Number Systems: The Language of Computers
An introductory trial lesson connecting number systems with the way computers represent information.
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An introductory trial lesson connecting number systems with the way computers represent information.
Compare positional and non-positional systems, then explore what the base of a number system means.
Use a worked number example to distinguish a digit, its face value and its positional contribution.
Meet the idea of a data model through a library example before moving to database tables.
Explore how a data model organises information and gives users and designers a shared way to describe it.
See the operating system's role between users, applications and computer hardware.
Connect hardware, the operating system, application programs and users in one system view.
A first look at Python as a high-level, general-purpose programming language.
Explore Python's readable syntax and the features introduced in this short trial lesson.