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An introduction to computers and computer systems
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Acknowledgements

This free course was written by David King.

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Introduction

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Week 1

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Figure 1: © US Federal Government

Figure 2: © Good, Jack; Michie, Donald; Timms, Geoffrey (1945) General Report on Tunny: With Emphasis on Statistical Methods, UK Public Record Office HW 25/4 and HW 25/5

Section 3 figure: © geralt; Pixabay

Section 5 figure: © Oscar Wong; Getty Images

Week 2

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Week 3

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Week 4

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Week 5

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Week 6

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Week 7

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Introduction figure: © Jackal Pan; GettyImages

Figure 2: © Keith Ryall; Shutterstock.com

Figure 3: courtesy of Nicky Moss

Figure 4: © Javier Zayas Photography; GettyImages

Week 8

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Introduction figure: krisanapong detraphiphat; GettyImages

Section 2 figure: MirageC; GettyImages

Figure 1: Taken from: https://green.googleblog.com/2013/08/the-latest-on-our-carbon-footprint.html

Figure 2: ‘Clicking Clean: A Guide to Building the Green Internet’ (May 2015) Greenpeace Inc.

Section 2.2 figure: fizkes; Shutterstock.com

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