Hardware and Software

Topic 9 (Option 2) for HSC SDD

• Representation of data within the computer
  • Binary numbers
  • Characters & Text
  • Integers (Positive and Negative)
  • Floating Point Numbers (Fractions & Reals)
  • Binary Arithmetic
• Logic Circuits
  • Logic Gates
  • Circuit Design
  • Boolean Algebra
  • Truth tables ↔ Boolean expressions ↔ Circuit diagrams
  • Adders, Flip-flops, Shift registers
• Programming of Hardware Devices
  • I/O from sensors & other devices
  • Processing data streams
  • Control systems