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National University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Applied Science

Department of Computer Science

Course Outline: SCS 1101

Course Name: Introduction to Computer science and programming

Produced: Revised: 2025

Author: Mutengeni J Office: AG12

Venue: (SLT 1)
(FD 60)

Contact:

[email protected]

Weighting Full Course

Hours/week

Practicals

Monday 0800-1200

Wednesday 0800-1200

Pre-requisite

Co-requisite

Synopsis:

Information Society, History of Computers: Data and Information, Number systems and

arithmetic, Data representation, Basic Computer Components: -CPU, I/O units, Storage;

Brief Concepts of Computer Languages and Programming Techniques: high/low level

languages, compiler, interpreter, grammar, recursion, simple data structures (arrays, lists,

trees, hash tables, queues & stacks), problem solving. Algorithms: Sorting,
compression,

Numerical and encryption; Operating systems and its functions: - process and memory

management, I/O, Data Communication, Job Control; processing: -File structures,

organization and access, Databases; Fundamentals of Networks. A simple program,

initialization, printing, comments, keywords.

Description of the Course: This course discusses the fundamentals of computer

sciences and programming. Particular emphasis is placed on the understanding of how

computer systems represent data, relationships that exist within a computer system and

practical uses of computers in the society. Problem solving through use of programming

is also discussed in the course.


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Course Objectives

By the end of the course students should be able to:

• Identify computer components and describe the environment for computerized

information production.

• Recommend a computational solution to a given problem

• Design a computer program to solve a given task

• Implement the designed program

• Explain the role computation can play in problem solving

Course Content

• Information Society

• Define knowledge society, information society (include examples)

• Define IT, ICT and Computer Science

• National ICT Policy ( https://www.ictministry.gov.zw )

• History of Computers (Computer Generations)

• Computer generations

• Types of Computers

• Emerging Technologies

• Data Representation

• Bits, bytes

• Number systems: Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal, Octal

• Number systems conversions

• Basic Computer Components:

• CPU
• I/O unit

• Brief Concepts of Computer Languages and Programming Techniques

• High/low level languages

• Compiler/ Interpreter

• Grammar: syntax and semantics

• Program design using flowcharts

• Programming basics

• Introduction to C programming

• Variables, Data types, Initialization, Comments, Keywords, Constants,

Assignment, Specifiers

• Programming constructs: sequence, branching, looping, recursion

• Arrays, functions and procedures

• Reading and writing into a file

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• Problem solving Algorithms:

• Sorting

• Compression

• Numerical

• Encryption

• Operating System

• Functions

• Examples of operating systems

• Storage Systems

• Primary and secondary storage


• Databases – definition, advantages and disadvantages, examples of

DBMSs

• Cloud storage

• Fundamentals of Networks

• Wired and wireless networks

• Wired

o LAN and its components

o WAN and its components

Assessment

Course Work (40%) comprises:

• Written Assignments

• Tests

• Programming Assignments

Examination (60%)

NB:

• No student will be allowed into the Examination Hall without Coursework

• No plagiarism in assignments

• Students should attend at least 80% of all lectures

• Students with special requirements should consult with lecturers for any special

arrangements

Recommended Reading Lists

1. LAUDON, KC AND LAUDON J.P (9th Edition) Management Information

Systems: Managing the Digital firm, New Delhi: Prentice Hall, 2010

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2. Curtin F. Tata, McGraw Hill (2008), McGraw Hill International Edn.

Information Technology: The Breaking Wave

3. Introduction to C, Kernighan and Ritchie

4. Problem Solving and Program Design in C (7th ed.) [Hanly & Koffman 2012-03-

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