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Interact: Cold War Computing and the Dawn of Consumer Technology
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Computer Science Path for Professional Developers
Overview of Computer Science
The Evolution of Computer Hardware
Cold War Computing and the Dawn of Consumer Technology
Interact: Cold War Computing and the Dawn of Consumer Technology
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Video: The Surprising History of Your Computer
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Congratulations! Course Wrap-Up (Foundations of Computing) transcripts (if you don't want to watch the video)
Graduates Circle: Reflection & Support
Video: Early Computing
Interact: The Transformative History of Computing
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Video: The Engineer vs. The Prompt
Interact: Your Guide to Succeeding in the AI Era
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Video: Electronic Computing
Interact: The Dawn of Digital: From Vacuum Tubes to Silicon
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Video: The Dawn of Programming - How We Told Computers What to Do
Interact: The Genesis of Programming: From Looms to Languages
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Video: The First Programming Languages
Interact: The Genesis of Programming Languages
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Video: The Digital Revolution on a Chip
Interact: Integrated Circuits and Moore's Law
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Video: The Story of the Operating System
Interact: The Evolution of Operating Systems
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Video: A Journey Through the History of Computer Memory
Interact: A History of Computer Memory and Storage
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Video: The Evolution of Keyboards and Command Line Interfaces
Interact: Keyboards and Command Lines: Human-Computer Interaction Origins
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Video: The History of Computer Graphics
Interact: Computer Graphics: A Visual History
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Video: The Surprising History of Your Computer
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The Evolution of Computing: An Instructor's Narrative transcript (if you don't want to watch the video)
Video: The Personal Computer Revolution
Interact: The Personal Computer Revolution
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Video : The Rise of the Portable Powerhouse: A Journey Through Laptop Evolution
Interact: The Portable Computer and Laptop Evolution
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Video: The Evolution of Mini Computers
Interact: The Evolution of Mini Desktop Computers
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Video: The Dynamic Evolution of Mobile Phones
Interact: From Bricks to Brains - The Unstoppable Evolution of Cell Phones and What's Next
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Video: A Journey Through Gaming History
Interact: The Grand Evolution of Home Video Game Consoles
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Video: The 0 And 1 of Programming
Interact: Boolean Logic - The Foundation of Computing
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Video: Representing Information in Binary
Interact: Binary - Representing Data with Ones and Zeros
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Video: How Computers Calculate - The Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Interact: The Computer's Mathematical Brain - The ALU
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Video: Registers and RAM - Computer Memory Fundamentals
Interact: Registers and RAM - Computer Memory Fundamentals
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Video: The Central Processing Unit - Heart of the Computer
Interact: The Central Processing Unit - Heart of the Computer
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Harnessing the Electron: An Instructor's Narrative transcript (if you don't want to watch the video)
Video: CPU Instructions and Programs
Interact: CPU Instructions and Programs
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Video: Advanced CPU Designs
Interact: Advanced CPU Design and Performance Techniques
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Video: Programming Basics - Statements & Functions
Interact: Programming Fundamentals - Statements and Functions
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Statement & Basic variable assignment
If/else syntax
Unfinished Loop - Bug Fixing
Terminal Game Move Function
Video: Intro to Algorithms
Interact: Intro to Algorithms
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Video: Data Structures - The Foundation of Programming
Interact: Fundamentals of Computer Science Data Structures
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The Story of Software: Giving the Machine a Mind An Instructor's Narrative transcript ( if you don't want to watch the video)
Failed Sort - Bug Fixing
Basic Training: Add Item to an Array
Convert a String to an Array
Return Two Highest Values in List
Command Line Challenge
Video: Files & File Systems
Interact: Files and File Systems
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ASSIGNMENT: Digital Archaeology - Creating BMP Files by Hand
Video: History of Databases
Interact: The Unfolding Story of Databases
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SELECT Queries 101
Inserting Rows
Updating Rows
Deleting Rows
Creating Tables
Altering Tables
Video: Compression
Interact: Data Compression
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Video: 3D Computer Graphics
Interact: 3D Graphics - Foundations and Techniques
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Wrap-Up: Discussion & Support
The Evolution of Computer Hardware Quiz
Engine Room Discussion & Support Hub
The Engine Room: How Computers Truly Work Quiz
Architect's Workshop: Discussion & Support
Course introduction ( if you don't want to watch the video)
Guide: How to Create Your Account on Skill-Wanderer (if you don't want to watch the video)
Guide: How to Use the Course Platform ( if you don't want to watch the video)
Welcome! Introduce Yourself & Meet Your Fellow Learners
Video: The Crash and Rebirth of an Industry
Interact: The 1983 Video Game Crash
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