IS10060

Learning Outcomes:

An understanding of:
* Binary and hexadecimal
*How computers work
* Networks, the Internet and the WWW
* Hardware
* Artificial Intelligence

Indicative Module Content:

*Data representation
Number systems
Decimal, binary, hexadecimal
How to convert between number systems, particularly between decimal, hex and binary
Uses of binary and hexadecimal in computers
How to name multiple bytes

*Hardware: binary to circuit boards
How binary numbers are stored via transistors
Boolean logic and how it is implemented in logic gates
How logic gates are combined to produce digital circuits
Hardware: circuit boards to PCs
CPUs and CPU specs
Hardware: Motherboard and memory
Buses, bridges and expansion slots
RAMs, ROMS, caches and more

*Mobile phones
How they work
How to read mobile phone specs

*Networks
The technology
5G

*The Internet & the WWW
HTML, CSS

*Artificial Intelligence

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

In-lecture quiz questions will be asked at random points within every lecture. Every student will be given a different set of questions. You should bring a mobile phone and a laptop to every lecture. The Additional Considerations Policy for late submission of assessment does not apply to these in-lecture quiz questions. (In other words, you cannot request an undocumented extension in order to complete quizzes if you miss lectures.)

The use of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, or WYSIWYG editors is prohibited (ie constitutes Student Academic Misconduct) in the production of submissions for assessments in this module.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Learning Exclusions:

Students registered on ANY programme offered by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering OR by the School of Computer Science are NOT eligible to take this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Incompatibles:
COMP20020 - Digital Systems, COMP30010 - Foundations of Computing, EEEN20050 - Digital Electronics


 

Assessment Strategy

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.