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Information Representation in Computer Systems
Gain insights into how computer systems store, manipulate, and convert data like text, videos, and images using software and hardware components for human-accessible formats.
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37 Lessons
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Get introduced to the basics of computer systems.
- Learn about the different hardware and software components of a computer.
- Get hands-on experience in data representation in Python.
- Learn about the different techniques of data compression.
Learning Roadmap
1.
Computer basics
Computer basics
Learn how computers process data, binary systems, logic gates, and number representations.
2.
Hardware and Software Components of a Computer
Hardware and Software Components of a Computer
Unpack the core of computer hardware and software components, architecture, and data processing.
3.
Data Representation in Python
Data Representation in Python
8 Lessons
8 Lessons
Examine Python data representation, NumPy arrays, character encoding, and file handling techniques.
4.
Image, Audio, and Video Representation in Python
Image, Audio, and Video Representation in Python
12 Lessons
12 Lessons
Enhance your skills in digital image, audio, and video representation using Python.
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Data Compression
Data Compression
5 Lessons
5 Lessons
Dig into data compression, efficiency via redundancy reduction, and lossy/lossless techniques.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
Computer systems do not understand human instructions, nor can they perceive real-life data in its raw form. Therefore, computer systems require a way to store and represent information in an accessible way. They use software and hardware components combined to help retrieve information, store it, manipulate it, and convert it back to a human-accessible format. If you want to learn how computer systems perform complex tasks such as storing and manipulating textual data, videos, music, images of your cat, and much more, this course is meant for you.
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