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Video Lecture (required)
In this week's video you will learn about binary arithmetic, hexadecimal notation, representing text using ASCII, and what a plain text file actually looks like. Dr. Mayfield, a CS professor at JMU, is presenting.
Extra Questions & Exercises
Each week I will recommend end-of-section problems for further practice. You will NOT be required to turn them in. Note the answers are in the back of the book. Most of these questions are quick self-checks.
- Sec 1.1 : 1, 5, 6
- Sec 1.2 : 1, 2, 3
- Sec 1.3 : 4, 5, 6
- Sec 1.4 : 1, 3, 7
- Sec 1.5 : 1, 2, 5
Additional Clips (recommended)
If you haven't yet discovered TED-Ed, take a look at their website sometime! Here are two lessons by Kanawat Senanan that talk about computer memory and hard drives:
After you watch these videos, be sure to click on the "Think" and "Dig Deeper" features on the right.