MODULE 1

THE BIRTH AND ROLE OF COMPUTERS

Unit 1.1 • Computer science, ICT and digital literacy
  • Main fields of computing
  • ICT and health
  • ICT and work
  • ICT, education and culture
  • ICT and the environment
Unit 1.2 • Computers
  • The binary system and units of measure
  • Analogue vs digital
  • The history of computers
  • Present-day computers and their future evolution
  • Large computers
  • Smaller computers
  • Mobile technology
  • Wearable, handheld and embedded computers

ONLINE RESOURCES
  • ASCII code
  • Charles Babbage’s analytical engine
  • The Bicentennial Man
    LANGUAGE SKILLS
  • Digital libraries
  • New technological trends in teaching and studying
  • Learning with technology
    EXTRA FIRST AND IELTS READING PRACTICE
  • First, part 1
    LITERARY BITS
  • Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
    EUCIP CORE SYLLABUS 3.1
  • System development life cycle (Bulid B 1.2)
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