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Unit: Digital information
AP CSP:
DAT (BI)
, DAT‑1 (EU)
0
About this unit
How can my laptop hold so much information? Learn how computers store information digitally by using the binary number system. You’ll also be able to explain how computers convert analog to digital data, and ways that they can compress data into manageable file sizes.AP CSP:
DAT‑1 (EU)
, DAT‑1.A (LO)
, DAT‑1.A.2 (EK)
, DAT‑1.A.3 (EK)
, DAT‑1.A.4 (EK)
, DAT‑1.A.6 (EK)
Learn
Practice
- Bits (binary digits)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!
- BytesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP CSP:
DAT (BI)
, DAT‑1 (EU)
, DAT‑1.C (LO)
, DAT‑1.C.1 (EK)
, DAT‑1.C.2 (EK)
, DAT‑1.C.3 (EK)
, DAT‑1.C.4 (EK)
, DAT‑1.C.5 (EK)
AP CSP:
DAT (BI)
, DAT‑1 (EU)
, DAT‑1.B (LO)
, DAT‑1.B.1 (EK)
, DAT‑1.B.2 (EK)
, DAT‑1.B.3 (EK)
Practice
- Number limits, overflow, and roundoffGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP CSP:
DAT (BI)
, DAT‑1 (EU)
, DAT‑1.A (LO)
, DAT‑1.A.2 (EK)
, DAT‑1.A.6 (EK)
, DAT‑1.A.7 (EK)
Practice
- Storing text in binaryGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP CSP:
DAT (BI)
, DAT‑1 (EU)
, DAT‑1.A (LO)
, DAT‑1.A.10 (EK)
, DAT‑1.A.6 (EK)
, DAT‑1.A.7 (EK)
, DAT‑1.A.8 (EK)
, DAT‑1.A.9 (EK)
Practice
- Converting analog data to binaryGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP CSP:
DAT (BI)
, DAT‑1 (EU)
, DAT‑1.D (LO)
, DAT‑1.D.1 (EK)
, DAT‑1.D.2 (EK)
, DAT‑1.D.3 (EK)
, DAT‑1.D.4 (EK)
, DAT‑1.D.5 (EK)
, DAT‑1.D.6 (EK)
, DAT‑1.D.7 (EK)
, DAT‑1.D.8 (EK)
Practice
- Lossy vs. lossless compressionGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
AP CSP:
IOC (BI)
, IOC‑1 (EU)
, IOC‑1.F (LO)
, IOC‑1.F.1 (EK)
, IOC‑1.F.2 (EK)
, IOC‑1.F.3 (EK)
, IOC‑1.F.4 (EK)
, IOC‑1.F.5 (EK)
, IOC‑1.F.6 (EK)
, IOC‑1.F.7 (EK)
Learn
Practice
- Digital copyright and licensesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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