. To build an appreciation for the fundamental concepts in computing 2. To achieve a beginners proficiency in Web page development 3. To become familiar with popular PC productivity software.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, you should be able to understand:

Fundamental concepts of computers
Various hardware building blocks
Components of operating systems
The Internet
How to make a simple web page
Basic productivity software including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and databases

Course Calendar

Topic	Lecture	Resource	Page
Topic-001. Introduction to Computer Science	1	Handouts	26
Topic-002. Breadth first learning	2	Handouts	29
Topic-003. Search engines	3	Handouts	31
Topic-004. Searching tricks	4	Handouts	33
Topic-005. Search operators-01	5	Handouts	35
Topic-006. Search operators-02	6	Handouts	37
Topic-007. Search operators-03	7	Handouts	38
Topic-008. Advanced search operators	8	Handouts	39
Topic-009. What you should not search on internet	9	Handouts	40
Topic-010. Roots of computing	10	Handouts	42
Topic-011. Bits	11	Handouts	46
Topic-012. Boolean operations	12	Handouts	48
Topic-013. Hexadecimal notation	13	Handouts	50
Topic-014. Storing a bit	14	Handouts	51
Topic-015. Magnetic systems	15	Handouts	53
Topic-016. Optical systems	16	Handouts	55
Topic-017. Flash drives	17	Handouts	55
Topic-018. Representing text	18	Handouts	57
Topic-019. Representing numeric values	19	Handouts	58
Topic-020. Representing images	20	Handouts	59
Topic-021. Representing sound	21	Handouts	60
Topic-022. Binary notation	22	Handouts	61
Topic-023. Binary addition	23	Handouts	63
Topic-024. Fraction in binary	24	Handouts	65
Topic-025. 2''s complement notation to store numbers	25	Handouts	66
Topic-026. Excess Notation	26	Handouts	68
Topic-027. Floating Point Notation	27	Handouts	70
Topic-028. Truncation Errors in Floating Point Notation	28	Handouts	71
Topic-029. Generic techniques	29	Handouts	73
Topic-030. Compressing images	30	Handouts	75
Topic-031. Compressing audio & videos	31	Handouts	77
Topic-032. CPU basics	32	Handouts	78
Topic-033. Stored program	33	Handouts	80
Topic-034. CPU architecture philosophies	34	Handouts	81
Topic-035. Machine Instruction Categories	35	Handouts	82
Topic-036. Program execution	36	Handouts	83
Topic-037. Program execution example	37	Handouts	84
Topic-038. Logic operators	38	Handouts	87
Assignment No 1
Topic-039. Rotation and shift	39	Handouts	89
Topic-040. Arithmetic operators	40	Handouts	90
Topic-041. Role of controller	41	Handouts	91
Topic-042. Direct memory access and handshaking	42	Handouts	92
Topic-043. Communication media and communication rates	43	Handouts	93
Topic-044. Pipelining	44	Handouts	94
Topic-045. History of OS	45	Handouts	95
Topic-046. OS basic concepts-1	46	Handouts	97
Topic-047. OS basic concepts-2	47	Handouts	98
Topic-048. Software classification	48	Handouts	99
Topic-049. Component of OS-1	49	Handouts	100
Topic-050. Component of OS-2	50	Handouts	102
Topic-051. Process of booting	51	Handouts	104
Topic-052. Process and its administration-1	52	Handouts	106
Topic-053. Process and its administration-2	53	Handouts	107
Topic-054. Handling competition between processes	54	Handouts	109
Topic-055. Semaphores	55	Handouts	110
Topic-056. Deadlock	56	Handouts	112
Topic-057. Security attacks form outside	57	Handouts	114
Topic-058. Security attacks from inside	58	Handouts	115
Topic-059. Network classification	59	Handouts	117
Topic-060. Protocols	60	Handouts	118
Topic-061. Combining networks	61	Handouts	120
Topic-062. Methods of process communication	62	Handouts	122
Topic-063. Distributed systems	63	Handouts	124
Topic-064. Internet architecture	64	Handouts	125
Topic-065. Internet addressing	65	Handouts	127
Topic-066. Internet applications	66	Handouts	129
Topic-067. Internet application: email	67	Handouts	130
Topic-068. Internet application: voip	68	Handouts	131
Assignment No.2
Topic-069. Internet multimedia streaming	69	Handouts	132
Topic-070. World wide web	70	Handouts	133
Topic-071. Web implementations	71	Handouts	134
Topic-072. HTML	72	Handouts	135
Topic-073. Making simple HTML page	73	Handouts	136
Topic-074. More on HTML	74	Handouts	138
Topic-075. XML	75	Handouts	139
Topic-076. Client side and server side	76	Handouts	140
Topic-077. Layered approach to internet software-i	77	Handouts	143
Topic-078. Layered approach to internet software-ii	78	Handouts	145
Topic-079. Layered approach to internet software-iii	79	Handouts	146
Topic-080. TCP/IP protocol suite	80	Handouts	148
Topic-081. Security (forms of attacks)	81	Handouts	150
Topic-082. Protection & cures	82	Handouts	152
Topic-083. Encryption	83	Handouts	154
Topic-084. Legal approaches to Network security	84	Handouts	156
Topic-085. An informal review	85	Handouts	158
Topic-086. Formal definition of algorithm	86	Handouts	159
Topic-087. Abstract nature of algorithms	87	Handouts	160
Topic-088. Representation (Primitives)	88	Handouts	161
Topic-089. Representation (Pseudocode)	89	Handouts	163
Topic-090. Representation (Pseudocode) While-Structure	90	Handouts	165
Topic-091. Representation (Pseudocode) Function-Structure	91	Handouts	166
Topic-092. Discovery (The Art of Problem Solving)	92	Handouts	167
Topic-093 Getting your foot in the door	93	Handouts	169
Topic-094. Algorithm discovery strategies-1	94	Handouts	170
Topic-095. Algorithm discovery strategies-2	95	Handouts	171
Topic-096. Iterative Structures (Sequential Search Algorithm)	96	Handouts	172
Topic-097. Iterative structures (Loop Control)	97	Handouts	174
Topic-098. Iterative Structures (Components of Repetitive Control)	98	Handouts	175
Topic-099. Iterative Structures: Loop Execution (Example-1)	99	Handouts	176
Topic-100. Iterative Structures: Loop Execution (Example-II)	100	Handouts	177
Topic-101. Iterative Structures: (Pretest and Posttest loops)	101	Handouts	179
Topic-102. Insertion Sort Algorithm	102	Handouts	180
Topic-103. Insertion sort algorithm example	103	Handouts	181
Topic-104. Recursive structure: the binary search algorithm	104	Handouts	182
Topic-105. Recursive control	105	Handouts	185
Topic-106. Algorithm efficiency	106	Handouts	186
Topic-107. Software verification	107	Handouts	188
Topic-108. Software verification example	108	Handouts	190
Midterm (GRAND QUIZ)
Topic-109. Early generations-1	109	Handouts	190
Topic-110. Early generations-2	110	Handouts	192
Topic-111. Machine independence	111	Handouts	194
Topic-112. Imperative paradigm	112	Handouts	195
Topic-113. Declarative paradigm	113	Handouts	197
Topic-114. Functional paradigm	114	Handouts	198
Topic-115. Object oriented paradigm	115	Handouts	200
Topic-116. Variable and data types	116	Handouts	201
Topic-117. Data structure	117	Handouts	203
Topic-118. Assignment statement	118	Handouts	205
Topic-119. Control structure (if-statement)	119	Handouts	206
Topic-120. Control Structures (if-statement examples)	120	Handouts	207
Topic-121. Control structures (loops)	121	Handouts	208
Topic-122. Programming concurrent activities	122	Handouts	209
Topic-123. Arithmetic operators examples	123	Handouts	211
Topic-124. Relational operators examples	124	Handouts	211
Topic-125. Logical operators examples	125	Handouts	213
Topic-126. Software engineering discipline	126	Handouts	215
Topic-127. Software life cycle	127	Handouts	217
Topic-128. Requirement analysis phase	128	Handouts	218
Topic-129. Design phase	129	Handouts	219
Topic-130. Implementation phase	130	Handouts	220
Topic-131. Testing phase	131	Handouts	221
Topic-132. Software engineering methodologies-1	132	Handouts	222
Topic-133. Software engineering methodologies-2	133	Handouts	223
Topic-134. Modular implementation	134	Handouts	224
Topic-135. Coupling	135	Handouts	225
Topic-136. Cohesion	136	Handouts	227
Topic-137. Information hiding	137	Handouts	228
Topic-138. Components	138	Handouts	229
Topic-139. Design patterns	139	Handouts	230
Topic-140. Design patterns examples	140	Handouts	231
Topic-141. Scope of quality assurance	141	Handouts	233
Topic-142. Software testing	142	Handouts	234
Topic-143. Software documentation	143	Handouts	236
Topic-144. Human machine interface	144	Handouts	238
Topic-145. Software Ownership and Liability	145	Handouts	241
Topic-146. Arrays and aggregates	146	Handouts	243
Topic-147. List, stacks and queues	147	Handouts	243
Topic-148. Trees	148	Handouts	245
Topic-149. Pointers	149	Handouts	247
Topic-150. The Significance of Database Systems	150	Handouts	248
Topic-151. Role of schema	151	Handouts	250
Topic-152. Database management system	152	Handouts	251
Topic-153. Relational database model	153	Handouts	253
Topic-154. Issues of relational designs	154	Handouts	254
Topic-155. Relational operators	155	Handouts	255
Topic-156. Select operation	156	Handouts	257
Topic-157. Project operation	157	Handouts	258
Topic-158. Join operation	158	Handouts	259
Topic-159. Object oriented databases	159	Handouts	262
Topic-160. Maintain DB integrity	160	Handouts	264
Topic-161. The Commit/Rollback Protocol	161	Handouts	265
Topic-162. Locking	162	Handouts	266
Assignment No. 3
Topic-163. Sequential files	163	Handouts	268
Topic-164. Indexed files	164	Handouts	270
Topic-165. Hash files	165	Handouts	271
Topic-166. Hash files examples	166	Handouts	272
Topic-167. Data mining	167	Handouts	274
Topic-168. Data mining examples and implications	168	Handouts	275
Topic-169. Social impact of database technology	169	Handouts	276
Topic-170. AI: introduction and vision	170	Handouts	278
Topic-171. Intelligent agents	171	Handouts	281
Topic-172. Research methodologies	172	Handouts	284
Topic-173. The Turing test	173	Handouts	285
Topic-174. Understanding images	174	Handouts	286
Topic-175. Language processing	175	Handouts	287
Topic-176. CS impact on society	176	Handouts	289
Topic-177. CS Impact on health	177	Handouts	290
Topic-178. CS Impact on Environment	178	Handouts	291
Topic-179. Ethical issues	179	Handouts	292
Topic-180. Software Licenses and Information Privacy	180	Handouts	293
Topic-181. Intellectual property	181	Handouts	294
Topic-182. Security	182	Handouts	296
Topic-183. Privacy	183	Handouts	297
Topic-184. Social issues of IT	184	Handouts	299
Topic-185. Content Filtering, Email-Spams and Laws	185	Handouts	301
Topic-186. Children Protection and Electronic Theft	186	Handouts	302
Topic-187. MS word	187	Handouts	304
Topic-188. MS word: quick access bar	188	Handouts	308
Topic-189. MS work: home ribbon	189	Handouts	309
Topic-190. MS Word: Clipboard Group	190	Handouts	310
Topic-191. MS Word: Font Group	191	Handouts	314
Topic-192. MS word: paragraph group-1	192	Handouts	316
Topic-193. MS word: paragraph group-2	193	Handouts	318
Graded Discussion Board (GDB)
Topic-194. MS word: style group	194	Handouts	320
Topic-195. MS word: editing group	195	Handouts	321
Topic-196. MS Word: Insert Functionalities	196	Handouts	322
Topic-197. MS word: page group	197	Handouts	323
Topic-198. MS word: table group	198	Handouts	325
Topic-199. MS Word: Illustration Group	199	Handouts	326
Topic-200. MS word: media and links groups	200	Handouts	330
Topic-201. MS Word: Comments and Header & footer	201	Handouts	332
Topic-202. MS word: text group part-1	202	Handouts	333
Topic-203. MS Word: Text Group (Part-2) and Symbols Group	203	Handouts	335
Topic-204. MS word: Design ribbon	204	Handouts	336
Topic-205. MS Word: Page Setup Group in Page Layout Ribbon	205	Handouts	338
Topic-206. MS Word: Paragraph Group in Page Layout Ribbon	206	Handouts	339
Topic-207. MS Word: Arrange Group in Page Layout Ribbon	207	Handouts	340
Topic-208. MS word: references ribbon	208	Handouts	341
Topic-209. MS Word: Proofing Group in Review Ribbon	209	Handouts	342
Topic-210. MS Word: Language Group in Review Ribbon	210	Handouts	343
Topic-211. MS Word: Comments Group in Review Ribbon	211	Handouts	344
Topic-212. MS Word: Tracking and Changes Groups in Review Ribbon	212	Handouts	345
Topic-213. MS Word: Compare and Protect Groups in Review Ribbon	213	Handouts	346
Topic-214. MS word: view ribbon	214	Handouts	347
Quiz No. 2
Topic-215. MS PowerPoint: Introduction	215	Handouts	349
Topic-216. MS PowerPoint: Slides Group on Home Ribbon	216	Handouts	350
Topic-217. MS PowerPoint: Design Ribbon	217	Handouts	350
Topic-218. MS PowerPoint: Transition Ribbon	218	Handouts	351
Topic-219. MS PowerPoint: Animation Ribbon	219	Handouts	352
Topic-220. MS Excel: Introduction	220	Handouts	353
Topic-221. MS excel: functions	221	Handouts	355
Topic-222. MS Excel: Application Scenarios – I	222	Handouts	358
Topic-223. MS Excel: Application Scenarios – II	223	Handouts	359
Topic-224. MS Excel: Sorting and Filter	224	Handouts	361
Topic-225. MS Access: Introduction	225	Handouts	363
Topic-226. MS Access: Creating and Managing Tables	226	Handouts	365
Topic-227. MS access: creating forms	227	Handouts	366
Topic-228. MS access: creating reports	228	Handouts	367
Topic-229. MS Access: Query Wizard and Query Design	229	Handouts	368
Topic-230. Notepad editor	230	Handouts	372
Topic-231. Introduction to Dreamweaver	231	Handouts	374
Topic-232. Inserting Tables using Dreamweaver	232	Handouts	377
Topic-233. Inserting lists	233	Handouts	380
Topic-234. Inserting Images	234	Handouts	381
Final Examination


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