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Decks in this class (18)

1.1 number systems
Why computers use binary to repre...,
What is binary,
What is denary
9  cards
1.2 text, sound and images
How computer represents text,
What is a character set,
Unicode vs ascii
15  cards
1.3 data storage and compression
Units to measure data,
How to calculate sound file size,
How to calculate image file size
7  cards
2.1 types and methods of data transmission
How is data transmitted,
Describe the structure of a packet,
Function of packet header
21  cards
2.2 methods of error detection
Need for error checks,
Errors during transmission,
Error detection methods
14  cards
2.3 encryption
Need for encryption when transmit...,
What is plaintext,
What is ciphertext
5  cards
3.1 computer architecture
Role of cpu in comptuer,
What is meant by a microprocessor,
Components in cpu
26  cards
3.2 input and output devices
What is meant by an input device,
Why is input device required,
What input device is used to inpu...
28  cards
3.3 data storage
What is meant by primary storage,
Examples of primary storage,
Role of ram
26  cards
3.4 network hardware
What does a computer need to acce...,
What is meant by a mac address,
Purpose of mac address
13  cards
4.1 types of software and interrupts
0  cards
4.2 types of programming language, translators and integrated development environments (IDEs)
0  cards
5.1 the internet and the world wide web
Difference between internet and w...,
What is url,
Format or url
14  cards
5.2 digital currency
What is a digital currency,
What is the process of blockchain,
Process of blockchain
5  cards
5.3 cyber security
List cyber security threats,
Aim of carrying out brute force a...,
Describe data interception
36  cards
6.1 automated systems
1  cards
6.2 robotics
What is meant by robotics,
Examples of robots,
3  cards
6.3 artificial intelligence
1  cards

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