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Introducing computing and IT

Subject: Computer Science

Art: not stated, Fletcher's Combined Block Telegraph Apparatus and Bell, 1889 · Public domain

Term
2020
Level
Introductory
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6 web pages
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Source: The Open University (OpenLearn), Introducing computing and IT, 2020 — original course page on open.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: The Open University (OpenLearn)'s own listing order, section by section. Taken from The Open University (OpenLearn)'s course pages as fetched on September 24, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

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  • The provider's own course-content list (open.edu, live render-lane fetch 2026-09-24) presents 6 numbered sections in a fixed reading order (Section 1 through Section 6); captured verbatim above. No assignment/lecture anchoring exists at this source, so this order covers the reading sequence only -- organized-materials, not course-order.
  • Quizzes and some interactive activities are gated behind free OpenLearn account sign-up; the six sections themselves are fully readable without an account (the page's own text: "You can start this course right now without signing-up").

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