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Decks in this class (35)

P2 T1 L1 - Number Systems
What are natural numbers,
What are integer numbers mathemat...,
What are rational numbers mathema...
6  cards
P2 T1 L2 - Binary and Hex
How is data stored in computers,
What is bit,
What is byte
13  cards
P2 T1 L3 - 2's Comlement
Give the names symbols and powers...,
Give the names symbols and powers...,
Quantities of _____ can be descri...
9  cards
P2 T1 L4 - ASCII and UNICODE
What is a character code,
Ascii stands for it s a _ bit cha...,
Computers can only understand ___...
5  cards
P2 T1 L5 - Binary Multiplication
How do you do binary subtraction ...,
How do you do binary multiplication
2  cards
P2 T1 L6 - Fixed point numbers
Since calculations often have fra...,
In a fixed point number the binar...,
What are the advantages of fixed ...
5  cards
P2 T1 L7 - Floating point numbers
What are real numbers in the cont...,
Real numbers can be stored in ___...,
Explain fixed point
15  cards
P2 T1 L8 - Numerical errors
Sometimes it is not possible to s...,
State the 7 error types,
Define precision error 1 point
9  cards
P2 T1 L9 - Error checking and correction
Why is error checking and correct...,
Define parity checks 2 points,
What are the 2 of the parity chec...
7  cards
P2 T1 L10 - Representing images
For n number of bits there 2 n po...,
A computer often has to store and...,
Humans see images by detecting th...
17  cards
P2 T1 L11 - Representing sound
Real world data real world data i...,
Analogue signals are _________ wh...,
Analogue to digital convertors gi...
15  cards
P2 T1 L12 - Encryption
Define encryption 1 point,
Plaintext of a message sent is en...,
Give 3 uses of encryption
17  cards
P2 T1 L13 - Compression
____ is constantly being moved ar...,
Text image and sound data can be ...,
What are the 2 different types of...
12  cards
P2 T2 L1 Hardware and Software
Define software,
Define hardware,
Explain system software and give ...
16  cards
P2 T2 L2 The Operating System
What is system software,
Explain the operating system,
What are some of the tasks the os...
13  cards
P2 T2 L3 Programming Language Classification
What is machine code,
What is an instruction set,
What is assembly language
11  cards
P2 T2 L4 Programming Language Translators
Define translators,
What are the types of translators,
Define compiler
13  cards
P2 T2 L5 Internal Hardware Components
What does word length size refer to,
What is the processor,
Purpose of main memory
13  cards
P2 T2 L6 Computer Systems Architecture
What is a bus,
What is the stored program concept,
Explain the concept of addressabl...
8  cards
P2 T2 L7 The Processor
Explain the processor,
Explain the system clock,
Explain the control unit
24  cards
P2 T2 L8 - FE Cycle (Empty: contents of this are mixed into L7)
0  cards
P2 T2 L9 The Processor Instruction Set
Explain the instruction set,
Types of instruction,
What is machine code
12  cards
P2 T2 L10 - Processor performance and programming languages
What are the 6 factors affecting ...,
How do multiple cores affect proc...,
Most computer systems have _ proc...
26  cards
P2 T2 L11 - Assembly Language
Computers can only process instru...,
A machine code instruction has an...,
Assembly language uses __________...
31  cards
P2 T2 L12 - Input and Output Devices
What are peripheral devices,
What is a device driver,
The i o devices are connected to ...
23  cards
P2 T2 L13 - Secondary Storage Devices
Why secondary storage,
What does secondary storage refer to,
Different technologies have evolv...
27  cards
P2 T3 L1 - Logic Gates
0  cards
P2 T3 L2 - Logical Bitwise Operations
0  cards
P2 T3 L3 - Boolean algebra
0  cards
P2 T3 L4 - Adders and D-type flip flops
0  cards
P2 T4 L1 - Entity relationship modelling
0  cards
P2 T4 L2 - Rational databases and normalisation
0  cards
P2 T4 L3 - Introduction to SQL
0  cards
P2 T4 L4 - Defining and Updating tables in SQL
0  cards
P2 T4 L5 - Client server databases
0  cards

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