Learning Outcomes
The course provides:
- the basic knowledge of Computer Systems
- the basic knowledge of Operating Systems design and use
- the essential principles of Information Systems Development
- the basic knowledge of programs and data files and familiarisation with the file types (chain, ring and tree)
- understanding the principles and the objectives of programming
- familiarisation with flowchart design and algorithm development
- understanding the principles of structured and classical programming
- understanding the document tracking techniques
- practice on organisation and management of environmental data in Information Systems
- understanding the contribution of Forest Informatics to the Forest Sector
- practice on organisation and management of tabulated data and applications in the Forest Sector
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to Information systems. Development of Information systems. Introduction in operational systems. Structure of operational systems. Management of the Central Processing Unit. Memory management. File directories program and data files. Main commands description of operational systems. Principles and goals of programming. Structured programming. Flowcharts and algorithms. Data structures, files and file types. environmental data organization. Chains, rings, trees. Access techniques. Object-oriented programming.Contribution of Informatics in forest sector.
Keywords
operational systems, memory, data structures, data file types, programming, flowcharts, algorithms