CMPSC 112 is required of all computer science and computer studies majors and minors. Students from other majors may take the course, but applicability to their majors or minors may be determined only by the student's department.

This course takes a breadth-first view of the discipline of computer science, focusing on what computers are, how they work, what they can - and cannot - do, and the impact they have on society.

Topics include hardware, digital storage, communication, security, and applications.

Robots will be used to help students learn programming.