Data Landscapes · Data & Analysis

The Language of Binary

Investigating how digital systems use binary to represent text, images, and sound.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can just two symbols represent the complexity of the physical world?
  2. 2Why do computers use binary instead of decimal systems?
  3. 3What are the limitations of representing continuous data in a discrete format?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9TDI8K01
Year: Year 7
Subject: Technologies
Unit: Data Landscapes
Period: Data & Analysis

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