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KKK 3005 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATION. WEEK 1 LECTURE 1 (W1L1). WAN AZIZUN WAN ADNAN wawa @eng.upm.edu.my 03-89466442. CONTENT. Course Overview Introduction. CONTACT HOURS. Lecture Tue 2-4 pm, BKB 102B Lab Wed 3-5pm & Thu, 2-4pm, Unit IT Consultation
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KKK 3005 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND APPLICATION WEEK 1 LECTURE 1 (W1L1) WAN AZIZUN WAN ADNAN wawa@eng.upm.edu.my 03-89466442
CONTENT • Course Overview • Introduction
CONTACT HOURS • Lecture • Tue 2-4 pm, BKB 102B • Lab • Wed 3-5pm & Thu, 2-4pm, Unit IT • Consultation • Tue 10a.m – 1 pm, Wed 9-11am,Fri 9-11am • Room • Level 10, Room No.6
BOOKS • Reference Books • Lecture Notes • http://webedkkk.eng.upm.edu.my • Username: webedkkk • Password: kkkwebed
ASSESSMENT Test 1 20% Test 2 20% Lab 20% Final Exam 40% Attendance > 80%
INTRODUCTION • Computer • It is a device capable of performing computations and making logical decisions at high speed and accuracy • Computers process data under the control of sets of instructions called computer programs • Program • a sequence of instructions to be executed by computer
Hardware • Various devices comprising a computer • Keyboard, screen, mouse, disks, memory, CD-ROM, and processing units • Software • Programs that run on a computer
HISTORY • Abacus – reffered as first computer (mechanical) • Other mechanical machines designed by Pascal, Leibnitz etc – do basic calculations. • First electronic digital computer – John Atanasoff at Lowa State University (1939) • Howard Aiken designed electromechanical computer – use electric relays • 1943 – ENIAC announced – use vacuum tubes • 1946 – Dr. Van Neumann introduced “stored-program computer” concept http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/recording/computer1.html