CSC104 Lectures

Lecture Notes

The package containing the CSC104 lecture notes and other supplementary course material may be purchased from your instructor. You may place an order with your instructor after lecture or during the instructor office hours.

• Introduction to computers, number systems (week 1)
• Number Systems (week 1)
• Computer Hardware (week 2)
• Secondary Storage (week 2)
• HTML Overview (week 3)
• I/O Devices (week 3)
• Problem Solving (week 3)
• Programming in Visual Basic (week 4)
• Programming in Visual Basic (week 5)
• Visual Basic Examples (week 6)
• Programming in Visual Basic (week 6)
• Computer Networks (week 7)
• The Internet (week 7)
• System Software (week 8)
• Application Software (week 8)
• History of Computing (week 9)
• Giant Brains video during lecture (week 9)
• Computers & Society (week 10)
• Theory of Computing - Complexity (week 10-11)
• Theory of Computing - Computability (week 11)
• Artificial Intelligence (week 12)
• Thinking Machine video during lecture (week 12)

Overhead Transparencies Shown During Lecture

• Lecture 3: Keyboard Layouts
• Lecture 3: Storage Devices
• Lecture 3: Purchase Computer System
• Lecture 4: Visual Basic
• Lecture 5: Visual Basic
• Lecture 6: Visual Basic

Reading Assignments

You should try to do these readings before the lecture of the week that is indicated for each reading. If you're not sure which week we're on, check the schedule on the course outline.

• CTS Text, Chapter 1 (Sections A,B,C) [Using Computers] (week 1)
• CTS Text, Chapter 4 (Section B) [Files & Data Storage] (week 2)
• CTS Text, Chapter 5 (Sections A,B,C,D) [Architecture] (week 2)
• CTS Text, Chapter 8 (Sections A,B,C) [Internet] (week 4)
• CTS Text, Chapter 7 (Sections A,B,C,D) [Networks] (week 7)
• CTS Text, Chapter 2 (Sections A,B,C,D,E) [System Software] (week 8)
• CTS Text, Chapter 3 (Sections A,B,C,D) [Application Software] (week 8)
• CTS Text, Chapter 9 (Sections A,B,C,D) [Computers in Society] (week 9)
• CTS Text, Chapter LIF (Sections A) [Computers in Society] (week 9)
• CTS Text, Chapter PRV (Sections C) [Computers in Society] (week 10)
• CTS Text, Chapter IPE (Sections C,D,E) [Computers in Society] (week 10)
• CTS Text, Chapter INT (Sections A,B,C,D) [Artificial Intelligence] (week 12)
  
  
• CSC104 Course Package, "Number Systems" (week 1)
• CSC104 Course Package, "HTML" (week 2)
• CSC104 Course Package, "Visual Basic" (week 3)
• CSC104 Course Package, "Videos" (week 9/12)
• CSC104 Course Package, "Computer Viruses: Trust No One" (week 10)