Computers are everywhere, they aren't just the desktops and laptops we use for work but the phones in our pockets and even the watches on our wrists are also computers. You probably use a computer every day and in fact you are reading this on a computer!
This course is part of the Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Abstraction
State, modularity and applications
Networks
How the web works
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- 5 stars72.46%
- 4 stars20.04%
- 3 stars4.45%
- 2 stars1.61%
- 1 star1.41%
TOP REVIEWS FROM HOW COMPUTERS WORK
I enjoy the MOOC and would introduce it to my friends. I think the course has revolutionize my previous understanding of Computer and Internet. Thumb Up!
This was a really good course! There were some parts where I felt things may have been skipped over or videos repeated, but overall I think the information is very useful.
This course has opened a whole new world and has been the start in a new journey to become a Computer Scientist.
Very good course as an introduction to computing. Could stand to be more challenging, but the material is certainly easy enough for a true beginner.
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