Binary Crash Course - OCR GCSE Lessons

This resource covers converting between Binary and Denary (and vice versa), Binary Addition, Binary Shifts, and converting between Hexadecimal and Binary/Denary (and vice versa). It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a long worksheet with an answer sheet, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included!

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Duration: 3-4 Lessons

This resource is designed to cover:

• Binary to Denary up to 8 Bits (and vice versa).
• Most Significant Bit and Least Significant Bit.
• Adding two Binary Numbers with an explanation about Binary Overflow.
• Two-digit Hexadecimal to Binary/Denary.
• Understanding and carrying out Binary Shifts.
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  Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2:

1. RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage)
2. Units of Storage
3. Secondary Storage
4. Binary Crash Course (Current)
5. Representing Images
6. Representing Sound
7. Representing Characters
8. Compression