CS 1
  
   
   
Rick Graziani, Cabrillo College
Instructor, Computer Science/Networking
Email: graziani@cabrillo.edu
 
 

Course Materials: CS 1 Introduction to Computers and Computer Technology

   
   
 
Note: These materials will be updated each week prior to class.
   
  Introduction
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Course Introduction You Tube: Computer Repair Ripoffs I
       
       
  Using Blackboard    
  Blackboard Video: General Information    
  Blackboard Video: Taking an Assessment (Homework)  
  Blackboard Help    
       
       
  Introduction
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Introduction, History and Computer Basics Worksheet: Introduction  
  The Human Clock  
  You Tube: "Thriller"  
    Introducing the Microchip - Part 1  
    Introducing the Microchip - Part 2    
    Introducing the Microchip - Part 3    
       
    Inside your computer  
       
       
       
  Triumph of the Nerds    
  Part 1 Notes: Impressing their Friends    
  Part 2 Notes: Riding the Bear    
  Part 3 Notes: Great Artists Steal    
       
  Download: True Story of the Internet    
  Browser Wars    
  Search    
  Bubble    
  People Power    
       
       
  Data Storage
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Data Storage - Part 1 Worksheet: Data Storage - Part 1  
Data Storage - Part 2 Worksheet: Data Storage - Part 2  
     
  You Tube: New Math  
  You Tube: Table of Elements  
  You Tube: Introducing the Book  
  Data Manipulation
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Data Manipulation Worksheet: Data Manipulation  
       
    You Tube: CPU Overheat  
    You Tube: Hard disk drive working  
    You Tube: Hard drive recovery  
    You Tube: Intel Solid State Drives  
  Operating Systems
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Operating Systems You Tube: 3D operating system  
    You Tube: 3D computer interface    
    You Tube: Pattie Maes    
       
         
  Networking the Internet
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Networking the Internet - Part 1 You Tube: Internet Crash :-)  
  Networking the Internet - Part 2 You Tube: Computer Virus, Spyware  
    You Tube: Wireless and WPA  
    You Tube: Wireless Hacking  
       
    Interent Archive - The Wayback Machine  
    Human Computation
    The Computing Community Consortium (CCC)  
       
    Viruses, Worms and Trojans  
    How Viruses Work  
       
    You Tube: What is a Browswer  
       
  Algorithms and Programming Languages
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Algorithms and Programming You Tube: Game Addiction  
       
       
   
   

Course Syllabus: Spring 2012
Check often, information subject to change.
       

 

Week 1

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  Feb 8 Course Introduction Update your email address: WebAdvisor None
       
  Everything is amazing and nobody's happy      
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

Week 2

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  Feb 15 Introduction, History and Computer Basics Missed last week? none
         
  Triumph of the Nerds Part 1 Blackboard not yet available for    
    this class.  
         
    Last day to add...  
       

 

Week 3

Lecture

Announcements

  
  Feb 22 Introduction, History and Computer Basics (cont)   Blackboard: Introduction to Computer Basics
        Due: 2/29
  Using Blackboard      
         
  Triumph of the Nerds Part 2    
       
       

 

Week 4

Lecture

Announcements

TBA
  Feb 29 Data Storage - Part 1   Blackboard: Binary Numbers - Part 1
        Due: 3/14
         
       
         
       
       

 

Week 5

Lecture

Announcements

TBA
  Mar 7 Review of Binary Number System   Blackboard: Binary Addition - Binary Part 2
  Data Storage - Part 2     Due: 3/28
  Triumph of the Nerds Part 3    
       
         
       
       

 

Week 6

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  Mar 14 Data Storage - Part 2 (cont)   Blackboard: Binary Addition - Binary Part 2
        Due: 3/28
       
         
       
       
         
       
       
       

 

Week 7

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  Mar 21 Data Manipulation    
         
  Hex Review    
       
       
       
       

 

Week 8

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  Mar 28 Networking and the Internet - Part 1 Midterm next week  
         
  Movie - Download: Browser Wars(1 of 4) Binary Number 1 and 2 available  
       
  What happens on the Internet every 60 seconds    
       
       

 

Week 9

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  Apr 4 Midterm    
         
       
       
       

 

Week 10

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  Apr 11 Spring Break    
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

Week 11

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  Apr 18 Networking and the Internet    
         
  Movie - Download: Search (2 of 4)    
       
       
       
       

 

Week 12

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  Apr 25 Networking and the Internet - Security    
         
  Movie - Download: People Power (3 of 4)      
         
       
       
       

 

Week 13

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  May 2 Movie - Download: Bubble (4 of 4)    
         
  YouTube Hijacking      
  Networking the Nerds: ARPANET     :
       
  Networking and the Internet - Part 2    
       

 

Week 14

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  May 9 Algorithms and Programming    
         
         
       
       
       
       

 

Week 15

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  May 16 Operating Systems    
         
         
       
       
       

 

Week 16

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  May 23      
         
         

 

Week 17

Lecture

Announcements

Homework
  May 30 Blackboard: Final Exam    
  Due