ECS students,
Have you ever heard of binary numbers? If you haven't, you might be surprised to know that every time you use your computer at home or at school you are putting binary numbers to work with your every keystroke. Using binary numbers is the way your computer "computes" or counts. In other words everything you do on your computer starts as binary number sequences and then is translated into what people know as words, numbers, sounds, pictures and so on.
If you are interested to find out more on how binary numbers actually work and how to better understand how you computer works using binary numbers, please follow the links below and read the articles carefully...
First, Checkout the CS Unplugged-Binary Numbers page
More Resources:
1. What is binary?
2.Introduction to binary numbers
3.The Binary Numeral System on Wikipedia
Also see videos on YouTube [off campus only:( ]
4.Binary Numbers in 60 seconds
5.How Binary Code works (8 bit system)
Still confused?-Bring up any questions for discussion in class...
Mr. Casas
Exploring Computer Science is designed to introduce students to the breadth of the field of computer science. The goal of Exploring Computer Science is to develop in students the computational thinking practices of algorithm development, problem solving and programming within the context of problems that are relevant to the lives of today’s students. Students will also be introduced to topics such as interface design, limits of computers and societal and ethical issues of software engineering.
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