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Lecturer(s)
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Zacpal Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Outrata Jan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Intoduction to computers: What is computer, categories of computers, history of computers. Computer architecture (von Neumann's, harvard) and principles of its working. 2. Binary logic: Number systems, Bool angebra, logical operations and their properties, logical functions and their simplifications, combinatorial and sequential logical circuits. 3. Data representation: Integer and decimal (fixed, float) number coding, characeter coding (ASCII, Unicode), error detection and correction codes. 4. Computer parts: Personal computer and its parts (including case and power supply). Motherboard, (internal) buses, chipset, BIOS. Microprocessor (CPU), instructions, Intel processors. (Internal) memories ROM, RAM and cache. 5. Internal computer parts: Expansion cards: graphic, sound, network, multimedia. Interfaces/buses for disk devices. Hard disk (HDD), disk arrays. Removable disks: floppy disk (FDD), optical disks, flash disks. 6. External computer parts and periferies: Displays. Keyboard and mouse. External interfaces/buses.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course is the first of two introductory courses into the study of technological areas of computer science and it introduces students to the structure, parts, basic principles and technologies of computers. Within practices students do taks from the areas of numer systems, binary logic and data representation. They also alone do tasks given at lectures and get familiar with computer parts and their function.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Active participation in class. Passing the written and electronic test.
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Recommended literature
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Barclay Ch. (2025). A History of Computers: From Counting Machines to Quantum Dreams.
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Brookshear J. G. (2013). Informatika.
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Czevak G. (2026). Computer Architecture and Hardware Systems: Processor Design, Memory Systems, Parallel Computing, AI Hardware, and Modern Architectures.
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Danton T. (2025). The Computers that Made the World.
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Fox Ch. (2024). Computer Architecture.
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Haigh T., Ceruzzi P. E. (2021). A New History of Modern Computing (History of Computing).
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Ignotofsky R. (2022). The History of the Computer: People, Inventions, and Technology that Changed Our World.
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Ledin J. (2026). Modern Computer Architecture and Organization: A systems-level guide to modern computer architectures, from hardware foundations to AI datacenters (3rd Edition).
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Null L. (2023). Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture (6th Edition).
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Pattanayak A. (2021). Computer Organization Simplified.
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Stallings W. (2021). Computer Organization and Architecture, Global Edition, 11th Edition.
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Toliver F. (2019). Computer Hardware.
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Wilson K. (2019). Essential Computer Hardware Second Edition: The Illustrated Guide to Understanding Computer Hardware (Computer Essentials).
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Zelený J., Mannová B. (2006). Historie výpočetní techniky. Scientia.
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