Computers are everywhere, they aren't just the desktops and laptops we use for work but the phones in our pockets and even the watches on our wrists are also computers. You probably use a computer every day and in fact you are reading this on a computer!
How Computers Work
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How Computers Work
This course is part of Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Specialization
Instructor: Prof Marco Gillies
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There are 4 modules in this course
This week starts your journey into understanding computer science. You will think about how computer science can help you understand the technology you use every day and you will also learn one of the most important concepts in computer science: abstraction.
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6 videos1 reading1 assignment2 discussion prompts
In this week you will learn about the computer science concepts of state and modularity and how they can help you understand the computer applications that you use every day.
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9 videos1 reading4 assignments1 peer review3 discussion prompts
This week you will learn about how computers communicate with each other over networks, including the internet. You will also learn about some of the security threats that the internet entails and how they can be avoided.
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7 videos3 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this week you will apply all of the computer science concepts you have learned in this course to understanding how modern websites work.
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9 videos1 reading3 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
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