Data Units & Binary Numbers
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Understand data units from bits to petabytes, and convert between binary and denary numbers (0–255).
12 slides.
Lesson outline
- Why Binary?
- Data Units
- Quick Check - Data Units
- Binary Place Values
- Binary ↔ Denary Conversion
- Interactive Binary Table
- Practice - Binary to Denary
- MSB and LSB
- Data Units - Fill in the Blanks
- Python Binary Converter
- Summary - Key Points for the Exam
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