Introduction to Computer and Programming

-1
 Computer Architecture
  A Computer: Hardware and Software
  Types of Computers
  Computer Hardware: Key Components
  Evolution of Computers
-2
 Data Representation in Computer
  How Data is Represented (Bits & Bytes)
  Combining Multiple Bits for More Information
  Why Use Binary
  Example of Bits in Action
-3
 Computer Hardware Components
  Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  Memory
  Memory Hierarchy: Speed vs. Size
  Network
  Network Data Transfer Rates (Throughput / Speed)
  Network Bandwidth
  Internet
  Cloud Computing
  Input / Output Devices
-4
 Computer Software
  The Role of Software in Computer Functionality
  System Software
  Operating Systems (OS)
  Interact With Operating System
  ?CLI vs GUI: When to Use Which
  Combining CLI and GUI
  Programming Languages (Compilers/Interpreters)
  Categories of Programming Languages
  High-level vs Low-level Languages
  Compilers vs Interpreters
-5

 ?How a Program Runs
?What is a Program
  How a Program Runs in a Computer
  Multitasking
  Concurrency
  Parallelism
  Process and Thread
  Multi-processing
  Multi-threading
  Program Workload
-6

 Programming and Programmers
  ?What is Programming
?Who is a Programmer
  ?What Does a Programmer Do
  Types of Programmers
  Who Can Become a Programmer
-7
 Problem Solving and Algorithmic Thinking
  Problem Solving
  Steps of Problem-Solving
  Type of Problems
  Problem-Solving Approaches
  Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Approaches
  Example: Planning an Event
  Algorithm
  Algorithm, Flowchart and Pseudocode
  Code Block
  Pseudocode Keywords
  Control Flow (for decisions and loops)
  Input/Output
  Variable Assignment
  Operators in Programming
  Arithmetic Operators
  Relational (Comparison) Operators
  Logical Operators
  Assignment Operators
  Increment and Decrement Operators
  Operator Precedence