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Computers and computer systems

This intermediate module focuses on how computers work. It covers processors, memory, computer systems, representing data, binary code, examples of computers (personal computers, kitchen scales, digital cameras), computer programs and using flowcharts to describe tasks. The module is expected to take twenty hours to complete and is provided by the UK Open University as part of its LearningSpace, a collection of over 800 free online courses (as...

Keyword:: Information Technology

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Science and Technology / Information Technology / Foundations of Information Systems

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Material Type:: Learning Object Repository
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: December 23, 2016
Author:: Open University
Submitter:: May Nyein
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division
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Language:: English
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