Can You Compute?
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how memory is measured
an introduction


Lesson Intent


  1. ​What are the terms bit, nibble, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte mean
  2. How data needs to be converted into a binary format to be processed by a computer.​

Implementation

Resources


Starter:
What can you remember quiz, how good is your memory?

Main:
Before we move onto the next topic, Secondary Storage, it is important for you to understand the common units of measurement that are used in Computing.  We will then revisit these later on in the Data Representation topic. 
​
​​Plenary:
Kahoot Quiz ​

Home Study:


Create a poster, some grime bars, a video about the various units of memory.
  • Include the units
  • Include common measurements, 8MB = 1 MP3 file
  • You could include the sizes
  • You could include equivalent and conversions, 1MB = 1024 KB)
  • You could include conversions
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  • HOME
    • Yr 6
    • Revision
    • Class of 2017
    • COVER LESSON FB
    • Yr 10: Program of Study 2016
    • Yr 11:Coming soon
    • Student Showcase
  • KS3
    • Term 6: Databases
    • Term 5 Scratch
    • Term 4 Websites
    • Term 3 Spreadsheets
    • Term 2: Binary & Algorithms
    • Term 1: Basics and Hardware
  • J277/01 NEW
    • EPIC FAILS
    • Intro Lessons
    • 1.1 System Architecture >
      • 1.1.1: The CPU
      • 1.1.1: Parts of the CPU
      • 1.1.2: The CPU in action
      • CPU Recap Lesson
      • Little Man Computer
      • 1.1.3: Embedded Systems
      • RISC & CISC
      • End of Unit Exam
    • 1.2 Memory and Storage >
      • 1.2.1: Primary Storage (Memory)
      • Intro to Units of Memory
      • 1.2.2 Secondary Storage
      • How stuff works
    • 1.2.3 Units & Data Capacity
    • 1.2.4 Data Storage >
      • 1.2.4 Binary Conversion
      • 1.2.4 Binary Addition
      • L4: Hexadecimal
      • L5: Recap
      • L6: Characters
      • L7: Images
      • L8: SenseHAT images
      • L9: Sound & Sampling
      • L10: Code Sound
      • L11: Compression Part 1
      • L12: Compression Part 2 >
        • Compression
      • What do you know?
  • J276/02 old
    • Unit 2 Overview
    • 2.1 Algorithms >
      • L1: Intro to Algorithms
      • L2: The Knight's Tour
      • L3: Bresenham
      • L4: Searching Algorithms
      • L5: Bubble Sort
      • L6: Insertion Sort
      • L7: Merge
      • L8: Sorting Recap
      • L9: Creating Algorithms
      • L10: Pseudocode
      • L11: Interpreting Algorithms
      • L12: End of Unit Test
    • 2.2 Programming Techniques >
      • Coding Intro
      • L1: Programming Concepts
      • L2: Sequence, Selection & Iteration
      • L3: SSI Practice
      • L4: String Manipulation
      • L5: Secret Codes
      • L6: File Handling
      • L7: Use of records to store data
      • L8: SQL
      • L9: SQL Python
      • L10 ,11, 12: Arrays
      • L13: Functions
      • L14: Data Types
      • L15: Casting
      • L16 -17: Test and Code
    • 2.3 Robust Programs >
      • L1 : Defensive Design
      • L2 : Testing Programs
    • 2.4 Computational Logic >
      • L1: Comp. Logic 1
      • L2: Comp. Logic 2
      • L3: Operators (Python)
    • 2.5 Translators & Language >
      • L1: Types of Languages
      • L2: Translators
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    • L9 Building a Computer
    • L8: Buying a House
    • L7: Logic Gates
    • L6: Binary
    • L5: CS Alan Turing
    • L4: Spreadsheets
    • L3: JS in an Hour!
    • L2: Intro to Coding
    • L1: CS Compression
  • Py
    • Coding Concepts
    • Writing your first Program
    • Python Pages
    • Python Playground
    • Strings
    • Python Operators
    • Functions
    • Conditions
    • Try and Except
    • Break and Continue
    • Odd codes
  • Py +
    • Looping
    • Why does my code not work?
    • Errors
    • Validation
    • Lists
    • Lists again
    • Looking for data in String
    • Writing to Files
    • Read, Write & Sorting Data
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    • Magic Python
    • Alan Turing
    • Brian the Turtle
    • Grade Calculator
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    • Dictionaries - coming soon
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