Computing Revision

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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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Data Fact and figures without context, for example numbers, letters, and images.
Binary A number system that contains two digits, 0 and 1. Also known as base 2
Bit A binary digit, the smallest unit of data in computing represented by a 1 or 0 in binary
Byte The name for 8 bits
Denary The number system most commonly used by people. It contains 10 unique digits 0 to 9. Also known as decimal or base 10
Place Value The value that a digit has because of its position in a number.
Overflow Error An 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.
Bitmap image An image stored as a grid of binary numbers.
Colour Depth The amount of bits available for colours in an image.
Pixel A single dot of colour in a bitmap image
Resolution The number of pixels in a bitmap image. The higher the resolution of an image, the more detail it holds.
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