AP CS 8 Digital Information

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Base 2 Number System. It is a number system that only uses 2 digits (0 and 1).

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Binary

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Information (numbers, words, measurements, observations, etc) that is in a computer-readable form.

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Data

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Managing complexity by “removing” information and detail, in order to focus on the relevant concepts.

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Abstraction

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Defines how we represent numbers. Which digits we can use, and what each position (place ) in a number means.

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Number System

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Number system that has 2 digits, 0 and 1. This is how computers represent numbers at the base level.

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Binary Number System

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The number system we use in our everyday lives. It has 10 digits, 0-9

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Decimal Number System

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Number system that has 16 digits 1 - 9 and A - F.

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Hexadecimal Number System

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Means “binary digit”. A bit is a single digit in a binary number. A bit can either be 0 or 1.

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Bit

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What is the protocol for encoding text information as bits, consisting of a 7-bit character set containing 128 characters?

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ASCII

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What encoding scheme defines the amount of Red, Green, and Blue light in a pixel? Options: Color Pixalation, Color Encoding, ASCII, RGB Encoding

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RGB Encoding