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Contents
CONTENTS........................................................................................................................................................... 3
LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................................................. 5
LIST OF TABLE .................................................................................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE................................................................. 7
1.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 DEFINITION OF COMPUTING (INFORMATICS)........................................................................................................ 7
1.3 DEFINITION OF A COMPUTER ............................................................................................................................... 9
1.4 EVOLUTION OF INFORMATICS AND COMPUTERS ................................................................................................ 10
1.5 INFORMATION ENCODING SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................... 14
1.6 NUMBER SYSTEMS............................................................................................................................................. 15
1.6.1 Binary language in computing.................................................................................................................. 15
1.6.2 Multiple bits: ............................................................................................................................................ 16
1.6.3 the storage capacity of a memory ............................................................................................................. 17
1.6.4 Use of the byte (the ASCII code): ............................................................................................................. 17
1.7 THE PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION OF A COMPUTER ................................................................................................. 18
1.8 HARDWARE COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER:...................................................................................................... 20
1.9 THE BASIC SYSTEMS OF A COMPUTER ................................................................................................................ 24
1.9.1 Operating System (OS):............................................................................................................................ 24
1.9.2 Programming languages .......................................................................................................................... 29
1.9.3 Application software ................................................................................................................................. 31
CHAPTER 2. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES.......................................36
2.1 DEFINITION ICT ................................................................................................................................................ 36
2.2 NUMEROUS BASIC IDEAS ................................................................................................................................... 36
2.3 WHAT IS AN ICT NOTION THAT IS USEFUL? ....................................................................................................... 36
2.4 A NETWORK ...................................................................................................................................................... 37
2.5 INTERNET .......................................................................................................................................................... 37
2.6 USES OF THE INTERNET: .................................................................................................................................... 37
2.6.1 Web Client ................................................................................................................................................ 38
2.6.2 Web browser ............................................................................................................................................. 38
2.6.3 Webpage ................................................................................................................................................... 38
2.6.4 Website ..................................................................................................................................................... 38
2.7 ADVANTAGES OF THE INTERNET: ...................................................................................................................... 38
2.8 DISADVANTAGES OF THE INTERNET: ................................................................................................................. 39
2.9 HOW TO CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO THE INTERNET? ................................................................................... 39
2.10 WHAT IS THE WEB? ......................................................................................................................................... 40
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2.11 E-COMMERCE: ................................................................................................................................................. 40
2.12 ENTERTAINMENT: ........................................................................................................................................... 40
2.13 SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS: ............................................................................................................................... 40
2.14 E-MAIL (ELECTRONIC MAIL) .......................................................................................................................... 40
2.15 FEATURES OF E-MAIL: ..................................................................................................................................... 41
2.16 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ...................................................................................................................... 41
2.16.1 How Does Artificial Intelligence Work? ................................................................................................. 42
2.16.2 What is ChatGPT? .................................................................................................................................. 42
CHAPTER 3. HIGHLIGHT ICT APPLICATIONS IN SPORTS ............................................................43
3.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 43
3.2 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................. 43
3.3 SPORTS TRAINING ............................................................................................................................................. 44
3.4 DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS ............................................................................................................. 45
3.5 COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION .......................................................................................................... 45
CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................................47