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1 Data Representation

The document outlines key concepts in data representation, including number systems like binary, denary, and hexadecimal, and their conversions. It also covers how computers represent text, sound, and images, emphasizing character sets, sample rates, and resolution. Additionally, it discusses data storage measurement, file size calculations, and the importance of data compression methods.

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1 Data Representation

The document outlines key concepts in data representation, including number systems like binary, denary, and hexadecimal, and their conversions. It also covers how computers represent text, sound, and images, emphasizing character sets, sample rates, and resolution. Additionally, it discusses data storage measurement, file size calculations, and the importance of data compression methods.

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1 Data representation 1.

1 Number systems Candidates should be able to: 1 Understand how and


why computers use binary to represent all forms of data 2 (a) Understand the denary, binary and
hexadecimal number systems (b) Convert between (i) positive denary and positive binary (ii) positive
denary and positive hexadecimal (iii) positive hexadecimal and positive binary 3 Understand how
and why hexadecimal is used as a beneficial method of data representation 4 (a) Add two positive 8-
bit binary integers (b) Understand the concept of overflow and why it occurs in binary addition 5
Perform a logical binary shift on a positive 8-bit binary integer and understand the effect this has on
the positive binary integer 6 Use two’s complement to represent positive and negative 8-bit binary
integers

1.2 Text, sound and images Candidates should be able to: 1 Understand how and why a computer
represents text and the use of character sets, including American standard code for information
interchange (ASCII) and Unicode 2 Understand how and why a computer represents sound, including
the effects of the sample rate and sample resolution 3 Understand how and why a computer
represents an image, including the effects of the resolution and colour depth

1.3 Data storage and compression Candidates should be able to: 1 Understand how data storage is
measured 2 Calculate the file size of an image file and a sound file, using information given 3
Understand the purpose of and need for data compression 4 Understand how files are compressed
using lossy and lossless compression methods

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