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Topic 5 - Number systems
What notation is used for natural...,
Give some examples of natural num...,
What is the definition of natural...
26  cards
Topic 5 - Number bases
What base is decimal,
Give examples of numbers represen...,
What base is binary
6  cards
Topic 5 - Decimal to binary
Click on this link to learn how t...,
Click on this link to learn how t...
2  cards
Topic 5 - Unsigned binary
What is a benefit of unsigned binary,
What is a negative of unsigned bi...,
An ________ binary number has a m...
3  cards
Topic 5 - Unsigned binary arithmetic
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1  cards
Topic 5 - Signed binary using two's complement
What is signed binary,
Signed numbers are represented in...,
How does twos complement work
6  cards
Topic 5 - Fixed point binary
What is fixed point binary,
Convert 101000011110010 to decimal
2  cards
Topic 5 - Rounding Errors
What is a rounding error,
Define absolute error,
Define relative error
17  cards
Topic 5 - Information coding systems
What is character encoding,
How can characters be encoded,
What is the main limitation of ascii
6  cards
Topic 5 - Parity checking
Name 2 problems with parity checking,
What is the method for parity che...
2  cards
Topic 5 - Majority vote
What is the main difference betwe...,
How does majority voting work,
What is checksum
4  cards
Topic 5 - Representing Images, sound and other data
What is a bit pattern,
What is the difference between an...,
How does a adc work
28  cards
Topic 5 - Encryption
Encryption is used to make stored...,
Encryption operates by modifying ...,
What is another name for the vern...
4  cards
Internal hardware of the computer
What is a backing store,
What does a power supply do,
Name four tasks the processor is ...
10  cards

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