Data representation is completely covered at GCSE level, and the course is suitable for those looking to ace the exam, as well as those seeking to take it further to A-Level. Lessons are highly interactive, with an emphasis on applying techniques.
This course is designed to cover the major subject areas within Data Representation on the GCSE syllabus, and it would suit both GCSE students who want to fully understand the concepts and those students who are planning to take Computer Science as an A-Level to ensure their base knowledge is sound. Each of the lessons will have interactive sessions where students can practice what is being taught. By the end of the course, students will have developed their critical thinking and understanding of the basic concepts associated with data representation.
Course Content
8 LESSONS
8 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
How Do Computers Understand the Information We Are Passing to Them?
60 minutes
Lesson 2
Converting Binary to Denary and Denary to Binary
60 minutes
Lesson 3
Converting Binary to Hexadecimal and Hexadecimal to Binary
60 minutes
Lesson 4
Binary Addition
60 minutes
Lesson 5
Binary Shift
60 minutes
Lesson 6
Understand How Sound Is Stored
60 minutes
Lesson 7
Understand How Pictures Are Stored
60 minutes
Lesson 8
Introduction to 2's Compliment
60 minutes
Key Skills
Critical Thinking
Binary Addition
Binary Subtraction
Binary to Denary
Educator
Dawn H
Computing Expert
With 25 years of experience and a PGCE, Dawn teaches all Computer Science and ICT topics, including programming and coding.
