Computer Fundamentals - Hardware, Software & Internet

Name: Computer Fundamentals - Hardware, Software & Internet
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Your ultimate guide for all the knick-knacks of Computer Hardware, Software & Internet.

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Last updated 11/2022

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What you'll learn

By the end of this course you will have knowledge about how Computers work. What components are in there to make it work and different components working in it.
We have covered topics unique topics like: Motherboards, Ports, Birth of microchips, writing data into RAM, how RAM & ROM works, building a microprocessor, etc
Topics like Software, its history and origin, types of software & detailed description of each type is provided.
Adding to above list, additional topics such as how internet works, what happens when we turn on a computer, what is operating system, what is world wide web..

Course content

5 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 47m total length

Understanding Simple machines3:42
Understanding Simple machines - This video covers why computers were needed in 1st place, why they came into existence and generations of computers.
Generations of Computers3:12
Explore the five generations of computers—from vacuum tubes first generation to transistor-based second generation, integrated circuits, microprocessor, and artificial intelligence in the fifth generation—highlighting size, speed, price, and use.
Why Computers are needed?2:33
Explain why we need computers to automate repetitive tasks, from electricity and bits to transistors and processors, linking hardware like motherboards to daily uses such as bookkeeping, gaming, and networking.

Computer Architecture4:00
Explore computer architecture based on input, processing, and output, focusing on the CPU, control unit, ALU, and memory, and how input and output devices connect to these units.
Memory Fundamentals2:56
Explore computer memory as a storage area for programs or instructions, built from bits and grouped into eight-bit bytes that yield 256 ASCII characters used for keyboard input.
Memory Adressing3:49
Understand memory addressing and how the system bus width defines addressable space, from 32-bit to 64-bit architectures and binary-based kilobyte, megabyte, and gigabyte scales.
Number Systems9:10
Explore decimal, binary, octal, and hexadecimal number systems, their base values and place value, and master decimal-to-binary and binary-to-decimal conversions with a power-of-two method.
Binary Addition and Subtraction10:20
Master binary addition and subtraction by applying 0s and 1s, learning carries and borrows, and verifying results with decimal equivalents.
Character Representation in Computer Memory5:30

Computer Memory4:15
Control unit and ALU6:12
Explore the control unit and arithmetic and logic unit (ALU) within the CPU, including fetch-decode-execute flow, pipelining, microcode, and how arithmetic and logic operations process integer binary data.
Computer Ports5:30
Working of RAM & ROM5:17
Explore how RAM uses transistors and capacitors with periodic refresh, while ROM uses diodes to set fixed data, enabling efficient cache-coherent memory access.

Software Introduction5:30
Understand software as the set of instructions for apps and system software, drivers, programming tools, and open, freeware, shareware, or closed source, booting from bootloader to RAM-loaded operating system prompts.
Working of Internet - Detailed35:17
Trace the internet's origins from arpanet and distributed networks to IP/TCP protocols, browsers, and servers. Discover how packets traverse undersea fiber to join the World Wide Web.

Requirements

A Computer/Mobile device
Note & Pen or Google Keep or Sticky Notes
No programming experience needed, we will teach you everything :)

Description

This course is offered in Bundle of 3 courses

Computer Basics
Learn to Code - C programming
Robotics & IoT

The course is designed to answer budding questions in minds of beginners & intermediates, we understand the gap that traditional books & education leaves and we tried our best to fill those gaps by giving logical & detailed descriptions of the topics.

Computer science is an essential part of our daily life. Almost everything around us are associated with computer hardware and/or software. In this course you will learn basis of computer from scratch. After completing the course you will have good understanding of the machine you are working on i.e. computers.

The course provides information technology literacy and basic skills training for learners with limited experience.

→ What will you do and learn in the course?

You will learn about simple machines with a brief history of computers.
You will get insights on why we need computers.
You will clearly get to know the architecture of computer.
You will learn all about computer memory, memory addressing, control units, ALU, computer ports, RAM and ROM.
You will get to know about number system and binary addition/subtraction.
You will learn about computer software, its history & types.
Then we will move to Internet, history of Internet, distributed networks & how we as a user use Internet currently.
Course learning outcomes specialize in skill development associated with basic computer operations and knowledge in technology.

→ Who this course is for?

This course is designed for beginners & intermediates who would like the opportunity to learn with others in a supportive and encouraging environment.

Students.
Engineers
Teachers.
Database administrator.

Who this course is for:

The course is designed to answer budding questions in minds of beginners & intermediates, we understand the gap that traditional books & education leaves and we tried our best to fill those gaps by giving logical & detailed descriptions of the topics.
Computer science is an essential part of our daily life. Almost everything around us are associated with computer hardware and/or software. In this course you will learn basis of computer from scratch. After completing the course you will have good understanding of the machine you are working on i.e. computers. The course provides information technology literacy and basic skills training for learners with limited experience.

Computer Fundamentals - Hardware, Software & Internet

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 9min

Computer Architecture6 lectures • 36min

Computer Memory and Ports4 lectures • 21min

Software and Internet2 lectures • 41min

Test Yourself0

Requirements

Description

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