Degree in Biomedical Laboratory Techniques (Verona)

Physics, statistics and computer science - Informatica

Course code

4S01585

Name of lecturer

Barbara Oliboni

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2

Other available courses

• Degree in Medical Radiology Techniques for Imaging and Radiotherapy (Verona)

Academic sector

INF/01 - INFORMATICS

Language of instruction

Italian

Site

VERONA

Period

lesson dal Oct 9, 2006 al Dec 20, 2006.

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Lesson timetable

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Learning outcomes

This course provides the foundations of computer science along with the terminology and basic notations.

Syllabus

Introduction

Information processing
- Problems and algorithms
- Flow diagrams
- Programs
--- Programming languages
--- Instructions
--- Data
--- Sub-programs

Computer architecture
- Von Neumann machine
--- The executor
--- Memory
--- Storage memory devices
--- Input/Output interfaces
--- Peripherals

Information encoding
- Binary, octal, hexadecimal encoding
- Base conversions
- Binary encoding of integers and their sum and subtraction
- Binary encoding of signed integers and their sum
- Character encoding

Operating systems
- Operating system features
- Process management
- Memory access
- Device control

Assessment methods and criteria

Teaching aids

Documents

•   programma esteso   (msword, it, 85 KB, 01/04/08)