Introduction to computer science, information theory and coding systems. Numbering systems.
Hardware: Architecture of a computer: VON NEUMANN machine, devices storage, I/O devices. Characteristics and units of measurement of performance of hardware components. CPU operation, components, execution of an instruction (cycle of fetch, decode, execute) .
Software: operating system and application programs. Monoprogramming,
multiprogramming, multiprocessing.
Algorithms, flowchart representation, examples.
Biological signals. Continuous and discrete quantities. Sampling and quantization of a signal.
Digital images.
Internet: structure, protocols (TCP/IP), web browser, email.
