| Module code | COS 151 |
| Qualification | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | This module introduces concepts and terminology related to the computer science discipline. General topics covered include the history of computing, machine level representation of data, Boolean logic and gates, basic computer systems organisation, algorithms and complexity and automata theory. The module also introduces some of the subdisciplines of computer science, such as computer networks, database systems, compilers, information security and intelligent systems. The module also focues on modelling of algorithms. |
| Module credits | 8.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Service modules | Faculty of Education Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
| Prerequisites | APS of 30 and level 5 (60-69%) Mathematics. |
| Contact time | 2 lectures per week, 1 practical per week |
| Language of tuition | Afrikaans and English is used in one class |
| Academic organisation | Computer Science |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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