OKSTEM College · AS Computer Science

CS 101 — Introduction to Computer Science

A survey of computer science: computation theory, hardware, software, networking, algorithms, and ethics. No prior programming experience required.

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8 Lessons

What Is Computer Science?

History of Computing

Binary & Number Systems

Logic Gates & Boolean Algebra

How Programs Work

Algorithms & Complexity

The Internet & Networking

Ethics in Computing

Learning Outcomes

Define computer science and computational thinking
Convert between binary, decimal, and hexadecimal
Explain how logic gates implement computation
Describe the CPU fetch-decode-execute cycle
Analyze algorithm complexity using Big-O notation
Explain how HTTP requests traverse the Internet
Apply ethical frameworks to real computing scenarios