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About the Course

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! Just because we use computers all the time, doesn't mean that we understand them, or find them easy to use. Computer Science is the science of computers, it is the field of knowledge that experts use to understand computer systems. Knowing a little computer science will help you understand the computers all around you. This isn't a how-to course for a particular piece of software, instead you will learn some fundamental concepts that you can apply to any software or computer system. You'll apply these concepts to the kind of computer systems we use every day, including word processing applications, e-commerce, the internet and web sites. You will learn how to apply computer science concepts to solve problems in daily computer use and generally be a better computer user. Taking this course could be the start of your career in computer science, and the course is an introduction to the Bachelors in Computer Science from University of London, but it is also for you if you just want to learn a little computer science to help you better understand the computers you use in your ordinary life....

Top reviews

DR

Sep 19, 2019

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.

SF

Nov 6, 2020

I am so glad I took this course. It taught me so much and it gave me the confidence I needed to seriously change careers. I loved it!

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By Ryan W

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Aug 5, 2019

Great course!!

By Tabar b

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Apr 13, 2025

good learning

By Ali H

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Nov 25, 2020

awsome course

By Manjula

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Jul 7, 2020

good platform

By Rufino G

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Oct 18, 2019

It was great

By Mohamed A

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May 26, 2023

Good Course

By JOEL J C

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Oct 5, 2020

nice course

By Lendis G

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Mar 30, 2025

Excelente

By Darwin Z

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Jan 3, 2025

very good

By Mkhululi M

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Apr 3, 2024

I had Fun

By Amal M S

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Dec 14, 2024

the best

By MUHAMMED M

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Jun 18, 2020

Good one

By Flt L G R

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Jun 11, 2020

THANKS.

By Hamed A

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Jan 22, 2024

good

By Sang E C

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Nov 16, 2021

Good

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Jun 2, 2021

nice

By Md G A

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May 18, 2021

good

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Dec 7, 2020

Good

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Jun 29, 2020

Good

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Jun 22, 2020

Good

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Jun 16, 2020

good

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May 28, 2020

good

By Om K

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Oct 9, 2022

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By Sapna D

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May 10, 2021

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By Chris B

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Sep 28, 2022

A passionate lecturer and a good foundation for further studies in Computer Science. I would improve the section on Notional machines. I did go to the University Online library to look up more about Notional Machines to get a better understanding about the concept (As I thougt there was not enough detail in the course). More example of the Notional machine would have helped.