LibGuides: CISC 3310 Principles of Computer Architecture (Briskman): Topic 2: Data Representation

Materials for Topic 2: Data Representation

7. Floating Point Arithmetic Unit (e-book chapter)
Citation: Parthasarathi, Ranjani. "7. Floating Point Arithmetic Unit." Computer Architecture. INFLIBNET Centre, 24 July 2018, https://www.cs.umd.edu/~meesh/411/CA-online/index.html, Accessed 30 June 2024. License: CC BY-NC: Attribution-NonCommercial.
URL: https://www.cs.umd.edu/~meesh/411/CA-online/chapter/floating-point-arithmetic-unit/index.html
2.2: Number Representation in Computers (online course unit)
Citation: “CS301: Computer Architecture | Unit 2: Instructions: Hardware Language: 2.2: Number Representation in Computers.” Saylor Academy, 2010, learn.saylor.org/course/CS301. Accessed 30 June 2024. License: CC BY: Attribution.
URL: https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=71§ionid=15502#:~:text=2.2%3A%20Number%20Representation%20in%20Computers
4.1: Number Representation (online course unit)
Citation: “CS301: Computer Architecture | Unit 4: Computer Arithmetic: 4.1: Number Representation.” Saylor Academy, 2010, learn.saylor.org/course/CS301. Accessed 30 June 2024. License: CC BY: Attribution.
URL: https://learn.saylor.org/course/view.php?id=71§ionid=15520#:~:text=4.1%3A%20Number%20Representation
Chapter 2. Binary and Number Representation (pdf book chapter)
Citation: Wienand, Ian. (2019). "Chapter 2. Binary and Number Representation." Computer Science from the Bottom Up, https://www.bottomupcs.com/. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike.
URL: https://www.bottomupcs.com/csbu.pdf#page=27
Chapter 2: Number Systems (pdf book chapter)
Citation: Bergmann, Seth D. (2018). "Chapter 2: Number Systems." Computer Organization with MIPS, https://rdw.rowan.edu/oer/9/. License: CC BY-NC-ND: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs.
URL: https://rdw.rowan.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=oer#chapter.2
Episode 2.1 – How Computers Count without Fingers (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 2.1 – How Computers Count without Fingers." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/7/
Episode 2.2 – Unsigned Binary Conversion (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 2.2 – Unsigned Binary Conversion." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/8/
Episode 2.3 – Hexadecimal or Sixteen ways to nibble at binary (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 2.3 – Hexadecimal or Sixteen ways to nibble at binary." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/9/
Episode 2.4 – Packed BCD: Taking More Nibbles out of Binary (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 2.4 – Packed BCD: Taking More Nibbles out of Binary." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/10/
Episode 2.5 – Binary Representation of Analog Values: Fitting Infinite Inside a Computer (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 2.5 – Binary Representation of Analog Values: Fitting Infinite Inside a Computer." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/11/
Episode 3.01 – Adding and Subtracting Ones and Zeros (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 3.01 – Adding and Subtracting Ones and Zeros." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/17/
Episode 3.02 – Tens Complement Arithmetic (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 3.02 – Tens Complement Arithmetic." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/18/
Episode 3.03 – An Introduction to Twos Complement Representation (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 3.03 – An Introduction to Twos Complement Representation." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/19/
Episode 3.04 – The Application of Twos Complement (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 3.04 – The Application of Twos Complement." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/20/
Episode 3.05 – Introduction to Offset or Biased Notation (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 3.05 – Introduction to Offset or Biased Notation." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/21/
Episode 3.06 – Fixed Point Binary Representation (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 3.06 – Fixed Point Binary Representation." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/22/
Episode 3.07 – Introduction to Floating Point Binary and IEEE 754 Notation (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 3.07 – Introduction to Floating Point Binary and IEEE 754 Notation." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/23/
Episode 3.08 – Intro to ASCII Character Encoding (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 3.08 – Intro to ASCII Character Encoding." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/24/
Episode 3.09 – UTF-8 Encoding and Unicode Code Points (audio recording + transcripts)
Citation: Tarnoff, David. (2020). "Episode 3.09 – UTF-8 Encoding and Unicode Code Points." Computer Organization and Design Fundamentals Series, https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/6/. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/computer-organization-design-oer/25/
Appendix: ASCII Character Set (pdf book chapter)
Citation: Bergmann, Seth D. (2018). "Appendix: ASCII Character Set." Computer Organization with MIPS, https://rdw.rowan.edu/oer/9/. License: CC BY-NC-ND: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs.
URL: https://rdw.rowan.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=oer#page=385

Videos on Topic 2: Data Representation

"The binary number system" by Khan Academy Computing

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXxwr66Y79Y

Citation: "The binary number system." YouTube, Khan Academy Computing, 19 May 2020. License: CC BY: Attribution.

URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXxwr66Y79Y

"FNC 1.1: Floating point representation" by Toby Driscoll

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Gb9TS3MJs

Citation: Driscoll, Tobin A, and Richard J. Braun. "FNC 1.1: Floating point representation." YouTube, 7 Aug. 2019. License: CC BY: Attribution.

URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Gb9TS3MJs

"Fixed Point and Floating Point binary numbers" by Andy Dolinski

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maH28ZWR3SU

Citation: Dolinski, Andy. "Fixed Point and Floating Point binary numbers." YouTube, 19 May. 2016. License: CC BY: Attribution.

URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=maH28ZWR3SU

"Binary Representation Of Characters" by Lewis Baumstark

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=732KjA38q-g

Citation: Baumstark, Lewis. "Binary Representation Of Characters." YouTube, 21 Jul. 2020. License: CC BY: Attribution.

URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=732KjA38q-g

2's Complement: Visualization & Game

Citation: HK_Ha_sir. "Binary Counter (2's Complement)". cospaces.io, 8 Nov. 2021.
URL: https://edu.cospaces.io/GMR-PEK

Usage: Click the "Play" button. Then, on the widget's page, click either the "+1" (plus one) or "-1" (minus one) button repetitively to switch from integer to integer to see the integer's 2's Complement form. You can also zoom-in or zoom-out of the widget with the mouse's scroll button.