Unit LABORATORY INFORMATICS

Course
Biological sciences
Study-unit Code
GP004022
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Valentina Poggioni
Teachers
  • Valentina Poggioni
Hours
  • 21 ore - Valentina Poggioni
CFU
3
Course Regulation
Coorte 2022
Offered
2022/23
Learning activities
Altro
Area
Abilità informatiche e telematiche
Academic discipline
INF/01
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents

Computer architecture. Microprocessor and main memory. Secondary memories. Input/Output devices.
Operative system.
Word Processor.
Spreadsheets
The World Wide
Web.
Internet and computer networks.
Reference texts

Handouts provided by the teacher.
Educational objectives

At the end of the course the students will know the fundamentals of informatics on compuetr architecture, memories, input/output devices.
The students will be able to use the fundamental operations of a comnputer, will be able to create and delete folders, browsing the file system, manage the connected devises.
He/She will be able to use the main functions of worprocessing, like for example create and update a document using base formatting functions that also includes images and tables.
He/She will be able to use the main functions of spreadsheets, like for example import and organize data, create charts and plots, create simple functions and use statistical functions.
He/She will be able to use the main functions of softwares that can be used to prepare a presentation with simple formatting and graphical effects.
Prerequisites

None
Teaching methods

In-class lessons and hands-on lessons in computer lab.
Other information

E-learning platform unistudium.unipg.it
Learning verification modality

E-learning platform unistudium.unipg.it
Extended program

Base concepts of computers and softwares: Hardware architecture. CPU, RAM, kind of memories, Input/Output devices. Software: system software and application software.

Operative system: general concepts and main operations of Windows SO, task, virtual memory, concepts of algorithm and program.

Word Processor: general concepts and characteristics; properties of characters, paragraph, sections (styles, alignments, heading and footnote, notes, summary, images, tables, symbols etc.).

Spreadsheet: cells (strings, constants, formulas), absolute/relative references, refernces to a rectangular area, functions, standard formats (char type, height, etc.) and special formats (numnbers, currency, dates). Graphics and plots: type of cahrts (histogram, bars, pies, etc.); data series: single and multiple; labels, titles, formatting.

How to create a presentation.

Elements of net communications: computers net, net classification, communication modes, devises

Internet: functioning principles and services: TCP/IP, IP address and DNS, Email, FTP. The World Wide Web: Client and server Web, browsers and their main functions, URL, Information search: search engines and boolean functions like "and", "or", "not".
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