Data Representation and Binary · Data & Analysis
Binary and Denary Conversion
Mastering the conversion between base 2 and base 10 number systems.
Key Questions
- 1Why did computers evolve to use binary instead of our standard base 10 system?
- 2What is the relationship between the number of bits and the maximum value we can represent?
- 3How do computers handle numbers that are too large for their allocated memory?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
KS3: Computing - Binary and Number SystemsKS3: Computing - Data Representation
Year: Year 8
Subject: Computing
Unit: Data Representation and Binary
Period: Data & Analysis
Suggested Methodologies
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