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North Carolina Introduction to Computer Science (Semester)

IT Concepts

Students explore the structure and design of the internet and networks, and how this design affects the reliability of network communication, the security of data, and personal privacy. Students will learn how the Internet connects computers all over the world by use of networking protocols.

Lessons

4.1 The Language of Computers

  • How Do You Talk to a Computer?
  • Types of Programming Languages
  • Programming Language Hierarchy
  • Variables
  • Creating Variables
  • +3 more

4.2 Computers Speak Binary

  • Introduction
  • Communicating on a Deserted Island
  • Connecting Light Bulbs to Computers
  • Bits and Bytes
  • Write a Message in Binary!

4.3 Bits, Text, and Numbers

  • Encoding Text with Binary
  • Write a Message in Binary - Take Two!
  • Binary Number System Introduction
  • Binary Number System Exploration
  • Binary Exploration Response
  • +2 more

4.4 Encoding Images in Binary

  • See, Think, Wonder
  • Introduction to Pixels
  • Create a Black and White Pixel Image
  • Encoding Pixel Colors: RGB
  • Exploring Bits and RGB
  • +5 more

4.5 What is the Internet?

  • What is the Internet?
  • Wired and Wireless Networks
  • Submarine Cable Map Exploration
  • Submarine Cable Map Exploration Submission
  • Vint Cerf: The Theory of the Internet
  • +1 more

4.6 IP Addresses

  • Protocol Exploration
  • Protocol Exploration Submission
  • Intro to IP Addresses
  • IoT IP Address Scavenger Hunt
  • IP Address Scavenger Hunt Responses
  • +2 more

4.7 Routing and Packets

  • Introduction to Routing
  • Routing with the ARPANET
  • ARPANET and Routing Reflection
  • Packets
  • Ping Exploration
  • +2 more

4.8 How Do Websites Work?

  • Message Received
  • Message Received Submission
  • What is a Web Page?
  • Intro to Domain Name System
  • DNS Activity: CodeHS IP Address
  • +3 more

4.9 OSI Model

  • Complexity Scale: The Internet
  • Complexity Scale Submission
  • OSI Model Overview
  • OSI Model Matching Game
  • OSI Model: Put It In Order
  • +2 more

4.10 Impact of the Internet

  • Introduction: Impact of the Internet
  • Compass Points Introduction
  • Compass Points: The Internet

4.11 IT Concepts Quiz

  • IT Concepts Quiz