Basic Computer Science for GIS Users

• Introduction and rationale for this class

• Computers: definition and uses
• Classes of Computers
• Computer Hardware
• Data storage: bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes.
• ASCII vs binary
• Graphics – pixels, dpi, color depth.
• Software: OS, applications, programming.
• Files: definition, naming, extensions, management, drives
• Graphics file formats and file compression.
• Viruses and computer security
• A very brief history of computing
• Very basic statistics

If the material above is new to you, I highly recommend that you get an intro to CS text and give it a skim. The below is one I just took a look at.

• https://www.amazon.com/Invitation-Computer-Science-MindTap-Course/dp/1337561916 - or, perhaps, a much cheaper previous edition

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