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Computing Revision
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- 1DataFact and figures without context, for example numbers, letters, and images.
- 2BinaryA number system that contains two digits, 0 and 1. Also known as base 2
- 3BitA binary digit, the smallest unit of data in computing represented by a 1 or 0 in binary
- 4ByteThe name for 8 bits
- 5DenaryThe number system most commonly used by people. It contains 10 unique digits 0 to 9. Also known as decimal or base 10
- 6Place ValueThe value that a digit has because of its position in a number.
- 7Overflow ErrorAn error that happens when the computer does not have enough space allocated to store the answer to a calculation so it loses part of the answer making it wrong.
- 8Bitmap imageAn image stored as a grid of binary numbers.
- 9Colour DepthThe amount of bits available for colours in an image.
- 10PixelA single dot of colour in a bitmap image
- 11ResolutionThe number of pixels in a bitmap image. The higher the resolution of an image, the more detail it holds.
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- Flashcards to help you revise for your test coming up. These have all the things we will have to do in the test.
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- Sapphire Rimes · Dec 2017
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- Dec 5, 2017
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