INFORMATICS

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Dental Hygiene
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2019/2020
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2019/2020
Course type: 
Basic compulsory subjects
Credits: 
2
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
20
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (20 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Computer science
Computers history (from Pascal to Von Newmann)
The first calculators.
Babbage Difference Engine
The first computers: ENIAC, Harvard Mark I.
Von Newmann: neurons and BIT.

Numbering systems: binary, octal, hexadecimal

The representation of information in a computer
Encoding information.
Coding of numbers
Encoding of alphanumeric characters
ASCII code
Boolean Algebra
Basic operators: AND OR NOT

Computing systems: hardware and software
Hardware
Structure of the computer.
Von Newmann Functional diagram
Components: CPU (Arithmetic Logic Unit, Unit of Government), Main Memory (RAM ROM VRAM),
Cache memory, Virtual Memory
input / output units
Serial / parallel ports
Printers, video
Mass Storage
Software
The algorithm concept.
Block Diagrams.
Programming languages.
Basic software: operating systems
Windows
UNIX
Application software: high-level and low-level languages.

slides provided by the teacher

Lectures

Reception of students by appointment