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Computer Science 101 

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Computer Science 101
 at 
Stanford University 
Overview

Equip students with a solid foundation of knowledge that can be built upon in further computer science courses or applied in other fields

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

UG Certificate

Computer Science 101
 at 
Stanford University 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate from Stanford University
  • Learn from industry experts
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Computer Science 101
 at 
Stanford University 
Course details

Skills you will learn
Who should do this course?
  • For individuals who want to enhance their knowledge & skills in the field
What are the course deliverables?
  • Understanding the basic concepts of algorithms, data structures, and programming paradigms
  • Learning how computers work, including hardware components and software layers
  • Developing problem-solving skills through coding exercises and projects
  • Understanding variables, data types, control flow, functions, and object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts
  • Developing skills in analysis, design, and implementation of solutions
  • Understanding the efficiency and complexity of different algorithms
More about this course
  • In CS101, participants play and experiment with short bits of "computer code" to bring to life to the power and limitations of computers
  • Everything works within the browser, so there is no extra software to download or install
  • CS101 also provides a general background on computers today: what is a computer, what is hardware, what is software, what is the internet

Computer Science 101
 at 
Stanford University 
Curriculum

The nature of computers and code, what they can and cannot do

How computer hardware works: chips, cpu, memory, disk

Necessary jargon: bits, bytes, megabytes, gigabytes

How software works: what is a program, what is "running"

How digital images work

Computer code: loops and logic

Big ideas: abstraction, logic, bugs

How structured data works

How the internet works: ip address, routing, ethernet, wi-fi

Computer security: viruses, trojans, and passwords, oh my!

Analog vs. digital

Digital media, images, sounds, video, compression

Computer Science 101
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Stanford University 
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