Basics of computer science ENB01415

Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge about construction and operation of the computer and applications such as MS Office

Teaching methods:
lecture, specialist workshop

The lectures range:
selected historical events associated with the development of information technology, computer science key definitions, methods of preparing algorithms, structure and function of operating systems; structure of computer: data storage, microprocessor, main memory; communication via computer networks.

The specialist workshop range:
text editors: styles, inserting objects, automatic numbering of sections, subsections, lists of contents;
methods for solving mathematical tasks using spreadsheet including: relative and absolute references to cells, making decisions by IF function, presentation of calculation results by graphs, determining convergens and divergens of series;
preparing short programs in SCILAB solving mathematical exercises.