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Lesson 7: Transforming Data Into Information
Lesson 7: Transforming Data Into Information
Transforming Data
into Information
Ten different
symbols in
the decimal
system
Numbers above 9
use more than 1 digit
Base 10
Base 2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
0
1
10
11
100
101
110
111
1000
1001
1010
1 01
10
1 01
01 1 01
An early text code system, called EBCDIC, uses eightbit codes, but is used primarily in older mainframe
systems.
Code
Character
00110000
00110001
00110010
00110011
00110100
00110101
01000001
01000010
01000011
01000100
01000101
0
1
2
3
4
5
A
B
C
D
E
Machine Cycles
Types of RAM
Logical
Operations
Subtract
x Multiply
Divide
^ Raise by a power
The CPU follows a set of steps-called a machine cyclefor each instruction it carries out.
Registers
RAM
The Bus
Cache Memory
The computer's system clock sets the pace for the CPU
by using a vibrating quartz crystal.
Ports
lesson 7 Review
List the two main parts of the CPU and explain how
they work together.