1.1 - Binary
Using Electricity as Data
Digital processors require electricity to work. But how do they make decisions or calculate something as simple as 2 + 2 or as complex as ray tracing in 3D video games?
Review
Typing club every "T" day
Unit 0 ISU started on Tuesday (0.2 releases Thursday, Feb. 10th)
Each Unit 0 item is available for a week and closes before the next "T" day.
Lesson 1.1 - Binary
What is binary and why do we keep hearing about it in computer science?
How do computers compute?
Slideshow for this lesson (an approximate accompaniment to what I will say in class)
During the lesson there will be several handouts to practice binary and converting binary <> decimal. These can be found linked in the slideshow for the lesson, but it is not necessary that you print them.
Task(s) / Homework
Complete the binary conversion and binary addition sheets that get handed-out in class.
Make sure you stay caught up with Unit 0
Maybe continue your historical figure research