How does the computer store information?

1. Binary numbers.. Why?

2. Digital vs Analog.. Why?
       -why is digital better?

3. Representing text.. Why 8?, ASCII

4. Representing numbers

5. Representing Instructions

6. Other things to store-How does it know?

7. A look at the bowels of the computer

8. Data compression

9. Data Representation Page,  Ch 12 http://www.prenhall.com/reed/chapters.html

 

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