CS 121 - Computer Science I

• identify basic components and organization of a computer;
• demonstrate the use of the operating system and an editor to write and execute programs;
• develop algorithms for solving problems on a computer utilizing a top-down approach with stepwise refinement;
• write, debug and execute programs in a structured programming language;
  • use basic datatypes, expressions, and built-in functions to write elementary programs;
  • use user created and library functions. Differentiate between input and output (value, reference) arguments;
  • differentiate between iteration and recursion, and trace functions of each type;
  • implement the control structures of the language;
  • write modular solutions by use of multiple files for implementation of abstract data types; and
  • use user created classes.
• identify problems where the use of arrays to store data is appropriate, and define the data types using arrays;
• compare and analyze basic sorting algorithms: selection, insertion, exchange;
• compare and analyze searching techniques: linear, binary;
• write user documentation for programs explaining the purpose of the program to a user;
• write programmer documentation explaining the implementation of the program to another programmer; and
• technology objectives: Students will be able to demonstrate “hands on”proficiency in using current hardware, software tools and languages to accomplish all of the above course objectives.