CODE 66090 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 3 cfu anno 3 INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE E GESTIONALE (L-9) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-INF/03 LANGUAGE Italiano TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: ICT FOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course will introduce the topic of information representation in data storing and processing systems. Basic knowledge on the characterization of continuous and discrete information, on coding and compression techniques, and on some cryptography algorithms will be provided. TEACHING METHODS Class lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT The concept of information: continuous and discrete signals and messages; basic key ideas of a communication system or network and of an information processing system. Continuous information sources: characterization and analog-to-digital conversion. Discrete information sources and coding: quantitative information measures and entropy; discrete source coding, examples of coding algorithms (e.g., Shannon-Fano, Huffman, Lempel-Ziv-Welch); basic concepts of cryptography and IT security. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY A. B. Carlson and P. Crilly, Communication Systems, 5th edition, McGraw Hill Education, 2009 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD GABRIELE MOSER Ricevimento: By appointment Exam Board MARCO MARATEA (President) GABRIELE MOSER (President) SEBASTIANO SERPICO SANDRO ZAPPATORE LESSONS Class schedule ICT FOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 1 EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 01/06/2017 10:00 SAVONA Orale 03/07/2017 10:00 SAVONA Orale 01/09/2017 10:00 SAVONA Orale 19/09/2017 10:00 SAVONA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Pre-requisites : Basic background of mathematics, probability theory, and computer science
