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CODE 66090
ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-INF/03
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • SAVONA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The course introduces key concepts about information representation in data storage and processing systems. Basic knowledge on the characterization of continuous and discrete information, on coding and compression techniques, and on a few encryption algorithms will be provided.

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.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, the student shall know basic concepts about information representation in systems for the storage, the processing, and the transmission of data, signals, images, and video. He/she will also have a basic knowledge about analog and digital information; analog-to-digital conversion; source coding; audio, image, and video compression; and introductory notions of cryptography.

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 information security.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

A. B. Carlson and P. Crilly, Communication Systems, 5th edition, McGraw Hill Education, 2009
Class slides will be provided to the students through AulaWeb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARCO MARATEA (President)

GABRIELE MOSER (President)

SEBASTIANO SERPICO

SANDRO ZAPPATORE

LESSONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Within the oral examination, the student's knowledge of the course topics and his/her capability to discuss these topics in the framework of production and management systems will be evaluated.

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
01/03/2019 10:00 SAVONA Esame su appuntamento
10/06/2019 10:00 SAVONA Esame su appuntamento
01/10/2019 10:00 SAVONA Esame su appuntamento