Computer and Technology Basics for Developers

This course covers a wide range of knowledge in the field of technology. Students will learn how a computer works beyond the fundamentals. They will also gain practical knowledge about the technology that surrounds them, which has come to be expected in an increasingly technologyfocused workplace.

Among the topics included in this course are computer hardware and software, the internet, the binary system, computer security, and algorithms.

COURSE CONTENT

Module 1: Computer Basics

Understanding What a Computer is; Input / Output Devices; Keyboard Fundamentals; Understanding the Concepts of Analog and Digital

Module 2: Internet and Software Fundamentals

The Difference between Internet and the World Wide Web; Basics of Computing Devices; Downloading, Uploading, and Memory; Fundamentals of Software

Module 3: Hardware Essentials and Working Online

Hardware Purpose and Design; Protocols; Working with the Browser; Internet Terminology

Module 4: Programs and Applications

Search Engines; Computer Programming; Understanding Applications; Social Networking and Social Media

Module 5: Controlling Data and Maintaining a Secure Website

Routers, Servers, Clients, and Hosts; Secure Websites; the Internet; Cookies, the Cloud, and Version Control

Module 6: Transmitting, Processing, and Securing Data

Big Data; Resolution and Security; Forums, Wikis, and Application Programming Interfaces; Podcasts

Module 7: Algorithms and Binary

Additional Hardware and Software Data; BitTorrent, RSS, and QR Codes; an Introduction to Binary; Algorithms

Module 8: Using Algorithms and Understanding Computer Circuitry

Putting Algorithms to Use; Using Search Engines; Computer Circuitry; Gates

Module 9: Processing Data

How Computers Count; How Computers Add; the Central Processing Unit; Additional Central Processing Unit Operations

Module 10: Efficient, Effective, and Secure Computer Operation

Internet Speeds; File Sizes; Data-Processing Speeds and Data Verification; Internet of Things and Net Neutrality; Internet Security; Additional Fundamental Computer Concepts