IPC144
Week 1 – Introduction
(Read Ch. 01 – Weaver Notes)
Instructor:
Office:
Office hours:
Phone:
Email:
My Web Site:
IPC144 web site
Arta Kogan
RM. T4044
TBA
(416) 491 - 5050 Ext. 3794
arta.kogan@senecac.on.ca
cs.senecac.on.ca/~akogan
cs.senecac.on.ca/~ipc144
What a new Seneca student should know:
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Get your one card from ONE CARD OFFICE (beside the bookstore – first floor)
Learn account (user name and password) assigned at the same time the one card is issued
Get your timetable (using Siris)
Check your learn email account for Phobos account (you need Phobos account for IPC144)
If you need to change your timetable – talk to 1st semester coordinator
Books are available at Seneca@York bookstore
Free Internet connection is available
You have to complete Computer Studies Pre-Lab, which gives a detailed information on:
1. Getting Connected to Seneca from Home
2. Obtaining your Learn and Phobos Accounts
3. Connecting to Phobos
4. Basic Unix Commands
5. Creating/Editing and Compiling a Program
If you don’t have the Computer Studies Pre-Lab you can pick it up from the Computer Studies
office or click here to get an electronic copy online.
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If you need help - tutors are available for labs assistance and for individual help - tutoring.
1. Tutors Office - 3019
2. Tutors Main Page - http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~tutor/
Get familiar with IPC144 Official Outline http://cs.senecac.on.ca/index.php?outline=IPC144
Please, check their schedule to make appointments or just check them out in 3019.
At the end of today’s lecture you should be able to answer following questions:
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What is a computer?
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What are the five main functions of a computer?
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What is computer software? Give a few examples.
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What operating system is running on Phobos?
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What is computer hardware? Give a few examples.
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Give one example of input devices.
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Give one example of output devices.
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Give one example of the storage devices.
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When a program runs where is the temporary data stored?
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List four reasons why use C computer language?
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What are the steps to create a C program? (List four)
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What is nled?
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What is the command to open myprogram.c in nled?
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How to compile a C program?
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How to run a C program?