Chapter2DataRepresentation课程.pptVIP

Chapter 2: Data Representation In chapter 1, we briefly saw that computer technology is based on integrated circuits (IC), which themselves are based on transistors The idea is that ICs store circuits that operate on electrical current by either letting current pass through, or blocking the current So, we consider every circuit in the computer to be in a state of on or off (1 or 0) Because of this, the computer can store information in binary form But we want to store information from the real world, information that consists of numbers, names, sounds, pictures, instructions So we need to cre