These are a series of videos that were produced by Ahmad M. Kamal and Daniel O. Sundberg to introduce some core concepts in computing for incoming DH students who may benefit from such tutorials. We hope you find this useful and look forward to any feedback you might have. The topics covered are:
Introduction: A conversational overview of important topics
What is a computers?
What is a text file?
File formats and extensions
Data structures and formats
What is software?
Failing forwards
If you are looking for a more advanced level of IT skills, please visit a set of tutorials titled "General IT skills for Digital Humanities created by Ahmed Taiye Mohammed and Marcelo Milrad on Vimeo
If you are interested in getting yourself acquainted with Python, try with a first few pages (or as long as you wish) of this W3C's Python tutorial