1. Transforming Data into Information
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Transforming Data
into Information
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2. C++ This lesson includes the following sections:
How Computers Represent Data
How Computers Process Data
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3. C++ How Computers Represent Data Binary Numbers
The Binary Number System
Bits and Bytes
Text Codes
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4. C++ How Computers Represent Data – Binary Numbers
Computer processing is performed by transistors, which are switches with only two possible states: on and off.
All computer data is converted to a series of binary numbers – 1 and 0. For example, you see a sentence as a collection of letters, but the computer sees each letter as a collection of 1s and 0s.
If a transistor is assigned a value of 1, it is on. If it has a value of 0, it is off. A computer's transistors can be switched on and off millions of times each second.
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6. C++ The Binary Number System 1 2 10 3 11 4 100 5 101 6 110 7 111 8
Base 10
Base 2 1 2 10 3 11 4
100 5
101 6
110 7
111 8
1000 9
1001
1010
To convert data into strings of numbers, computers use the binary number system.
Humans use the decimal system (“deci” stands for “ten”).
The binary number system works the same way as the decimal system, but has only two available symbols (0 and 1) rather than ten (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9).
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7. C++ Different Number Representations
Algorithms are central to computing, and are well defined procedures for solving problems.
Any algorithm involves operations on symbols (representations) over some domain.
There can be NO operation without a representation.
Our adopted number notation has (1) a base of 10 (determines the magnitude of a place). (2) the value of a digit depends on its position (digit x Baseposition) (3) is restricted to 10 re-usable digits
the 5 in 25 = 5 x 100 = 5 the 5 in 51 = 5 x 101 = 50 the 5 in 4538 = 5 x 102 = 500
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8. C++ Representations and Operations
Given the adoption of the Hindu-Arabic representation of numbers, this defines the algorithms for performing operations.
For instance the addition of 2 digits which overflows the representation, causes a "carry" to occur, and this is an increment of the digit in the next place value.
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9. 110(binary) = 1 x 22 + 1 x 21 + 0 x 20 = 6(decimal)
Binary Representations and Operations
The representation in binary follows the same rules as decimal.
110(binary) = 1 x x x 20 = 6(decimal)
Binary Arithmetic
Operation using binary are the same as decimal, but with the following simple rules.
= 0
= 1
= 1
= 0 with a carry of 1
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10. C++ 1 = 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 = 7 1 1 = 13 Binary Addition Decimal Addition
= 6 1
= 7 1 1
= 13
Why use a binary system in a computer?
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11. C++ Reliability and Binary Systems
We use binary because we can more reliably engineer computer systems.
Binary data is represented by the state of a electrical switches. Switches have only two states, on or off, measured as a high voltage or a low voltage.
Decimal data would require an electrical device capable of consistently differentiating between ten states. A less reliable system.
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12. C++ How Computers Represent Data - Bits and Bytes
A single unit of data is called a bit, having a value of 1 or 0.
Computers work with collections of bits, grouping them to represent larger pieces of data, such as letters of the alphabet.
Eight bits make up one byte. A byte is the amount of memory needed to store one alphanumeric character.
With one byte, the computer can represent one of 256 different symbols or characters. .
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14. C++ How Computers Represent Data - Text Codes
A text code is a system that uses binary numbers (1s and 0s) to represent characters understood by humans (letters and numerals).
An early text code system, called EBCDIC, uses eight-bit codes, but is used primarily in older mainframe systems.
In the most common text-code set, ASCII, each character consists of eight bits (one byte) of data. ASCII is used in nearly all personal computers.
In the Unicode text-code set, each character consists of 16 bits (two bytes) of data.
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15. Code
Character 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E
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Examples from the
ASCII Text Code
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16. C++ How Computers Process Data Where Processing Occurs:
The Control Unit
The Arithmetic Logic Unit
Machine Cycles
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17. C++ How Computers Process Data – Where Processing Occurs
Processing takes place in the PC's central processing unit (CPU).
The system's memory also plays a crucial role in processing data.
Both the CPU and memory are attached to the system's motherboard, which connects all the computer's devices together, enabling them to communicate.
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