Skills you will practice
- Core · Computer Science Foundations
- Core · Information And Binary Representation
- Core · Computer Hardware And Execution
- Core · Operating System Foundations
- Core · Data And Abstraction
- Core · Algorithms And Efficiency
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Before you begin
What you need
- Programming Foundations
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Step-by-step curriculum
Learning modules
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01Information and Binary RepresentationBuild practical skill in information and binary representation and connect it to the outcomes of Computer Science Foundations.4 lessons · 1 lab
Guided lab · 55 min · Safe
Not startedGuided Lab: Information and Binary Representation in Computer Science Foundations
Computer Science Foundations — Information and Binary Representation lab: Trace a tiny program from source/input through execution to output, identifying what the runtime, operating system, memory, and processor contribute.
Module checkpointInformation and Binary Representation checkpoint
02Computer Hardware and ExecutionBuild practical skill in computer hardware and execution and connect it to the outcomes of Computer Science Foundations.4 lessons · 1 lab
Guided lab · 55 min · Moderate
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Computer Science Foundations — Computer Hardware and Execution lab: Trace a tiny program from source/input through execution to output, identifying what the runtime, operating system, memory, and processor contribute.
Module checkpointComputer Hardware and Execution checkpoint
03Operating System FoundationsBuild practical skill in operating system foundations and connect it to the outcomes of Computer Science Foundations.4 lessons · 1 lab
Guided lab · 55 min · Moderate
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Computer Science Foundations — Operating System Foundations lab: Trace a tiny program from source/input through execution to output, identifying what the runtime, operating system, memory, and processor contribute.
Module checkpointOperating System Foundations checkpoint
04Data and AbstractionBuild practical skill in data and abstraction and connect it to the outcomes of Computer Science Foundations.4 lessons · 1 lab
Guided lab · 55 min · Moderate
Not startedGuided Lab: Data and Abstraction in Computer Science Foundations
Computer Science Foundations — Data and Abstraction lab: Trace a tiny program from source/input through execution to output, identifying what the runtime, operating system, memory, and processor contribute.
Module checkpointData and Abstraction checkpoint
05Algorithms and EfficiencyBuild practical skill in algorithms and efficiency and connect it to the outcomes of Computer Science Foundations.4 lessons · 1 lab
Guided lab · 55 min · Moderate
Not startedGuided Lab: Algorithms and Efficiency in Computer Science Foundations
Computer Science Foundations — Algorithms and Efficiency lab: Implement or compare two approaches to the same problem, test edge cases, and measure how work grows as the input size increases.
Module checkpointAlgorithms and Efficiency checkpoint
06Networks and Distributed SystemsBuild practical skill in networks and distributed systems and connect it to the outcomes of Computer Science Foundations.4 lessons
Module checkpointNetworks and Distributed Systems checkpoint
07Security and Reliability FoundationsBuild practical skill in security and reliability foundations and connect it to the outcomes of Computer Science Foundations.4 lessons
Module checkpointSecurity and Reliability Foundations checkpoint
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Portfolio integration
Capstone Project
Explain a Small Computing System
Combine the path skills in a portfolio-ready project with clear functional requirements, tests, verification evidence, and operating notes.
GuidedIndependentPortfolio
Acceptance criteria
- The core workflow works from start to finish.
- Invalid input or failure states are handled clearly.
- The result is tested and documented.
- A reviewer can reproduce the setup and verification.
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