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Summary Detailed flash cards for Computer Science, 0478 ( Full syllabus covered )

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The document contains 517 flashcards for computer science They are tailored for the IGCSE ( CIE ) examinations and they contain information from all of the latest 0478 computer science textbooks To use it you can just convert the .txt file to a .apkg file, and you can use it in any flash card application you want.

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1-Data representation
Number systems
Why is the binary number system used for computersThis
is a base 16 number system that uses the values 0-9 and A-F.
What are the advantages of hexadecimal compared to
binary for a programmer
Hexadecimal is a shorter way of representing
binary, hence it takes up less screen space
Hexadecimal is easier for a programmer to read,
write and understand
Hexadecimal is easier to debug and locate errors
in data
What are the different uses of the hexadecimal number
system
Error codesColour codes are always 6 hexadecimal
digits and different hexadecimal values represent different
colours.
What is an overflow errorThis is an operation that
shifts a bit to the right(dividing it ) or to the
left( multiplying it) in a register.
This is how you write it if there is an error in
shifting

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Do the opposite for right shift
What is two's complementThis is the additional data
that is stored with an image that can provide information such as
the dimensions of the image and the time and date the image was
taken.
What is the ASCII code systemA list of characters that
the computer recognises and supports. It contains unique binary
numbers for each character and is necessary so that the computer
can understand human characters.
What are the disadvantages of the ASCII code
It does not represent characters in non-Western
languages
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Representation of sound
What is samplingThe sound waves are sampled at
regular intervals, and since the amplitude cannot be measured
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