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About This Course
Course Code CSC - 111
Course Title Introduction to Computing
Credit Hours 1
Abbreviation ITC
Pre‐requisite None
Type of Course Core
Course Description
Introduction to Computer, Software and types of software (System Software, Application
Software).
Introduction to number System, Introduction to flow chart and basic example of writing
flow chart, Introduction to programming in C++.
Studying different data types, variables, variable names, variable declaration, variable
definition, and variable initialization.
Taking Input from the user at console screen using cin. Decision making and conditioning
using If statements, If-else statements, switch-case.
Studying loops. For loops, nested for loops, while loops, nested while loops, do while loops.
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3. Text Books
Peter Norton, “Introduction to computers”, 7th edition
Robert Lafore, Object-oriented Programing in C++
5. Computer - an electronic device
used to process data.
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6. • Hardware - physical parts of the computer
• Software - instructions to the computer
• Data - raw facts the computer can manipulate
• People - also known as users
Computer System:
7.
8. Computer Hardware - any part
of the computer you can touch.
• Processor
• Memory
• Input and Output Devices
• Storage Devices
9. Output
Some types of hardware devices.
Storage
Input
Processor
Input and
output
Memory
14. Musicians can use MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
technology to compose and edit their work.
15. Learning Objectives:
• List at least five professions in which computers are routinely
used, and describe at least on of the ways computers have
affected the work of people in those professions.
• List the four parts of a computer system.
• Identify four kinds of computer hardware.
• List the two major categories of software and explain the purpose
of each.
• List the four most common types of computers available today
and describe what kind of job each does best.
