Free Certification Course Title: Intro to Computer Organization, Number & Data Representation
Master from scratch number, data representation & ace computer organization, computer architecture exams!
What you’ll learn:
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What is a computer?
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Basic computer organization
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What is a program?
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Generations of programming languages
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What is machine language and assembly language?
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What are high-level languages?
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What is the computer level hierarchy in modern computers?
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What is hardware?
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What is software?
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What is von Neumann machine?
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How do instructions execute in a modern computer?
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What is multi-core processor?
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What are bits and bytes?
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What are binary numbers?
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How to convert binary numbers to decimal?
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How to convert decimal numbers to binary?
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What are hexadecimal numbers and why are they needed?
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What is the range of numbers that can be expressed in a given memory space?
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How to add binary numbers?
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What is arithmetic overflow?
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How to prevent overflow in C++ programs?
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How to represent negative integers in computer’s memory?
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How to convert an integer into twos complement representation?
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How to add twos complement numbers?
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How to detect overflow in twos complement number addition?
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What is zero extension and sign extension?
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What are floating point numbers?
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What is the IEEE floating point representation?
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How to convert a real number from decimal to binary format?
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How to represent a decimal number in IEEE floating point representation?
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What are the reserved bit patterns in IEEE floating point format?
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What are the errors introduced in computation due to floating point representation?
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How to minimize approximation errors in floating point computations?
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What is ASCII character representation?
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What is Unicode character representation?
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How are images represented in our computer’s memory?
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How is sound represented in a computer’s memory?
Requirements:
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No previous knowledge about computer organization needed. Everything you need to know about the topics will be covered.
Who this course is for:
- Computer science undergraduate students taking a computer organization or computer architecture course could benefit from the course.
- Anyone interested in learning about number and data representation in computers could benefit from this course.
- Anyone interested in learning about introduction to computer organization could benefit from this course.
- You may (optionally) wish to print some of the material
This course includes:
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4.5 hours on-demand video
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8 downloadable resources
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Full lifetime access
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Access on mobile and TV
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Certificate of completion
