Course teacher(s)
Thierry MASSART (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
french
Course content
The course has three parts. Part I: 1.Information representation; 2. Material organisation of a computer; 3. Notion of operating systems and network 4 Programming environment. Part II: 1. basic programming concepts: variable - instructions - function - array; 2. -Simple algorithms handling arrays: searching, sorting, arrays manipulation. Part III: 1. Processor architecture; 2. instruction set and run-time architecture, RAM and I/O management; 3. structure of the ROM; 4. introduction to the concurrency problems.
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
1. Learn how a computer works and what it can do. 2. Have an active knowledge of basic algorithmic and C++ programming. 3. Understand the run-time of a program in a computer.
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Courses requiring this course
Teaching methods and learning activities
Ex-cathedra course- Programming practical works - 2 programming projects
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
- Syllabi available at Presses Universitaires de Bruxelles - Jan Skansholm, C++ From the Begining. Addison + Wesley, 1997.
Other information
Contacts
Thierry Massart Campus Plaine, Bât NO, Niv 8, bureau N8 113 Tél : 02/650 56 14 Jacques TIBERGHIEN Campus Plaine VUB, Bât. K, niv 4, bureau 4K218 Tél. : 02/629.29.05 En cas d'urgence : GSM : 0475/81.93.27
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Other