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IT Fundamentals

ByEPAM Systems

Dive into the engineering basics: computer science, math, programming in C, Java, Python, and JavaScript.

Skills covered

Computer Sciences

C Programming

Java

Python

JavaScript

Math

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The course includes:

91 learning hours
3 topics: basics of computer science, programming, and math for tech tasks
27 self-check quizzes
Final test in the preferred language: C, Java, Python, or JavaScript

Course format
Self-paced course
Course level
Basic
Course language
English

Knowledge you will gain

Computer science basics

Learn about computer hardware, data representation, computer architecture, formal languages, networks, databases, security, and productivity tools.

Programming fundamentals: C, Java, Python, and JS

Discover data types, operators, expressions, algorithm design, software development process models, functions, dynamic data structures, sorting methods, and object-oriented programming.

Math for tech tasks

Explore the basic math concepts — functions, matrices, big O notation, probability theory, combinatorics, and graph theory — and how they relate to programming.

Study plan

5 modules
168 theory lessons
27 quizzes
1 final test
91 hours

1Welcome to IT fundamentals

2 lessons
20 min

Course introduction

10 min

Meet the team

10 min

2Basics of computer science

10 submodules
59 lessons
9 quizzes
19 h 30 min

Introduction: Basics of computer science

10 min

Introduction: Computer hardware basics

10 min

Desktop computer components

15 min

Laptop computer components

15 min

Summary: Computer hardware basics

10 min

Quiz: Computer hardware basics

10 min (2 questions)

Introduction: Data representation & computer architecture

10 min

Number bases, a bit, a byte

25 min

Negative numbers

25 min

Boolean algebra

25 min

Logic gates and circuits

20 min

Fetch-execute cycle

20 min

Text, encodings, unicode

25 min

Colors and images

20 min

Summary: Data representation & computer architecture

10 min

Quiz: Data representation & computer architecture

15 min (4 questions)

Introduction: Formal languages

10 min

Finite state machine

45 min

Regular expressions

35 min

Summary: Formal languages

10 min

Quiz: Formal languages

5 min (1 question)

Introduction: Operating systems

10 min

OS concept

25 min

Windows: Command line

25 min

Windows: Processes

25 min

Windows: Services

20 min

Windows: Users and groups

20 min

Windows: Users and groups

20 min

Windows: Environment variables

20 min

Linux: Shell

20 min

Linux: File system

20 min

Linux: Users and groups

20 min

Linux: Environment variables

20 min

Summary: Operating systems

10 min

Quiz: Operating systems

20 min (5 questions)

Introduction: Network and protocols

10 min

Network concept

20 min

OSI/TCP model

20 min

IP, DNS, URL

20 min

HTTP

20 min

Networking commands

20 min

Summary: Network and protocols

10 min

Quiz: Network and protocols

15 min (3 questions)

Introduction: Databases

15 min

Information storages

35 min

SQL commands

30 min

Summary: Databases

15 min

Quiz: Databases

10 min (2 questions)

Introduction: Security

5 min

Passwords

10 min

Secure communications

10 min

TLS

10 min

Summary: Security

5 min

Quiz: Security

5 min (3 questions)

Introduction: Productivity tools

10 min

Hotkeys

25 min

Virtualization and remote machines

20 min

Cloud

20 min

Backups

15 min

Version control

15 min

Summary: Productivity tools

10 min

Quiz: Productivity tools

20 min (6 questions)

Introduction: Additional topics

10 min

Information search

25 min

Software licenses

30 min

Client-server model

25 min

Introduction to DevOps

25 min

Summary: Additional topics

10 min

Quiz: Additional topics

10 min (2 questions)

3Basics of programming

11 submodules
57 lessons
10 quizzes
37 h

Introduction: Basics of programming

10 min

Introduction: Programming

15 min

Software programming

30 min

Programming languages

30 min

How a computer processes a program: interpretation, compilation

30 min

Development environment

30 min

Summary: Programming

15 min

Quiz: Programming

15 min (3 questions)

Introduction: Data types

10 min

Symbols and words

25 min

The Structure of a Simple Program

25 min

Basic data types

20 min

Variables

30 min

Input and output

20 min

Summary: Data types

10 min

Quiz: Data types

25 min (7 questions)

Introduction: Operators, expressions

10 min

Arithmetic and assignment operators

1 h

Typing and type conversion

40 min

Relational and logical operators

40 min

Bitwise logical and other operators

40 min

Operators precedence

40 min

Summary: Operators, expressions

10 min

Quiz: Operators, expressions

20 min (5 questions)

Introduction: Basic statements in programming

10 min

Selection statements

1 h

Iteration statements

45 min

Loop control statements

1 h

Summary: Basic statements in programming

10 min

Quiz: Basic statements in programming

10 min (2 questions)

Introduction: Algorithm design and modern software development process models

10 min

Modern software development process models

1 h 30 min

The concept of an algorithm, types of algorithms

1 h 15 min

Drawing linear, branching, and looping algorithms

1 h 10 min

Summary: Algorithm design and modern software development process models

10 min

Quiz: Algorithm design and modern software development process models

10 min (2 questions)

Introduction: Functions

10 min

Function prototypes. Basics of functional programming

1 h 30 min

Passing parameters. Local and global variables

1 h

Functions for working with strings

45 min

Recursions

50 min

Summary: Functions

10 min

Quiz: Functions

20 min (4 questions)

Introduction: Structured types/dynamic data structures

10 min

Array. Passing arrays

1 h 30 min

Structures, union, enum in C

1 h 5 min

Lists. Stack. Queue. Binary tree

1 h

Summary: Structured types/dynamic data structures

10 min

Quiz: Structured types/dynamic data structures

20 min (4 questions)

Introduction: Sorting Methods

10 min

Big O notation

1 h

Binary search, search in array

1 h 20 min

Different sorts

1 h 45 min

Summary: Sorting Methods

10 min

Quiz: Sorting Methods

20 min (4 questions)

Introduction: Files

10 min

Introduction to Files

45 min

Opening – closing a file

1 h

Functions for writing to or reading data from a file

1 h 20 min

Summary: Files

10 min

Quiz: Files

20 min (4 questions)

Introduction: Object-oriented programming

10 min

Classes and objects in OOP

35 min

Principles of OOP

15 min

Composition, aggregation, and association

30 min

Summary: Object-oriented programming

10 min

Quiz: Object-oriented programming

20 min (5 questions)

4Math for IT

9 submodules
50 lessons
8 quizzes
33 h

Introduction: Math for IT

10 min

Introduction: Functions

10 min

Definition of a function. Determining whether a relationship is a function

45 min

Function notation

1 h

Evaluating and solving functions

1 h

Notations for the domain and range of a function

35 min

Finding the domain and range of a function

30 min

Piecewise functions

30 min

Summary: Functions

10 min

Quiz: Functions

20 min (4 questions)

Introduction: Composition of functions

10 min

Definition of a composite function

30 min

Evaluating a composite function

25 min

Domain of a composite function

20 min

Decomposition of a composite function

20 min

Summary: Composition of functions

10 min

Quiz: Composition of functions

20 min (5 questions)

Introduction: Matrices and operations

10 min

Matrices. Addition, subtraction, and scalar multiplication

1 h 15 min

Matrix multiplication and transpose

1 h 40 min

Augmented matrix

1 h

Inverse and identity matrices

55 min

The determinant of a matrix

45 min

Summary: Matrices and operations

10 min

Quiz: Matrices and operations

20 min (5 questions)

Introduction: Big O notation

10 min

Big O notation

30 min

Related asymptotic notations

45 min

Asymptotic notations and limits

40 min

Summary: Big O notation

10 min

Quiz: Big O notation

15 min (3 questions)

Introduction: Recursive functions

10 min

Recursively defined functions

45 min

Closed forms of recursively defined functions

1 h

Summary: Recursive functions

10 min

Quiz: Recursive functions

10 min (2 questions)

Introduction: Probability theory

10 min

Basic terminology

40 min

Independent and disjoint events

40 min

Multiplication and addition rules

30 min

Summary: Probability theory

10 min

Quiz: Probability theory

20 min (5 questions)

Introduction: Combinatorics

10 min

Additive and multiplicative principles

30 min

Permutations

50 min

Combinations and the binomial theorem

30 min

Pascal’s triangle and Pascal’s identity

30 min

Permutations and combinations with repetition

1 h

Summary: Combinatorics

10 min

Quiz: Combinatorics

15 min (3 questions)

Introduction: Graph theory

10 min

Definitions

2 h

Trees

2 h

Euler paths and circuits

1 h 10 min

Hamilton paths and cycles

1 h 10 min

Directed graphs

1 h

Summary: Graph theory

10 min

Quiz: Graph theory

20 min (4 questions)

5IT Fundamentals assessment

4 final test options
1 h 30 min

Course experts

Alena Bahdanava
Lead Content Specialist
Educational content creator with more than 10 years of experience, who taught discrete mathematics and programming in C++ and Java to university students.
Vitali Shulha
AI Enabler in Education
Accomplished Education Manager at EPAM Systems with over 13 years of experience in the tech industry. Started his career as a software test automation engineer in Java and holds a Microsoft certificate as Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102).
Maxim Belov
Software Engineering Team Leader
Software Engineering Team Leader, adept in Python, with a focus on team development and delivery management.
Anatolii Matvieievskyi
Senior Delivery Manager
Senior Delivery Manager with more than 7 years of experience in project and delivery management, along with 15 years of expertise in .Net technologies and cloud technologies.