Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 17 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Dr. Ali Feizollah
Rating
Course Overview
Understand various computer basic concepts like binary, ASCII, teraflop, hexadecimal, and encryption.
You have heard about bits and binary. You may have heard it in news or movies. It is interesting to learn about how computers think, read and write data. You should take this course if you want to understand the concept of basic computer language. This course improves your computer fundamentals understanding and computer basics.
In this course, we discuss computer basics, namely bits, binary and the foundation of computer language. We discuss how the binary system works. We also go through everyday examples of the binary system that you use on a daily basis.
ASCII is another topic that this course covers. You will see what it is and what happens when you interact with computers.
Another topic is teraflop that is regularly mentioned in the media. You will see what this means and you will learn about its development in the world.
Hexadecimal is another useful topic covered in this course. It is handy in various application. You will learn it in this course as well.
Encryption and hash functions are also covered with examples and daily applications. These are very important security topics in computer systems.
There is a lot to learn, so, take this course and start learning.
Course Content
- 6 section(s)
- 12 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Measurement
- Section 3 Binary System
- Section 4 The Hexadecimal System
- Section 5 Encryption
- Section 6 Hash Functions
What You’ll Learn
- Bits and Binary Systems, The ASCII System, Everyday Examples of Binary, The Concept of Teraflop, Hexadecimal System, Disk Measurement, Encryption and Its Applications, Hash and Its Applications
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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AAndari Antono
I'm transitioning from a non-technical background into data science, and had to learn the basics of computing. This course is just what I needed and the instructor explains basic concepts really well, with simple and easy to understand visuals. I suggest trying PowerPoint animations or new slides to add notes, rather than freehand writing -- perhaps the slides will look even cleaner. The speech is a little slow for me, but at 1.5x playback rate the videos sound good.
