What this chapter will buildExplain how computers represent information and use abstractions to connect physical devices, programs and human purposes.
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What computing can do and how problems become computationalPlanned
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Hardware, software, interfaces and layers of abstractionPlanned
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Bits, binary numbers and finite representationsPlanned
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Text encodings, images, sound and structured dataPlanned
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For deeper backgroundInteger ranges, floating-point values and representation errorPlanned
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Data, information, storage, compression and transmissionPlanned
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