Computer Science 30
CS30-CC2
Explore number systems and character encoding used in computing.
Indicators for this outcome
(a) |
Discuss how all digital data is stored numerically and how the data type dictates the interpretation of the number. |
(b) |
Discuss the rationale for using various number systems. |
(c) |
Convert between binary (base 2), decimal (base 10) and hexadecimal (base 16) number systems. |
(d) |
Analyze the implications (e.g., rounding error) for precision when storing a floating point value as a binary number. |
(e) |
Discuss how colour values are represented digitally, including RGB and hexadecimal. |
(f) |
Discuss how character encoding systems such as ASCII and Unicode represent text. |
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