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Computer Science
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Computer Science

by Ian Sinclair
May 2014
Beginner content levelBeginner
186 pages
9h
English
Newnes
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Contents
Preface
1 Fundamentals
Number codes
Other bases
Negative numbers
Binary arithmetic
Coding to binary
Suggestions for practical work
Multiple-choice test questions
2 Programs
Programming fundamentals
Types of program instructions
Algorithms
Program flow
Suggestions for practical work
Multiple-choice test questions
3 Computers and programs
Types of tasks
Computing work
Work classifications
Higher-level functions
Steps in a program project
Suggestions for practical work
Multiple-choice test questions
4 Inside the machine
The CPU
Managing memory
CPU action
Interfacing and peripherals
Memory types
Backing stores
Hard disks
CD ROM
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ISBN: 9781483104256