Revision List: Tuesday 7th May 2024

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Topic 1.1

1. Denary, Binary & Hex conversions

2. Binary Additions
3. Two’s complement, representing negative denary and binary numbers
4. Two’s complement conversions
5. The use of hexadecimal and describe each of the them clearly and provide examples
6. Characteristics of MAC address
7. Characteristics of IP Address
8. Di erences between MAC Address and IP Addresses
9. Di erence between Static and Dynamic IP addresses
10. The two version of IP addresses IPv4 & IPv6
11. Performing logical binary shift on positive 8-bit register
12. Understand the e ect of Left & Right Logical shifts
13. Over ow error in a 8-bit register if the value is over 255
14. When does an over ow error occurs
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Topic 1.2

1. Understand how and why a computer represents text

2. Understand the use of character sets, and be able de ne a character set.
3. Understand ASCII & Unicode, number of bits and bytes to represents each character
4. Understand that one byte s use to store each ASCII character, however only 7 bits is used.
5. Understand the disadvantage of using ASCII and Unicode
6. Understand how and why a computer represents sound.
7. Understand the e ects of the sample rate and sample resolution
8. Be able describe the term sample rate and sample resolution
9. Be able to describe the accuracy of recording.
10. Understand the impact of high quality recording, including increasing sample rate and
resolution
11. Understand how and why a computer represents images
12. Understand the resolution and colour depth of an image.
13. Understand the quality and le size of an image, and the e ect of increasing the colour depth
and resolution.
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Topic 1.3

1. Understand data storage, bit to exbibyte and the how to convert between the units
2. Understand how to calculate the le size of an image and a sound le in a given unit.
3. Understand the purpose and the need for data compression
4. Understand the advantage of data compression, I.e less bandwidth, less storage space,
shorter transmission time.
5. Understand how le are compressed using lossy and lossless compression methods
6. Understand and be able to describe how RLE compression works
7. Understand that reducing resolution or colour depth, reducing sample rate or resolution is
used with lossy compression.
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Topic 6.1

1. Able to describe how sensors, ,microprocessors and actuators are used to create automated
systems.
2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of an automation system for a given scenario:
1. Industry, transport, agriculture, weather, gaming, lighting, science.
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 2. You must be able to clearly describe:
1. What and how the sensors function
2. The role of the microprocessors
3. The data that is gathered, converted, and stored
4. The values that the microprocessor uses to compare inputted data
5. The role of actuators for each scenario.
6. You must be able to draw and annotate a given scenario.
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