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    Virtual University

    Introduction to Computing

    CS101 Introduction to Computing


    Lecture 1
    Introduction
    Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
     Creator of the Analytical Engine - the first general-purpose digital computer (1833)
     The Analytical Engine was not built until 1943 (in the form of the Harvard Mark I)

    The Analytical Engine


    
    
    
    

    A programmable, mechanical, digital machine


    Could carryout any calculation
    Could make decisions based upon the results of the previous calculation
    Components: input; memory; processor; output

    Ada, Countess of Lovelace(1815-52)


     Babbage: the father of computing
    Ada: the mother?
     Wrote a program for computing the Bernoullis sequence on the Analytical Engine worlds 1st computer program
     Ada: A programming language specifically designed by the US Dept of Defense for
    developing military applications was named Ada to honor her contributions towards
    computing

    A lesson that we all can learn from Babbages Life


     Charles Babbage had huge difficulties raising money to fund his research
     As a last resort, he designed a clever mathematical scheme along with Ada, the
    Countess of Lovelace
     It was designed to increase their odds while gambling. They bet money on horse
    races to raise enough money to support their research experiments
     Guess what happened at the end? The lost every penny that they had.

    Fast
    Bored
    Storage
    Here is a fact:

    It could analyze up to 300 billion chess moves in


    three minutes

    In 1997 Deep Blue, a supercomputer designed by IBM, beat Gary Kasparov, the World
    Chess Champion
    That computer was exceptionally fast, did not get tired or bored. It just kept on
    analyzing the situation and kept on searching until it found the perfect move from its list
    of possible moves

    Goals for Today:

    To develop an appreciation about the capabilities of computing

    To find about the structure & policies of this course


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    CS101 Introduction to Computing


    Course Contents
    & Structure
    Course Objectives
    To build an appreciation for the fundamental concepts in computing
    To achieve a beginners proficiency in Web page development
    To become familiar with popular PC productivity software
    Lecture Readings
    W Lecture Lecture
    3
    Assignment
    e
    1
    2
    Web
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    Dev
    k
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8

    Midterm
    Exam

    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    Finals Week
    2.
    3.
    Intro to computing
    Evolution of computing
    Computer organization
    Building a PC
    Microprocessors
    Binary numbers & logic
    Computer software
    Operating systems
    Application software
    Algorithms

    Fundamental concepts
    Development methodology
    Design heuristics
    Web design for usability
    Computer networks
    Intro to the Internet
    Internet services
    Graphics & animation
    Intelligent systems
    Data management
    Cyber crime
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    Flowcharts
    Programming languages

    2.

    Social implications
    The computing profession
    The future of computing

    Web page development

    3.
    Web Development
    The World Wide Web
    Making a Web page
    Lists & tables
    Interactive forms
    Objective & methods
    Data types & operators

    Flow control & loops Arrays


    Built-in functions
    User-defined functions
    Events handling
    String manipulation
    Images & graphics
    Programming methodology

    Productivity Applications
    
    
    
    

    Word processor
    Spreadsheet
    Presentation software
    Database

    Instructor:
    Altaf Khan
    [email protected]

    Course Web Page:


    http://www.vu.edu.pk/cs101

    Textbooks:
    UC
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    Understanding Computers (2000 ed.)


    Learn JavaScript in a Weekend

    Reading Assignments
    Please make sure to read the assigned material for each week before the commencement
    of
    the corresponding week
    Reading that material beforehand will help you greatly in absorbing with ease the matter
    discussed during the lecture
    Check your e-mail often for announcements related to this and other VU courses
    Marks
    distribution

    Assignments (15%)
     Almost one every week, 13 in all
     No credit for late submissions
     The lowest 2 assignment grades will be dropped

    Midterm Exam (35%)


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     During the 8th week


     Duration: One hour
     Will cover all material covered during the first seven weeks

    Final Exam (50%)


     During the 16th week
     Will cover the whole of the course with a slight emphasis on the material covered
    after the midterm exam
    Duration: 2 hours

    First Assignment
     Send an email message to me at [email protected] with the subject Assignment 1
    giving me some information (in around 50 words) about what you see yourself doing
    ten years from now
     Go to the CS101 message board and post a message (consisting of approx. 50
    words) about how we could make the contents of this course more suitable for your
    individual needs. The subject for this message should be Assignment 1
    Consult the CS101 syllabus for the submission deadline

    A suggestion about unfamiliar terms


     We try not to use any new terms without explaining them first
     However, it is not possible to do that all the time
     If you encounter any unfamiliar terms during the lectures, please note them down
    and consult the GLOSSARY provided at the end of the Understanding Computers
    text book for their meaning

    Lets summarize the things that we have covered today?


    A few things about:
     the very first digital computer & its inventor
     the capability of modern computers
     the structure and contents of CS101

    Final
    Examin
    ation
    50%

    Midterm
    Examin
    ation
    35%
    Homew
    ork
    Assign
    ments
    15%

    In the Next Lecture


    Well continue the story of the evolution of digital computers form the Analytical Engine
    onwards.
    Well discuss many of the key inventions and developments that he lead to the shape of
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    the current field of computing.

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