Data Representation and Binary · Data & Analysis

Binary and Denary Conversion

Mastering the conversion between base 2 and base 10 number systems.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why did computers evolve to use binary instead of our standard base 10 system?
  2. 2What is the relationship between the number of bits and the maximum value we can represent?
  3. 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

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