Digital Information

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What is the difference between a bit and a byte?

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A bit is one place value either a 0 or a 1, and a byte is 8 bits.

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How is a bit represented on a computing device?

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As a 0 or a 1. 0 is off. 1 is on.

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How do computers represent complex information?

Back

They represent them as binary, a complex base-2 numbering system using 0's and 1's.

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What are the similarities and differences in how binary, ASCII, and RGB is represented?

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ASCII uses binary to represent text characters, while RGB uses binary to represent colors through combinations of red, green, and blue values.

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What is the difference between digital and analog?

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Digital representation uses discrete values, while analog representation uses continuous signals.

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What are overflow errors? What are round-off errors?

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Overflow errors happen when calculations exceed data type limits -or memory allowed-, while round-off errors occur when numbers are approximated.

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What is an example of a base-2 numbering system?

Back

Binary.

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What is an example of base-10 numbering system?

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0123456789.

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Describe the main characteristic that differentiates lossy compression from lossless compression.

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They both have their uses. Lossy however removes data permanently while Lossless will retain the original data.

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What is intellectual property?

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All the above.