Computer Systems and Architecture · Systems & Hardware

Binary Representation of Media

Understanding how images, sound, and video are converted into binary and the impact of compression.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do we balance the need for high-quality media with the limitations of storage space?
  2. 2What is lost when we convert an analog sound wave into a digital signal?
  3. 3In what ways does metadata change our interaction with digital files?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Computing - Data RepresentationKS3: Computing - Binary and Digitisation
Year: Year 9
Subject: Computing
Unit: Computer Systems and Architecture
Period: Systems & Hardware

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