Data Lesson 1

Data: Lesson 1

How do computers store

information?

Objectives

Students will be able to...

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Convert base 10 numbers to base 2 (binary)

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Explain how the position of each binary digit determines its place

value and numeric value

What language do computers speak?

Hello! What is your name?

010010000110010101
101100011011000110
111100101100
0110110101111001
011011100110000101
10110101100101
0110100101110011
010000110110111101
101101011100000111
0101
010101000110010101
11001000100001

Terminology:

● Binary: A way of representing information using only two options.

● Bit: A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single unit

of information in a computer, typically
represented as a 0 or 1 where 0 represents “off”
and “1” represents “on”

● Byte: 8 bits

Terminology:

Drag and Drop

bit

Placeholder

8 bits

Placeholder

a way of representing information using only two options

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

binary digit

byte

binary

​Binary Converter

Create your own Binary Converter - refer to slide 8 for help
filling it in.

Bit: A contraction of "Binary Digit"; the single
unit of information in a computer, typically
represented as a 0 or 1

Byte: 8 bits

10010101

Computing devices represent data
digitally, meaning that the lowest-level
components of any value are bits.

​Know this!