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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This is an introductory computer science textbook which is not tied to any coding language. The book is divided into chapter sections on the history of computing, number systems, hardware, programming, operating systems, applications, and communications and include exercises and ethical issues at the end of each chapter. Special features include 16 biographies (3 of women), 18 ethical issues and numerous informative side panels.
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June 1, 2022
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Book
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June 1, 2022