
Digital Information
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Information Technology (IT)
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9th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Ian Alford
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15 questions
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the difference between a bit and a byte?
Back
A bit is one place value either a 0 or a 1, and a byte is 8 bits.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How is a bit represented on a computing device?
Back
As a 0 or a 1. 0 is off. 1 is on.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do computers represent complex information?
Back
They represent them as binary, a complex base-2 numbering system using 0's and 1's.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the similarities and differences in how binary, ASCII, and RGB is represented?
Back
ASCII uses binary to represent text characters, while RGB uses binary to represent colors through combinations of red, green, and blue values.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the difference between digital and analog?
Back
Digital representation uses discrete values, while analog representation uses continuous signals.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are overflow errors? What are round-off errors?
Back
Overflow errors happen when calculations exceed data type limits -or memory allowed-, while round-off errors occur when numbers are approximated.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an example of a base-2 numbering system?
Back
Binary.
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