Winter 1998 Computers and Society
GST 2710, Section 90571
AGS 3360, Section 95198
Schedule of Topics and Assignments
Last updated: 1/26/98
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Instructor: David R. Bowen
Platform: DOS/Windows
CIO = Computers Inside and Out
MW = Microsoft Works Step by Step
Assignments are due the week after they are assigned.
| Week | Topic | Topic |
| 3 (1/27) | Introduction to Computers Binary Systems Computer Information DOS/Windows Basics |
CIO: What is Information Pp 16-20 CIO: Representations of Numbers Pp 20-29 CIO: Representing Pictures/Symbols/Sound Pp 30 - 39 MW: Windows Basics |
| 4 (2/3) | Introduction to Computers Binary system (cont.) Introduction to MS Works DOS/Windows Basics |
CIO: Instructions as Numbers Pp 40 - 45 CIO: Basic Concepts of Computers Pp 5-6 CIO: Word Processing Programs Pp 400-403 MW: 1 - 33 |
| 5 (2/10) | Computer logic Interrelationships among computer hardware units Characteristics of structural components (ROM/RAM etc.) MS Works (Word Processing, Graphics) |
CIO: What is an Operating System Pp 94-96 CIO: How information moves around in a computer Pp 96-98 CIO: Storage of Binary Information Pp 46-50
MW: 34 - 49, 106 - 113 |
| 6 (2/17) | Primary storage and information flow Databases
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CIO: Drawing Programs Pp 415-417 CIO: Database Systems Pp 409-411 CIO: Retrieving Data/Simple DBMS Pp 243-247, 253-259 MW: 114 - 124 |
| 7 (2/24) | A Detailed Example: Pencil and Paper computer Computer languages Fonts and printing MS Works (Database) |
CIO: Pencil and Paper Computer Pp 73-88 CIO: Are Computer Languages the Same as Human Languages: Pp 117-121 Handouts MW: 50 - 66 |
| 8 (3/3) | Hierarchy of Languages
MS Works (Database) |
CIO: Language Classification Pp 121-130 CIO: Minimum Language Requirements Pp 131-136 MW: 67 - 75 |
| 9 (3/10) | Operating Systems and networks MS Works (Spreadsheet) |
CIO: Spreadsheets Pp 404-408 MW: 76 - 81 |
| 10 (3/24) | Computers and Society: "The Machine Stops"
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Handout CIO: Invasion of Privacy Pp 390-396 MW: 82 - 88 |
| 11 (3/31) | Communications - characteristics of transmission media and
devices Networks & Internet
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CIO: Communications Basics/Media Pp 266-268, 269-272 CIO: How are Networks Used Pp 272-279 CIO: Internet and WWW Pp 279-283 Handouts for Fetch (FTP), Telnet and World Wide Web pages MW: 89 - 97 |
| 12 (4/7) | Communications (cont.) Networks & Internet (cont.) The Machine Stops (class discussion) MS Works (Spreadsheet) |
CIO: The Information Age Pp 232-237
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| 13 (4/14) | Computers and Society Communications (practical) |
CIO: What is Intelligence Pp 290-292 CIO: Fundamental Concepts in Artificial Intelligence Pp 293-302 |
| 14 (4/21) | Computers and Society Artificial Intelligence (cont.) Communications (practical) |
CIO: Pattern Recognition Pp 302-303 CIO: Natural Language
Communication CIO: Neural Networks Pp 312-314 CIO: What Should Computers Help Us Learn? Pp 359-360 Review |
| 15 (5/5) | Computers and society/Final Exam (Impact of Computers on Human Life) |