A bit about the computer
A computer is
Representing numbers
Pros and Cons
Our computers are
Binary representation
Decimal vs. Binary
Bits and Bytes
Realizing a bit
Representing characters
ASCII code (a byte per character)
More, more, more
Storing it away
Storing the Starr report
The Grand Total
True or False
AND
Example of “AND”
OR
Example of “OR”
Transistors
Extra slides
Decimal ? Binary
Decimal ? Binary (76 ? 1001100)
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