Introduction to Computers

Educational level: this is a secondary education resource.

This course is a part of The School of Computer Science.

Introduction

A computer is device that can receive, process and store data. They are used as tools in every part of society together with the Internet. Computers nowadays are complex; there are a lot of different components inside them, and they all serve different purposes. They all need to work together for the computer to work; knowing how a computer works makes it easier to use a computer by being able to understand how a computer will respond.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites! You should be able to follow along no matter how little experience you have in this subject.

Lessons

The IBM Roadrunner - the world's fastest computer in 2008.

1. What is a computer?
2. Types of computers
3. Hardware
4. Numeral systems
5. Data Codeing and Information Decodeing
6. What is a motherboard?
7. Computer networks
8. Software

What next?: Once you've completed this course, you've learned enough to take these courses. Introduction to Computer Science